DVD player recommendation - Club CDFreaks

kyrcy · 18-10-2005

I am looking for a new standalone DVD player supporting DivX/XviD, external subtitles, firmware upgrading etc. So far I have seen Pioneer DV-575a and KISS DP-1000. Any other recommendations or comments?

*alex thyl* · 10-11-2005

Go for the Pioneer, it is one of the best players available on the market. Stay away from KISS. They have only one advantage to Pioneer, they have huge number of updated firmware all the time.
Pioneer does not need to be updated.

kyrcy · 11-11-2005

What about other brands, is it worth it to investigate players from them too? And what if I can't the Pioneer? What would be a second choice then?

*alex thyl* · 12-11-2005

There is an alternative, if you want a player with DivX capabilities: Philips DVP 720SA. Can be made region free easily and there are lot of firmware for the player.

tweakmaster420 · 30-11-2005

I just bought a LG LDA-511 "slot loader" and its played everything I thrown at it. Plays DVD-AUDIO, Xvid, Divx, Wma, ISO MPEG-1, SVCD, JPEG, MP3-cd/dvd with long file names.. Has a 7 in one card reader(CF,MD,MMC,SD,MS,MS-PRO,XD) Has HDMI support, Progresive scan, DTS Optical out. Supports all disk formats(+R/RW -R/RW DL) It also has an excelent picture quality(with normal DVD's also) through the s-video as I dont have an HD tv yet to use the HDMI. I had bought a PHILIPS before it, but took it back cause of bad quality/reliability issues. I paid 159$ And it looks nice

And also double-sided DVD's do NOT get stuck in the slot loaded unit as I read some people say that in thier reviews. I dont have any complaints on it... but updatable FW would be nice but it's not needed because it works in the first place out of the box. I have yet to find anything that wont play...

Hers the specs:
Playable DivX: .avi, .mpg, .mpeg
Playable subtitle formats: SubRip(*.srt/*.txt)
SAMI(*.smi)
SubStation Alpha(*.ssa/*.txt)
MicroDVD(*.sub/*.txt)
SubViewer2.0(*.sub/*.txt)
TMPlayer(*.txt)
VobSub(*.sub)>Sub/idx, stream based format
DVD Subtitle System(*.txt)

Playable Codec Format: DIVX3.xx, DIVX4.xx, DIVX5.xx, XVID, MP43, 3IVX

kyrcy · 04-12-2005

I purchased the Pioneer DV-585A. Anyone is using it? What is the best firmware for this player?

Akantinuris · 01-02-2006

HI,
I'm looking for a new DVD-Player too. It must have a:
- HDMI Output
- Digital Audio Output (doesn't matter if optical or coaxial)
- ability to play burned DVD's

I just bought a Toshiba SD-350E but it would stutter and produce pixel-errors if I play burned DVD's (MCC004 with a Lite-On 1693S). So I will send it back to amazon tomorrow.

18-10-2005	#1 (permalink)
kyrcy CD Freaks Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Europe Posts: 244	DVD player recommendation <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> I am looking for a new standalone DVD player supporting DivX/XviD, external subtitles, firmware upgrading etc. So far I have seen Pioneer DV-575a and KISS DP-1000. Any other recommendations or comments?

10-11-2005	#2 (permalink)
alex thyl CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,643	Re: DVD player recommendation Go for the Pioneer, it is one of the best players available on the market. Stay away from KISS. They have only one advantage to Pioneer, they have huge number of updated firmware all the time. Pioneer does not need to be updated. __________________ MOTTO: "Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer." (Dan Brown) PLEXTOR: "King of Quality".

11-11-2005	#3 (permalink)
kyrcy CD Freaks Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Europe Posts: 244	Re: DVD player recommendation What about other brands, is it worth it to investigate players from them too? And what if I can't the Pioneer? What would be a second choice then?

12-11-2005	#4 (permalink)
alex thyl CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,643	Re: DVD player recommendation There is an alternative, if you want a player with DivX capabilities: Philips DVP 720SA. Can be made region free easily and there are lot of firmware for the player. __________________ MOTTO: "Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer." (Dan Brown) PLEXTOR: "King of Quality".

