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Posted by Mike S. on 06/21/06 01:27
In article <_Y%lg.93045$IZ2.43069@dukeread07>, Bill <ws@ws.com> wrote:
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>> Ignoring #5 and #6, have a look at the 2006 Philips models that use the
>> MediaTek chipset. The DVP5490 can be made region free with a quick remote
>> hack, and by all acounts has significantly better image quality than the
>> aging DVP642. It also supports more DIVX/XVID encoding schemes and
>> natively supports subtitles.
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>> If you don't need HDMI, the DVP5140 has similar features for $30 or so
>> less.
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>If S-Video is still important to you, check the units before buying. I
>don't know the model number, but Wal-Mart recently began stocking a new
>Philips model that I was seriously thinking of buying until checking the
>rear of the unit. There was no S-Video connector, only composite and
>component.
Yep. These units have no S-video, and no optical digital output (only
coaxal).
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