DVD Player - What one to get?

well I live in the UK and looking a dvd that does the following:

PAL and NTSC Playback
DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW
DivX
Xvid (not a requirement)
MP3

Philips DVP-642...
http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/d...&ctn=DVP642/17

I bought this one the other day. It looks cool and works really well, which is nice.

http://i.pricerunner.com/prod/3_4_8_...ss_DP-1000.jpg

It was £52 including p&p from savastore.com.

It does all the things you said - and I'm pretty sure that XviD is the same as DivX.

LG DV8700H :)

http://www.consumax.nl/catalog/images/DV8700H.jpg

Hoi! I didn't mean to post in HardwareWorld. Please to be moving this thread back to the drawing room.

Don't try to deny it. People's computers break when they post here and mine works just fine at the moment.

:lol: you've posted twice in Hardwareworld now :lol:

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Originally Posted by manker

I'm pretty sure that XviD is the same as DivX.

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they're separate but similar. and they've got some amount of compatibility between the two.

most "mpeg-4" dvd players will play both divx n xvid though.

as far as players available within the u.s., i'd recommend that philips model. it's not perfect, but just about as good as it gets for that type of device -- especially at such a low price (approx $60 USD now). in other countries... i dunno, there might be something else worth looking at, like the kiss players.

Yamada 6700 £38.87 + 4.99 shipping.
Shop around, you might find it even cheaper.

DVP5100/05 - European equivelent to the DVP642 :)
or
Toshiba SD350E

Compatibility:
· CD Audio / DivX / DVD-R/-RW/Video / JPEG / MP3 / VCD
· Sound:
· Dolby Digital & dts Compatible
· Picture:
· PAL Progressive / Slow Motion / Variable Zoom
· Connections:
· Analogue 2 Channel Audio / Co-axial Audio / Component & Composite Video / SCART (RGB): 1 / HDMI Output
· MultiRegion Allows Worldwide DVD Discs Playback

http://www.rgbdirect.co.uk/Toshiba/big/103275.jpg

£78.99

I normally get my household players from RGB Direct. Amazing customer services. Free delivery.

Oh and 95% players which play DivX will play XviD's.