Posted by Barry Kelman on 01/12/06 10:26

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
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> 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

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