Which player for SVCDs under $100

[RoachForLife]

Looking for a new player. I saw the listing on the site but it seems like it would take a day just to go through it all. Anyways, heres the main things

-Good quality
-Perfect VCD, SVCD, MP3 support
-Ability to shuffle with mp3 (any do this?)

Thats about it. Oh and under $100. But I dont want a skipping svcd one like I have now =(

Thanks

[txpharoah]

Look at the Cyberhome and Apex players.

[RoachForLife]

from reading here on the boards, seemed quite a few apex players suck for svcds. Know which ones I should look into? thx

[txpharoah]

Apex 1100 is fine.

[Gritz]

Pioneer DV 250 - Walmart $78 Plays everything. Apex 3201 ...... Walmart about 6 months ago but can't seem to find them anymore (This allows me to turn off Macrovison off - [recent Carol Burnett]) This has played everything also but a little slow on eject and sometimes stalls for 15 or 20 seconds on some media I've recorded. But eventually plays. Also, JVC XV-S400 Walmart $69 - Flawless so far.

[RoachForLife]

i believe we already have the jvc s400. it doesnt do so well with svcds. Spiderman and T3 both will skip every min or so. Ill look into these though, thx

[Gritz]

Hmmm .... I just went back and rechecked some old photo albums that I put on Picture2TV in SVCD and it played fine )although I didn't watch it completely to the end). Generally though, on Picture2TV ... if it starts, it will go to the end. I also stuck in my favorite selections of MP3s ...... and no problem. The JVC is only a recent purchase, so I haven't really given it a workout .... but the Pioneer DV 250 I've had since Christmas. Not a problem with it. I'll speak up if my JVC starts squawking ..........

[RoachForLife]

does the pioneer 250 have a random (shuffle) mode for mp3s?

[thor300]

RoachForLife, i have Pioneer DV-444, it can random play mp3, so theres a good chance that also the DV-250 can. Now off topic... i would really not buy DV-250 myself, when the DV-360 is just around $40-50 more. Region free with remote control, SVCD subtitles, WMA playback, and JPEG/photocd. This regionfree thing, cant guarantee it, was said to be possible also with DV-444, but i had to get mine chipped anyway, many regionhacks posted are no good.

[dvdfreak123]

I would suggest if you are going to by a DVD player for VCD/SVCD/MP3 I would spend alittle more a get one that supports NTSC/Pal and of course the + / - R/RW if not you might just regret it in the long run.

Just a suggestion but my Apex 5131 supports all mentioned above and I picked it up at a Best Buy for $130 and this was a couple of years ago
and must say the best buy I made minus the dvd burner. I must say

Then again just my 2cents.........

[deadeyedickx]

I got a daewoo dvd-S150 for $47 at sams club and it will play anything I put in it vcd, SVCD, DVD-R NTSC and pal formats. If you do start burning dvd's the one problem I have had with it is that you must have the AUDIO_TS and the VIDEO-TS folders on the disk or you will get a disk error I found that out the hard way after I had about 25 movies done but that is ok my Apex 500w plays those dvd's so it is all good

[Gritz]

Roachforlife,
Yes, the Pioneer DV 250 manual lists Random Play for MP3s, although I haven't tried it.