Posted by Mark Burns on 07/06/07 15:36

On Jun 30, 8:08 pm, catherine yronwode <c...@luckymojo.com> wrote:
> Two Costco DVD players are available in the store but neither says whether
> it supports the PAL format in addition to NTSC.
>
> Philips DCP855/37 for $190 (8.5 inch)
> Panasonic DVD-LS850PK $190 (8.5 inch)
>
> Unfortunately neither the Philips DCP855/37 nor the Panasonic DVD-LS850PK
> has any portable DVD player product reviews on the Internet. How can that
> be?
>
> Does anyone know if the specification for the Philips DCP855/37 or the
> Panasonic DVD-LS850PK sold at Costco handles both the NTSC and PAL DVD
> formats?
>
> If so, which is the better buy?

For as little as $150 for a 720p upconvert, or $230 for a 1080p
upconvert, one can have an Oppo. These play both NTSC/PAL and can be
made region free with a very simple remote control hack:

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/oppo-opdv971h/5195

These players are among the highest regarded players available for
upconvert, but I also use it to play PAL on my NTSC televisions. I
have both the 970 and 971 models and they are excellant. The 981
model has gotten rave reviews.

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers/oppo-dv-981hd/7844#comments
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers/oppo-dv-970hd/7223#comments

One reviewer above stated that it didn't autosize the screen for
playback, which is not true. It does do this quite well but it has to
be selected to do that from the setup menu.
Oppo has been a great company in the past and very responsive.

www.oppodigital.com

Cheers...

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