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Posted by dgates on 05/15/06 00:32
On Sun, 14 May 2006 13:13:13 -0700, "Arthur Lipscomb"
<a.lipscomb@comcast.net> wrote:
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>"dgates" <dgates@spamlinkline.com> wrote in message
>news:7kte625mbku9ktlm00p1er002c7b9c2qjk@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 14 May 2006 10:01:18 -0700, dgates <dgates@spamlinkline.com>
>> wrote:
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>>>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.
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>> 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
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>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002NYM3G
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>> If I'm reading correctly, I can buy ANY Philips DVP642... including
>> this one:
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>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000204SWE
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>> and then type in a simple code with the remote control to make it
>> region-free. Is that correct?
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>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.
A quick peek at Amazon tells me that the Toshiba D-R5 and Samsung R145
machines will meet desires #1 and #2 (play DVD+RWs full of DivX files)
and desire #5 (record DVDs).
I can't, however, tell if either of them is region free.
If so, then one of these could be the first machine I've bumped into
to do all 5 of my main 5 goals.
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