Posted by Rob on 09/22/19 11:54

Gunther Gloop wrote on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:09:22 GMT:

> I went to town today for the sole purpose of buying the Sharp DVS97
> HDMI dvd player (for 125euros).
>
> The brochure I had been looking at said it was "Multi-format +
> Divx"... clearly any sane person would conclude that that was their
> way of saying "multiregion" without _saying_ multiregion... but, alas,
> no.
>
> The guy in the shop was very apologetic. I think he's had a lot of
> interest, but little sales for that very reason. ...Like _who_ in
> their right minds with the capability to actually _use_ the HDMI slot
> would actually _consider_ buying a non-multi-region dvd player!?
>
> He said he had been checking the internet for a hack, but no luck. I
> checked a while ago and had no luck with it either.
>
>
> My Momitsu DVI player has been hit&miss with DVDs for a while now.
> Lately it has been very reluctant to let go of any dvds too (I mean it
> can sometimes take hours of 'cooling off' before the eject button
> works!).
>
> It's time for it to go. But what to replace it with? (I want a player
> not a HTPC).
>
> I'd rather buy local due to the on/off troubles and necessity for
> firmware upgrades I've had with the Momitsu. I know others have bought
> Momitsus and Yamadas (?) and similar/same machines without problems,
> but I'd only consider an online purchase if I could be _certain_ that
> the machine will work with no faults/stutters/lock-jaw/etc.
>
> So with those provisos in mind... is there _any_ 100% reliable HDMI or
> DVI dvd player out there?
>
> -Kevin.
>

I've had the Philips DVP-5960 for the past month and love it. It play all
my R1, R2 and R4 DVDs on my North American HDTV via HDMI without fault.
Alas, it's a simple, basic inexpensive machine without DTS, SACD or DVD-A
and is just a stepping stone to the newly released UK Pioneer 696. (with
multiregion mod of course)

--
Rob


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