jhansla

I've had my Malata DVP 520 region free player for a while now and I'm very happy with it. However I'm looking to buy a new player for the bedroom and was wondering a few things.

1. Should I just buy another Malata DVP 520?

2. I quite like the design of the Malata DVP 558. It's 70 bucks cheaper. Should I go for this instead?

3. What are the differences between the 520 and the 558?

4. Can the 558 play all regions?

Thanks I appreciate any info you guys can provide.

speedy1961

You can find all of your answers here:

www.hkflix.com

This site is great to deal with. I hope to get either the model you're interested in or a JVC from this site when my work situation improves.

It looks like there is no x / y scaling on the newer model.

jhansla

Nevermind just checked out the thread on the Phillips 727 and I've opted for that.

Thanks anyway

jhansla

Speedy just got back from Target with a Phillips 727 (reading that thread made me want to buy one right then) I got it for 85 bucks and it works like a charm. Tested a Spider-Man R1 seems perfect and I also had a look at all of my R2 PAL DVD's (I only got 5) They all seem perfect, no wobbley lines like on the DVP 520.

Highly recommended! Speedy I suggest you buy this instead of Malata.

speedy1961

jhansla, thanks for the tip.

I just might when my job situation improves.

Currently I am having great results with the Cyberhome 500.

marty888

I'll second that! Got one this past week (from Amazon, $70.84) and have thrown Region 2 (Pal), Region 3, Region 4 (Pal) its way with perfect playback. Also like the incredibly easy one-time remote entry to go region-free.