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AVI DVD player required

chop983chop983
edited June 2007 in Chit chat
can anyone point me in the direction of a cheapo DVD player that plays AVI files?
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  • beanzbeanz
    edited June 2007
    chop983 wrote: »
    can anyone point me in the direction of a cheapo DVD player that plays AVI files?

    Phillips have several models, I got a couple and they play avi (divx) files great. Mine are the DVP642 and the dvp5982 (HDMI) Last one has HD upscaling and plays Divx Ultra also.

    Note model numbers may be different in the UK, prices here are about $40 for the dvp642 and I just got the DVP5982 for $64
  • alchresearchalchresearch
    edited June 2007
    The Tevion ones from Aldi are brilliant.
  • HernHern
    edited June 2007
    I swear by Cyberhome. No longer in stock at Amazon, you could try froogle or fleabay.

    I've got the 400, and Dad the 402. Been using DVD players since 1998, and these little players are the dog's danglies. Easily made multi-region and will play avi's, jpg's, and mp3's too. The remote is crap, but it's a billy bargain.

    Sometimes available for £18!!
  • caffeinekidcaffeinekid
    edited June 2007
    We just got a Toshiba one from either Comet or Curries for £35 on Saturday in Wakey. You can get the same model online for a few quid less but the postage would probably bump it up again.

    We thought it was a cool bargain to get a good brand one for that price.
  • milemile
    edited June 2007
    caffeinekid wrote: »
    We just got a Toshiba one from either Comet or Curries for ?35 on Saturday in Wakey. You can get the same model online for a few quid less but the postage would probably bump it up again.

    We thought it was a cool bargain to get a good brand one for that price.

    you could have gone into a pub in wakefiled and bought one for a tenner. :p
  • PilsenerPilsener
    edited June 2007
    I amen to the Philips models, due to their good ability to play DVD-R / RW. I once scrapped a cheap DVD-player coz it didn't like my "homemade" discs.

    Philips DVD-players are also usually easy to make zone-free.
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited June 2007
    my dvd recorder plays divx/mpg/avi etc and was only about ?80
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • lv426lv426
    edited June 2007
    Do the avi(divx) play only from cd-r or can you use dvd-r, say for example load a dvd-r with 12 eps ?

    Cheers
  • beanzbeanz
    edited June 2007
    lv426 wrote: »
    Do the avi(divx) play only from cd-r or can you use dvd-r, say for example load a dvd-r with 12 eps ?

    Cheers

    Yes, DVD-R, DVD+R (least for the phillips ones). Six 700mb divx movies per disk!
  • chaosmongerschaosmongers
    edited June 2007
    I had a UMAX/Yamada one from Amazon for ?39 - it was spectacular ! Could play everything.. XVid DIXV etc., and the firmware was upgradable too.

    The downside is that it packed up 1 month after the guarantee ran out :*(
  • caffeinekidcaffeinekid
    edited June 2007
    lv426 wrote: »
    Do the avi(divx) play only from cd-r or can you use dvd-r, say for example load a dvd-r with 12 eps ?

    Cheers

    Yep, a season usually fits quite nicely on two DVD-R... so I've heard.
  • monty.molemonty.mole
    edited June 2007
    beanz wrote: »
    Phillips have several models, I got a couple and they play avi (divx) files great. Mine are the DVP642 and the dvp5982 (HDMI) Last one has HD upscaling and plays Divx Ultra also.

    Note model numbers may be different in the UK, prices here are about $40 for the dvp642 and I just got the DVP5982 for $64

    I have a Philips DVP 5960, which is multi-region (just have to enter a code) and can play pretty much whatever you can throw at it. And it's got a USB port as well, so you can just shove stuff onto a USB memory key and watch it on the big TV! That's bloody handy, I can tell you. Working my way through Sledge Hammer season 1 at the moment...
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