£200 DVD player
Posted by: RoyleBlue on 26 October 2004
Need a new dvd player as my Pioneer is showing its age - was looking at maybe the Denon 1910 but any help would be accepted.
Posted on: 26 October 2004 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
I recently purchased a Cambridge player from Ritcher Sounds, I forget the model but it came in at well under £200 and does prog scan and all that good stuff.
Regards
Mike
Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.
Posted on: 26 October 2004 by dave d
hi,
i recently brought a toshiba sd 340e-multi
region,divx compatable from amazon for about
eighty pounds and i well pleased with it .i now
get most of my dvds from the US.
i hope this may be of help,
dave.
Posted on: 26 October 2004 by Paul Hutchings
quote:
Originally posted by RoyleBlue:
Need a new dvd player as my Pioneer is showing its age - was looking at maybe the Denon 1910 but any help would be accepted.
I think nowdays that unless you've a suitably large screen or need something offered by a more expensive machine, you're as well off getting a Toshiba for fifty quid from the likes of Richer Sounds.
Paul
Posted on: 26 October 2004 by Occean
Pioneer 575A - supports just about every format under the sun (inc divx) and is a bargain at sub £150
CD5/112/150/S5e's/smiling
Posted on: 27 October 2004 by Mike Hughes
Not sure about how to read Pauls' comments but I have a Toshiba and it is excellent. Funnily enough the much-derided What Hi-Fi was absolutely spot on. Bought from Techtronics on t'net two years again and it's been great.
Mike
Posted on: 27 October 2004 by Steve G
I've another user of the 575 Pioneer and it's excellent, even when used with my projector and 8ft screen.
Posted on: 27 October 2004 by J.N.
I'm with Mike - I also recently bought a
Cambridge DVD55 (with prog scan) from Mr Richer for £100.
Just looked on the web-shite and whaddya know? - it's down to £80.
Incredible. It'll even play your still digital photos off CD-R's.
John.
Posted on: 27 October 2004 by J.N.
But............ the crazy bit is; you need something like a £50 'QED SQUART' Scart lead to do it justice!
Madness.
John.
Posted on: 27 October 2004 by oldie
As John has said you seem to need a expensive connection block to run all the scarts into with the standard DVD set up,so has anyone had any experence ,good or bad with the VHS/DVD combination sets that are now more readably available at around £150 ish
oldie.
Posted on: 27 October 2004 by Paul Hutchings
quote:
Originally posted by Mike Hughes:
Not sure about how to read Pauls' comments but I have a Toshiba and it is excellent. Funnily enough the much-derided What Hi-Fi was absolutely spot on. Bought from Techtronics on t'net two years again and it's been great.
Mike
I meant all the mags gave/give Toshibas top marks for picture quality, and I think that unless you've a
really dogs bollocks screen I don't think there's any point spending more on a DVD player unless it does something you want that cheaper ones don't, DVD audio etc.
I'd spend £50 on the DVD player and get a half-decent scart lead from the likes of CPC where you don't pay just for the name/packaging.
regards,
Paul
Posted on: 28 October 2004 by Mike Hughes
Hi Paul,
Wasn't having a go. I just wasn't clear on your point. Now I understand it, it is obvious that
a)I was being thick, and,
b) I agree with you.
Mike
Posted on: 28 October 2004 by JonR
quote:
Originally posted by Occean:
Pioneer 575A - supports just about every format under the sun (inc divx) and is a bargain at sub £150
CD5/112/150/S5e's/smiling
Occean,
I've also bought the 575A and it works a treat. Not only that but I've got virtually the same hifi system as you ! Only difference is I've upgraded my 112 to 202.
jon
Posted on: 28 October 2004 by Occean
I am actually running the older DV-656A, which I cannot complain about at all.
And I pick up my speakers this evening as I have only just purchased them! Have been using some mission 732 that the store lent me since i purchased the rest of the system!
Roayalblue this
review has just appeared for the 575
CD5/112/150/S5e's/smiling
Posted on: 28 October 2004 by domfjbrown
quote:
Originally posted by Occean:
I am actually running the older DV-656A, which I cannot complain about at all.
SNAP
From Techtronics, last year, and it's never put a foot wrong. Baring in mind my original Sony AND the Samsung that replaced that had numerous flaws/bugs, I was gobsmacked.
I'd definitely buy Pioneer again when this one dies (don't want to tempt fate - he he!)
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Posted on: 29 October 2004 by RoyleBlue
Cheers one and all - ended up getting a new Denon 2900 for half price - double my budget but it's only money and you can't take it with you, can you?
Posted on: 31 October 2004 by woody
