Recommend a decent cheap hardware divx player?

Van Hellseek · 20 Aug 2006 at 16:22

As title. Looking for something that will play a decent range of formats and isn't going to cost too much.

Van Hellseek · 20 Aug 2006 at 19:54

dmpoole said:
XBOX with Slayers Evox software.
Mines plugged into the router and accesses everything off my PC hard drive.

Presumably you need some kind of modded xbox for that kind of thing?

Van Hellseek · 21 Aug 2006 at 14:57

El_Watcher said:
Or as said maybe modded Xbox.

Sounds like a good idea, but I wouldn't have a clue how to mod one myself, or where to go to get one done. Besides, I'm guessing it wouldn't be worth it, as a used xbox would be around £50 plus what, another £50 or so for the modding?
For that much I may as well spend £100 on a decent hardware divx player.

Van Hellseek · 21 Aug 2006 at 14:57

KiNETiK said:
Philips DVP-5900,
Plays all divx/xvid i've thrown at it and also has HDMI output, upscales DVDs etc to hi def resolutions. I think its a good player and from what i have read on the av forums, others think so too. I got it for about 60 quid from currys..

Cheers, I'll look into that. Sounds like a good deal.