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Lil help

I'm looking for region free DVD player that ain't gonna give me any problems, but one that I can afford.

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[ posted by milky at 10/10/2006 04:21:32 PM ]
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josh [email] said at 4:26 PM 10-10-2006:
phillips dvp 642

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milky [email] said at 4:35 PM 10-10-2006:
No glitches, plays DVD-R? I don't want a freeze from a scan issue due to PAL.

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josh [email] said at 4:35 PM 10-10-2006:
its the one you want

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brandonA [email] said at 4:36 PM 10-10-2006:
I have this one. Only complaint is that it's kind of noisy. It plays most everything I put in it, though, including xvid/divx.

Mod chipped Xbox is another good, cheap way to go, but it takes some work.

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josh [email] said at 4:38 PM 10-10-2006:
mine doesn't seem noisy? but i do have it in an entertainment center.

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milky [email] said at 4:41 PM 10-10-2006:
Brandon, I'D LOVE to go that route but maybe we can rec room it. I have no idea where to begin.

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josh [email] said at 4:48 PM 10-10-2006:
pay for someone to mod your xbox unless you are a soldering whiz

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brandonA [email] said at 4:58 PM 10-10-2006:
If you pick up an xbox that you're SURE was made before 2003, soldering is not required - but you do have to plug a chip in a slot.
The soldering, if you have to do it (I did), is kind of tricky.

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josh [email] said at 5:16 PM 10-10-2006:
i didn't realize there was a solder-less method now! cool. brian's friend is doing mine.

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jake [email] said at 7:29 AM 10-11-2006:
How much are these going for now?
Including the modding?

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brandonA [email] said at 6:49 PM 10-10-2006:
On a slightly related but incredibly off-topic note, I advise caution for anyone trying to flash their NDS firmware - when you bridge the contacts in the back do NOT use a piece of coat hanger, use foil.

I broke my white DS and had to buy a new black one last weekend.

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milky [email] said at 11:11 PM 10-10-2006:
I'd need help either way. I would mos def compensate if you lent me a hand, however route I go.

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milky [email] said at 4:39 PM 10-10-2006:
I've considered the Pioneer DV-490 V S HDMI for a bit.

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josh [email] said at 4:48 PM 10-10-2006:
do you have an HDTV? if not, why do you need the HDMI?

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josh [email] said at 4:52 PM 10-10-2006:
if you DO have an HDTV, you probably don't want the player i recommended as i don't think it upscales

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milky [email] said at 11:12 PM 10-10-2006:
The chip mod done at a vendor with an 18 month warranty covers the upscale problem.

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josh [email] said at 4:15 PM 10-11-2006:
but do you have a HDTV?

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milky [email] said at 8:51 PM 10-11-2006:
not yet but i _am_ upgrading when the 6 month raise kicks in.

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neilbert said at 2:09 AM 10-11-2006:
Actually the unit you want milk, is the Philips DVP-5960. It retails for $69.99 at circuit city and has HDMI, has an upconverter via HDMI and most importantly it's PAL to NTSC conversion is quite good AND it can be made region free via an easy remote control code input found at: videohelp.com.

However, the unit I can whole heartedly recommend is the OPPO Digital 971 http://www.oppodigital.com/opdv971h.html

The OPPO was what I used up till last year and it was the best dvd player I have ever owned. Plus, what is great about OPPO is that they have been actually listening to their consumers and have made MAJOR improvements to their player via firmware updates, which have, of course, been free for any OPPO owners. I have never seen any other company go to the lengths that OPPO has to improve their product directly based on their consumer feedback. Pretty much it would be the last dvd player you would ever need to buy.

If you want to be real cheap and you have a laptop or computer with a video out, you can make your drive region free with dvd region free/lite http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free-lite.htm
It's only $24 bucks and works on 99% of the drives for any computer out there. I have it installed on my main computer and laptop. I used it to watch the French Version of Flash Gordon as it is far superior to the crappy original American "walmart" release.

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josh [email] said at 4:17 PM 10-11-2006:
again, it depends if he has HDTV or not. the DVP 642 is the best one i have seen, in it's price range, for standard TV users. if he is an HDTV owner, def go for an upscaling model.

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