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Posted by Edward on 10/09/06 17:07
On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 23:18:36 -0700, dgates wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 22:27:47 -0400, Edward <edward.nuxters@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 00:44:48 -0700, dgates wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 01:40:35 -0400, Edward <edward.nuxters@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I had realitives come over France (I'm in the US) and something
>>>>unexpected happened: They have three home movie DVD-RWs they wanted to
>>>>play on my TV of their daughter's wedding. I don't speak French so I
>>>>couldn't very well convey the differences in NTSC and PAL. My father
>>>>tried, but he doesn't really understand it either, so it was hard for homt
>>>>o tell him in French without knowing the words to certain things.
>>>>Anyway, I managed to make copies of the DVD no problem and make second
>>>>copies in NTSC format by importing the VOB files into Nero and buring them
>>>>to DVD. It worked out pretty well - obviously some quality loss but not
>>>>much.
>>>>SO here I am.
>>>>I was thinking abotu getting a region free DVD player so when they happens
>>>>again in a year I'll be ready.
>>>>Are there any disadvantages to getting a region free DVD player? WIll
>>>>certain DVDs simply not play?
>>>
>>>
>>> I like having a region-free player (one that can also do a couple
>>> other tricks, under $100). But I also want to have a "real" player.
>>>
>>> From what I've seen, the "real" players -- say, a Sony -- will have
>>> nicer remote controls and nicer interfaces.
>>>
>>> The region-free players, and other players that do things Hollywood
>>> wouldn't want you doing, seem a little more... "hacky?" Some funny
>>> oddities on the remote control maybe, or some less appealing displays
>>> in the menus, etc.
>>>
>>> Right now, I'm pretty darn happy with my Philips DVP5960 (HDMI, 1080i
>>> Upscaling, DivX Ultra, USB direct, and easily made region-free with a
>>> few clicks of the remote control).
>>
>>What would you suggest for those of us who have no intention of ever going
>>with HDTV?
>
> Probably this one. I think I bought it for $70 maybe. I don't know
> if there's some other model that has all the features this one does
> for $10 less or so.
>
> The other night, I downloaded a 1-hour program off BitTorrent, copied
> it onto a 1-gig USB card/stick/whatever they're called. Then I stuck
> that card/stick into the front of this player and watched the program.
>
> I've done the same with CD-Rs and DVD-Rs and DVD+RWs.
>
>
> Again, though, for now, I still think of my Sony as my "primary" DVD
> player.
Dopes it come from the factory region-free or is it a firmware update?
AKA a hack?
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