DVD player with DiVX capabilities?

Villa · 26th November 2006, 12:13 PM

Is it possible to get a good one under $100 with DiVX? WHat other features do you guys reckon are a must for dvd players?

kogi · 26th November 2006, 12:36 PM

I think most of us have the zensonic 330. Think it was $103 from secret net. They had some refurbished @ 59

Played everything I've thrown at it. I'll give it a go on the divx test disc after I download it.

kohi

ghostrider · 26th November 2006, 12:48 PM

I dont think you can buy those anymore, which is a shame.

tempa · 26th November 2006, 1:01 PM

The Warehouse have a Unimax DVD/DIVX player for sale in their current catalogue for $49.95.

There is a thread here - http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=526953

All about it....

TEMPA

isaaus · 26th November 2006, 1:36 PM

Try JB Hi-Fi, few weeks ago they had the LG one for around $69 and i bought 2 for my cousins as gifts. They say its a good one.

Tell them you already bought few off them for this price and they will do the deal for you.

Also MSY has a MAYA branded one, its not too bad considering it has USB port for plugging in usb mass storage devices and plays Divx just fine. Also you get 300 classics games to play on

Cheers

Villa · 28th November 2006, 7:31 PM

Cool thanks for the recommendations guys. =) Are there such things as Regionless DVD players that play all regions without need of any mods or chips or anything? Also, do those DVD players you guys recommended play DVD+/-Rs and data dvd-/+rs? Any recommendations for those?

ghostrider · 28th November 2006, 10:02 PM

Most DVD players sold in Australia these days are region free, although many don't advertise it.

My experience with cheap DVD players is that they're great as long as you don't expect them to last more than 18 months - the actual drives seem to crap themselves if used daily for that period of time.

Villa · 29th November 2006, 4:41 PM

Hmm, what price range hsould I be looking into in order to get one that will last years.

Plus, if I buy something like a Sony DVD player or Olympus digital camera from overseas, and it breaks when I'm in Australia, where can I take it to get it fixed or my money back? Is that possible?

Thanks. =)

stevodude · 30th November 2006, 12:31 PM

most divx/dvd players I've seen the guts of use standard PC dvd rom drives, so theyre easy to swap if it dies. :-)

did that to my liteon lvd2001, dvd mechanisim would open the tray when I turn it on, and stay out. threw my Sony 109d? dvd rw in (had it lying around) and worked perfectly - straight swap.

had this dvd player for about 4 years now.

lavi · 2nd December 2006, 2:10 PM

those yumcha players have very bad sound decoding capabilities, from 35hz to 20.000hz last time i looked at a few, din't like them as they were flimzy

kogi · 6th December 2006, 4:03 PM

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...54#post6694354

There ya go

26th November 2006, 12:13 PM	#1
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26th November 2006, 1:01 PM	#4
tempa Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MELBOURNE Posts: 285	The Warehouse have a Unimax DVD/DIVX player for sale in their current catalogue for $49.95. There is a thread here - http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=526953 All about it.... TEMPA __________________ "To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the greatest skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill." - Sun-Tsu

26th November 2006, 1:36 PM	#5
isaaus Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,091	Try JB Hi-Fi, few weeks ago they had the LG one for around $69 and i bought 2 for my cousins as gifts. They say its a good one. Tell them you already bought few off them for this price and they will do the deal for you. Also MSY has a MAYA branded one, its not too bad considering it has USB port for plugging in usb mass storage devices and plays Divx just fine. Also you get 300 classics games to play on Cheers __________________ OCAU "I Hate Bad Laptop Screens" Club - Member #0

28th November 2006, 7:31 PM	#6
Villa Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 881	Cool thanks for the recommendations guys. =) Are there such things as Regionless DVD players that play all regions without need of any mods or chips or anything? Also, do those DVD players you guys recommended play DVD+/-Rs and data dvd-/+rs? Any recommendations for those? __________________ Comp 1: Gigabyte G31M-S2L \| Intel E5200 \| Kingston 2x2GB 800Mhz \| ASUS 9800GT \| Samsung 500GB \| LG 22x DVD-RW \| CM CAC-T05 + 460W PSU Comp 2: Gigabyte M51GM-S2G \| AM2 X2 6000+ \| TEAM 2GB + Generic 1GB 667Mhz \| XpertVision 7300GT DDR3 \| Seagate 250GB \| Pioneer 111D \| Generic Case + CM Extreme 430W PSU

29th November 2006, 4:41 PM	#8
Villa Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 881	Hmm, what price range hsould I be looking into in order to get one that will last years. Plus, if I buy something like a Sony DVD player or Olympus digital camera from overseas, and it breaks when I'm in Australia, where can I take it to get it fixed or my money back? Is that possible? Thanks. =) __________________ Comp 1: Gigabyte G31M-S2L \| Intel E5200 \| Kingston 2x2GB 800Mhz \| ASUS 9800GT \| Samsung 500GB \| LG 22x DVD-RW \| CM CAC-T05 + 460W PSU Comp 2: Gigabyte M51GM-S2G \| AM2 X2 6000+ \| TEAM 2GB + Generic 1GB 667Mhz \| XpertVision 7300GT DDR3 \| Seagate 250GB \| Pioneer 111D \| Generic Case + CM Extreme 430W PSU

26th November 2006, 12:36 PM	#2
kogi Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 2031 Posts: 4,068	I think most of us have the zensonic 330. Think it was $103 from secret net. They had some refurbished @ 59 Played everything I've thrown at it. I'll give it a go on the divx test disc after I download it. kohi

26th November 2006, 12:48 PM	#3
ghostrider Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vic, Australia. Posts: 383	I dont think you can buy those anymore, which is a shame.

28th November 2006, 10:02 PM	#7
ghostrider Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vic, Australia. Posts: 383	Most DVD players sold in Australia these days are region free, although many don't advertise it. My experience with cheap DVD players is that they're great as long as you don't expect them to last more than 18 months - the actual drives seem to crap themselves if used daily for that period of time.

30th November 2006, 12:31 PM	#9
stevodude Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mackay Posts: 795	most divx/dvd players I've seen the guts of use standard PC dvd rom drives, so theyre easy to swap if it dies. :-) did that to my liteon lvd2001, dvd mechanisim would open the tray when I turn it on, and stay out. threw my Sony 109d? dvd rw in (had it lying around) and worked perfectly - straight swap. had this dvd player for about 4 years now. __________________ --- * My Windows Mobile application list has been deleted by bogpond* ---

2nd December 2006, 2:10 PM	#10
lavi Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3,838	those yumcha players have very bad sound decoding capabilities, from 35hz to 20.000hz last time i looked at a few, din't like them as they were flimzy __________________ "There is a war inside my head, If I take a day off I'll die! "

6th December 2006, 4:03 PM	#11
kogi Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 2031 Posts: 4,068	http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...54#post6694354 There ya go