Cheap DVD Player advice, please.

Posted by: Tarquin Maynard - Portly on 04 July 2004

Muchachos.

I do mean cheap - £100 or so, slim so that I can fit it above the video. Not madly fussed about sound quality, I dont have a home cinema rig.

Nothing fancy, any suggestions?

I Have Clearance ( ish ) to go ahead.

Thanks in anticipation.

Regards
Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.
Posted on: 04 July 2004 by Martin D
Mike
Got ourselves a Toshiba cheapo from that Richer bloke, its amazing for the money. Christ - just looked on the site again and its now £50 !
Posted on: 04 July 2004 by monkfish
Hi
Asda have a "Pacific" brand dvd which plays anything (dvd,mp3,audio,svcd,vcd,photos)has good picture quality and sells for around £30. I have had one for about 9 months and am very happy with it, what a bargain.
Regards
Jim
Posted on: 04 July 2004 by Steve O
I got a Toshiba off Amazon for £70 instead of the £120 retail price. Good player. But if you're looking to play copies then forget it. The Asda cheapo a mate has plays everything you chuck at it.
Hope this helps.
Posted on: 04 July 2004 by J.N.
Hi Mike

I've just bought a Cambridge (Richer's own brand) DVD55 from my local Mr Richer shop for £100.

'What Home Cinema' player of the year. (1979 I think)

They even had it in silver or black. Stonking v.f.m. It'll even play jpeg pictures from a CD-R.

For a few dollars more, the DVD57 plays SACD's as well.
Posted on: 05 July 2004 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
Looks like a trip to see Mr. Richer.

Thanks for the advice.

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.
Posted on: 05 July 2004 by Rasher
I have the Canbridge DVD57 and it is superb - but if you don't need to play DVD-Audio - the 55 is the same machine. Unbeatable.
1979?
Posted on: 05 July 2004 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
Does progressive scan, too - bliiiiimey!

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.
Posted on: 05 July 2004 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
I have now bought the Cambridge 57 ( 0r is it 59? )

thanks to all, again.

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.
Posted on: 05 July 2004 by Fozz
The Aiwa XDP15 S is half price at argos at the moment, at 59 quid. This machine gets 95% from
Home Cinema choice.

http://www.homecinemachoice.com/cgi-bin/displayreview.php?reviewid=3942

Needless to say I got one to make a home cinema set up on the cheap. The bizarre thing
that hit me as that with a crabtree mains plug
the front display lights turned off and digital
out turned off this thing has *some* PRAT.
Very good value, put through a 52 active SBL
set up it sounded tonally identical to my LP12
XX2. Mind you one complex music it looses the timing completely in comparison (grin). The top end is slightly hard but stunning value.

Put it with the Infocus X1 flashed hacked to
Screenplay 4800 and splendid cinema to be had.

Now I wonder what the naim DVD will be like...

Best wishes

Gary
Posted on: 05 July 2004 by Rockingdoc
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Now I wonder what the naim DVD will be like...

Gary[/QUOTE

Well it won't be 100 quid for a start.
Posted on: 06 July 2004 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
AlexB

remember this from monday?

Originally posted by Alex B.:
quote:
I need no convincing of anything. I stand hard on my point of view and no one will convince me of the oposite.


Wink

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.