Hello, I'm looking for a stand-alone DVD player that will play NTSC, PAL and Xvid/Divx.
If possible, wmv would be nice. And if available (not expecting it), h264.
My price range is below $100 USD. Preferably below $80 USD.
Well, any suggestions??
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Hello, I'm looking for a stand-alone DVD player that will play NTSC, PAL and Xvid/Divx.
If possible, wmv would be nice. And if available (not expecting it), h264.
My price range is below $100 USD. Preferably below $80 USD.
Well, any suggestions??
http://search.reviews.ebay.com/Phili...874277QQupvrZ2
This is a good one in your price range.
get one that upscales too it will be worth it
Philips DVP5140/37 - $54.99
If you have an HDTV (or planning to get one), then I'd suggest that you get...
Philips DVP5982/37 (1080p upconversion + HDMI) - $69.99
Philips DVP5140/37 - $54.99 ( as stated above)
I have this one and its cheap and very good for xvids. One of my best buys.
bought the philips and should arrive at my house tomorrow. It's for my mother. I know she's not going HD anytime soon so upscaling won't be neccessary. Thanks for the input guys, I'll let you know how it turns out, :)
BTW, for the xvid functionality can I just durn the xvids to a dvd/cd as a data file and stick it in?? What type of containers does it split??
Just stick any divx/xvid files onto a data disk. You can use CD but I've found problems in the past because of the low transfer rate, so probably best to stick to DVD.
Or use a USB memory stick or external HDD, formatted as FAT32.
He can't use USB cuz he's getting the inferior player.:ermm:
@mbucari
The DVP5982/37 was a much better deal since it had USB and virtually eliminated the need for burning anything.
I have the one before it that upconverts to 1080i and the greatest feature is being able to pop in a USB key with a movie or TV show and watch.
For the extra $15 you get the USB and HDTV upconvert ability.
Your mother will have to burn everything she wants to watch outside of normal DVDs vs. sticking in a key.
The information was interesting, but I wasn't planning on using it. I have managed (somehow) to pound into her brain the procedure for burning a DVD/CD. It' would take forever to get her to learn how to transfer with a flash drive / HDD. You'd think it would be simple, but my mother is dense when it comes to computers. And as if that wasn't enough (which it is), she doesn't have a flash drive. I don't feel like spending $15 extra on the player and $30 on a 2GB flash drive which can only play 1 movie.