30-11-2005	#5 (permalink)
tweakmaster420 CD Freaks Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Orlando Posts: 207	Re: DVD player recommendation I just bought a LG LDA-511 "slot loader" and its played everything I thrown at it. Plays DVD-AUDIO, Xvid, Divx, Wma, ISO MPEG-1, SVCD, JPEG, MP3-cd/dvd with long file names.. Has a 7 in one card reader(CF,MD,MMC,SD,MS,MS-PRO,XD) Has HDMI support, Progresive scan, DTS Optical out. Supports all disk formats(+R/RW -R/RW DL) It also has an excelent picture quality(with normal DVD's also) through the s-video as I dont have an HD tv yet to use the HDMI. I had bought a PHILIPS before it, but took it back cause of bad quality/reliability issues. I paid 159$ And it looks nice And also double-sided DVD's do NOT get stuck in the slot loaded unit as I read some people say that in thier reviews. I dont have any complaints on it... but updatable FW would be nice but it's not needed because it works in the first place out of the box. I have yet to find anything that wont play... Hers the specs: Playable DivX: .avi, .mpg, .mpeg Playable subtitle formats: SubRip(.srt/.txt) SAMI(.smi) SubStation Alpha(.ssa/.txt) MicroDVD(.sub/.txt) SubViewer2.0(.sub/.txt) TMPlayer(.txt) VobSub(.sub)>Sub/idx, stream based format DVD Subtitle System(.txt) Playable Codec Format: DIVX3.xx, DIVX4.xx, DIVX5.xx, XVID, MP43, 3IVX __________________ DFI Lanparty UT NF4 SLI-DR-Expert Athlon64 X2 4800+ Toledo ThermalTake Black Armor Case w/ Hardcano 12 2x1024 OCZ Platinum OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K 2-3-2-5 1T OCZ GameXtreme 600W PSU SB X-Fi Elite Pro Klipsch Pro Media 5.1 Ultras HIS Radeon X1900XTX 512MB AVIVO 2 Seagate 7200.9 SATAII 16MB 300&400GB NCQ x2 WD740-FLC0 Raptor SATA 74GB NVRAID 0 Array x2 WD3200KS SATAII 16MB 320GB NVRAID 0 Array1.4TB Total Plextor Premium 1.07 (Shelved) Plextor PX-760A "Stoped reading DVD's already"(RMA) BenQ DW1655 (BCGB) Pioneer DVR-111L (8.29)FOR SALE Pioneer DVR-112L Lite-On SHW-160P6S (PV9N)"In Second PC" Sony DRU-830A@Samsung SH-182D (SB04) "Cdfreaks ed." BenQ DW1640 (BSLB) "In Second PC" SONY DRU-820A@BenQ DW1670 (102)"In Second PC" NEC ND-4551A (1-X3)"In Second PC" LG GSA-H22L (1.02) LG GSA-H10L@H12L (VL02) Viewsonic VX2025wm 20.1" Widescreen LCD LG-LDA-511 DVD-Audio-Video Settop/DIVX/WMA/XVID (HDCP&Macrovision=OFF 1080i/720p component out) Last edited by tweakmaster420; 30-11-2005 at 09:47.*

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04-12-2005	#6 (permalink)
kyrcy CD Freaks Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Europe Posts: 244	Re: DVD player recommendation I purchased the Pioneer DV-585A. Anyone is using it? What is the best firmware for this player?

01-02-2006	#7 (permalink)
Akantinuris CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 36	Re: DVD player recommendation HI, I'm looking for a new DVD-Player too. It must have a: - HDMI Output - Digital Audio Output (doesn't matter if optical or coaxial) - ability to play burned DVD's I just bought a Toshiba SD-350E but it would stutter and produce pixel-errors if I play burned DVD's (MCC004 with a Lite-On 1693S). So I will send it back to amazon tomorrow.

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