Posted by Mamadu.Bwana on 01/13/08 19:41

Dear friends,

I recently moved to the USA form Europe and I might move to Canada or
back to Europe in the future. I am looking for your advice concerning
the purchase of a DVD player which would allow me to play any DVD in
any country on any TV. However, I do not really understand the
technical issues (such as the difference between region-free vs multi-
system for example).

I found a website which offers *region free* players:

http://www.dvdoverseas.com/store/index.html?loadfile=catalog86_0.html

and *multi-system* players:

http://www.dvdoverseas.com/store/index.html?loadfile=catalog87_0.html

Which is better?

Also, on Amazon, I found this player:

http://www.amazon.com/PHILIPS-DVP5960-REGION-PLAYER-UPSCALING/dp/B000N3C0C0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1200251979&sr=8-1

Which gets good reviews, is not expensive and offers "1080i
Upsampling" though I have no idea what that really does.

My TV is a rather modest POLAROID FLM-1911 (http://www.amazon.com/
Polaroid-FLM-1911-19-HD-ready-LCD/dp/B000FOE052). Lastly, I should
probably add that I never watch TV programs, only rented or purchased
DVDs, but that I have pleny of videos on my computer in *.avi and
*.mp4 formats.

I also watch a lot of DVD purchased in Russia.

Could you please point me towards the right DVD player for such needs?

Many thanks in advance,

Mamadu

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