Best Player that plays divx,avi,xvids available in the UK

[joedeath332]

Hi i ma looking for a new dvd player to replace my current cyberhome AD-L 528 that does not play avi,xvid,divx.
after reading the forums etc on here i have seen that the philips 642 seems to be a good player (although seems to break down a lot after 6 months) ,but it does not seem to be available here in the uk.
what is a good alternative that will play the above formats,available to buy in the UK and will not break the bank ,

[RabidDog]

most of these type of players are cheap ..(40-60 great british) the phillips is probably the more expensive choice try online scan komplett ebuyer dabs even amazon.uk

[joedeath332]

is ther a particular make/model that i should look for that is proven to play avi,xvids,divx etc ,and not just stated by the manufatcture ,as sometimes the 2 differ

[MJA]

Avoid Philips all I can say it’s not made to last more than 5 or 6 months even after updating the firmware. Mine keeps freezing during the 1st 10 min of any movie I watch (its more than heat issue).get the Pioneer DV588AS http://ww3.onecall.com/PID_27949.htm
I'm not sure if this one is the same model.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002MNX78/qid=1117987998/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_19_...949610-3678827

[ricardouk]

hi everyone.

Joe its worth to consider the yamada 6700 it plays divx/xvid and most important its firmware its upgradable(theres even a website that will teach you how to mod your firmware,changing background pic etc)

i used to live in Bristol and that player was selling at 45 quid. its a nationwide shop called specialreserve. its also in the web at


www.specialreserve.com

[joedeath332]

hi everyone.

Joe its worth to consider the yamada 6700 it plays divx/xvid and most important its firmware its upgradable(theres even a website that will teach you how to mod your firmware,changing background pic etc)

i used to live in Bristol and that player was selling at 45 quid. its a nationwide shop called specialreserve. its also in the web at


www.specialreserve.com

Yip thanks m8 i have been looking at this one now,as it does not seem to have much negative about it apart from the flimsy dvd tray,but hey are they meant to be hit with a hammer

thanks for the heads up

[RabidDog]

yeah yamada is ok.. as is dtk and ronin.. they all need a degree of polishing that maybe only Mega-corp and nero-digital/divx 6 will give. Slight user-unfriendliness to all the menus mp3 playing(try 6000 songs in the root folder).

[joedeath332]

6000 mp3's lmfao

[ricardouk]

Rabidog try this link for mods to the yamada 6700

http://mtz.softpedia.com/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=2&Itemid=4

YAMADA 6600. What's new: (Based on New Age firmware)
1. Now you can choose between many types for subtitles: Big, Normal, Medium, Small, and many colors. Up to 256 characters/subtile!
2. How can you choose between this types of subtitles? From the Menu! Insert your Movie CD, and go to Setup > Preferences > Subtitles Type.
3. Extended area for subtitles! Allowed up to 50 characters/line.
4. Extended Audio and Video Setup.
5. Full width file browser and now you can see extensions of the files.
6. Added menu OSD translation in Romanian (Mtz), Greek (kronos911), Czech (BFLM).
7. New amazing backgrounds, subtitle fonts and OSD fonts.
8. Added support for the following Code Pages: 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255, 1257.