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Posted by Arthur Lipscomb on 05/14/06 20:13
"dgates" <dgates@spamlinkline.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 14 May 2006 10:01:18 -0700, dgates <dgates@spamlinkline.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>There are a few things that I'd like to be able to do with my DVD
>>machine, most of which I've been able to do with past machines, but
>>never all at once. I don't think I can get all of these in one
>>machine, but I thought I'd ask.
>>
>>1. Play DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW
>>2. Play AVI files (probably DivX) straight off a CD-R or one of the
>>above discs.
>>3. Play all regions.
>>4. Be ready for our HDTV we'll be buying in a couple of months.
>>5. Record DVDs
>>6. Macrovision removal.
>>
>>They're listed in the order of importance. I'd love to hear that one
>>machine can do all of the above. If not, 1 through 4 should be
>>enough.
>
>
> Taking a first stab at my own question, a couple of fingers seem to be
> pointing to the Philips DVP 642 DVD/DivX Player:
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> http://www.techtastic.ca/reviews3/dvp642.html
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002NYM3G
>
> If I'm reading correctly, I can buy ANY Philips DVP642... including
> this one:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000204SWE
>
> and then type in a simple code with the remote control to make it
> region-free. Is that correct?
My current DVD player a Norcent DP-501M can do the first four. Although it
seems a bit buggy at times. I've been looking to replace it with a model
that in addition to playing DivX and upconverting can also record. I tried
a RCA 8060N but was very dissatisfied with its ability to playback DivX
files. Now I'm considering a Toshiba D-R5 or Samsung R145.
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