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Posted by Henry on 01/24/06 19:27
Barry Kelman wrote:
> I have just got the Ellion 950S from Play (or Amazon)
> 160gb HD/DVD recorder. Plays DIVX from DVD or HD. Might be pricy at $B!r(B250
> but it one of the few that allows loading of DIVX to HD from DVD
>
> Not tested all the functions out but I am impressed so far.
> "Dale Walker" <dale@sorted.org> wrote in message
> news:0b4or19ql5sg6n9jskv9iah3udkel3ftcr@4ax.com...
>> Anyone got any recommendations for a decent budget HDD DVD player I
>> can get in the UK?
>>
>> ---
>> Essential specs:
>>
>> Multiregion
>> NTSC/PAL output
>> Dolby 5.1/DTS
>> DivX
>> English subtitles using srt files
>>
>> ---
>> Be really great if it can do these too:
>>
>> Xvid
>> Ethernet connection to PC
>> USB connection to PC
>> Japanese subtitles using srt
>> Record MPEG-4
>>
>> ---
>> Not bothered about:
>>
>> HDD size (providing it can easily be swapped out)
>> Recording capabilities
>> EPG
>>
>> ---
>>
>> HDD size is not an issue if it can easily be swapped for a bigger
>> drive (I have a spare 250GB IDE drive)
>>
>> Also, not too worried about the recording capabilities of the player
>> as most of the stuff I like to watch is never found on TV (Old
>> Japanese movies and other non-hollywood stuff). Also, as I don't
>> watch much TV, I don't require any EPG features either.
>>
>> I did see a Kiss VR 558 HDD/Ethernet DVD Player which seems to tick
>> all my boxes but seems overkill for what I had in mind. Even the DP
>> 558 seems a bit over featured for my needs and seems to be a be flaky,
>> particularly with recording stuff (not that bothers me much).
>>
>> My budget is around the $B!W(B200-$B!W(B250 mark. Possibly go up to $B!W(B300 if the
>> features really make it that much more outstanding than any
>> competition.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dale Walker
>> London Techno Events
>> dale@sorted,org
>> http://london.sorted.org
>
>
It's not a recorder but have you considered a modded XBOX with XBMC?
Henry
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