Looking for a cheap and good standalone DVD player

[Kweldood]

I'm looking for a standalone DVD player in the affordable but efficient range.

What I need:

- Region free or easily hackable with a one-time process, PAL and NTSC;
- Flawless playback with no jumping or skipping of any kind, including layer changes;
- Good compatibility with different media brands and formats, including +/-/RW and USB2.0;
- CHEAP!
- It would be a plus if it could be effectively turned off with a power button instead of just remaining in "standby" or whatever, but this is not mandatory.

What I DON'T need:

-Blu/HD/high-whatever;
-DTS.

Please advise - thank you!

[KBeee]

It'd help if you said where on Earth you lived

[Kweldood]

Why ?

[pepegot1]

If you can get a Cyberhome 300 on Ebay-get it. It plays everything and is region code free. It does not care where you are-NTSC/PAL

[Kweldood]

Thanks pepegot1, I do prefer DVD players that don't need to know where I live in order to play my DVDs... I've heard about the Cyberhome before, and I'll take a look on it.

Any more suggestions ?

[filmboss80]

Kweldood, we need to at least know what country you are from so that we can suggest the proper model numbers (based largely on a country's voltage system) and places to buy DVD players without paying import duties. The "Location" part of your profile is also put there to determine whether a person's issues are related to PAL, SECAM, or NTSC. It helps solve people's problems. Nobody is snooping and nobody gives a rats ass where you live. General info about country is simply needed so that we can offer the best possible answer to your question.

Geez...

[Noahtuck]

Yes!!
We need to know your full name, EXACT address & S.S. #!!


It's one thing to be a clueless newbie.... but to add paranoia to the list
Ahhh... refreshing!!


No one is going to track you down because you stated what country you live in

Diff. countries use diff. voltages, don't all have the same models available, ect.

Nobody is snooping and nobody gives a rats ass where you live.

[Kweldood]

Wrong.

[jman98]

Wrong.

Look at my profile. I also don't put my Location information in it. There are reasons why I don't do this, which I don't wish to go into in this thread as it would be a digression. However, I have said before in multiple threads here that I live in the USA. Sometimes it is useful for me to say such things and I do so, but there are still reasons why I'm not willing to put USA in my profile.
Seriously, if you are afraid that by simply asking about a region free DVD player that you are somehow going to be in trouble, you're really too paranoid for us. Assuming you are American, the laws here do not prevent you from asking about or buying such devices.

[RabidDog]

Good command of english...Proper spelling.. proper pronunciation?. . Obviously Either Indian or Chinese

Cheap? phillips 5992 or more adventourusly a wdhd tv