Can someone recommend me a new DVD player

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As title, at the moment I'm playing DVD's through my 360 which isn't ideal :)

I'd like one that upscales (TV can do 720p/1080i). I'd also like it to have a USB port and read DivX (I presume this will play xvids and the like?).

Question though, can you plug an external HD into them and play videos?

I noticed a panasonic one in Asda the other night which seemed to do what I wanted for £80 I think it was. But I thought I'd ask on here first.

Price limit is around the £80 mark, cheaper the better though.
 
Forget a DVD player for Divx/Xvid, some will work, some won't. Problems with subs, difference in codecs, ogg audio, MKV etc etc etc. I gave up and bought a HTPC instead. That for PC video, and a Oppo 981 for DVD-Videos.

If you have a spare computer, then build up a MCE/Media Portal box.
 
Well I have an original xbox as a media center but for some reason it won't play DVD's :confused:. I have the remote/sensor and everything.

EDIT: nvm it works just had a mess with it. Still wouldn't mind a good upscaling player if the price was right though. I'll keep the xbox for xvids etc if they don't work as well.
 
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Philips DVP5980 does everything you want.

It upscales up to 1080p, plays divx/xvid, can be unlocked to multi regional and has a usb port. I got one last week and it's absolutely amazing.

I've only tried the usb port with a pen drive so not sure how well a bigger external hd would work, but it played several different .avi files I had. Reading a few reviews it seems to do pretty well with other formats as well.

Can be had for around £55 at the mo from a well known e-tailer. Google is your friend :D
 
I'd recommend the Philips DVP5980 as well. Best DVD player for the price and I can't really fault it apart from the rubbish remote. Plays all DVDs regardless of region which is great.
 
Another question before I order, does the pioneer come with a HDMI cable? Doesn't list box contents anywhere. If not is it a male-to-male cable I'd need? Any cables specifically better than others?
 
Nevermind done my research. Ordered the dv400 for £52, HDMI cable off the bay for a fiver, an 8gb flash drive and a Louis Theroux boxset :D

Good times ahead :D
 
Ripper said:
As title, at the moment I'm playing DVD's through my 360 which isn't ideal :)

I'd like one that upscales (TV can do 720p/1080i). I'd also like it to have a USB port and read DivX (I presume this will play xvids and the like?).

Question though, can you plug an external HD into them and play videos?

I noticed a panasonic one in Asda the other night which seemed to do what I wanted for £80 I think it was. But I thought I'd ask on here first.

Price limit is around the £80 mark, cheaper the better though.
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as said there`s a Philips dvd player that does all you need, its £49 in asda.
i picked one up last week dvd`s look good upscaled to 1080i on my tv
im not sure about the hdd in the usb, i`ll check that out when i get back home
 
Many thanks for the reccomendation Pigeon. Got the player + hdmi cable this morning and its top notch! The Matrix looks great!
 
This is what i dont really understand. I posted in my thread a few ones down about using my 3-4 year old DVD player for my new Samsung LE40M87BD. Surely would the TV not just do the same job as an upscaling DVD player? I could be wrong, but thats what i understand :confused:
 
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This is what i dont really understand. I posted in my thread a few ones down about using my 3-4 year old DVD player for my new Samsung LE40M87BD. Surely would the TV not just do the same job as an upscaling DVD player? I could be wrong, but thats what i understand :confused:
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Yes you're right, but expensive DVD players can upscale the image better than your tv can. The players mentioned in this thread won't offer any improvement over your tv.
 
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