Are region free DVD players readily available?
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I have the Cyber Home and the picture is dull and not as bright or colorful as my Sony NS775v. The problem is my Sony will not convert to other regions as the Cyber Home will. Now, does the Phillips have a nice bright colorful picture or does it compare with the Cyber?
Also, I would get a 720 player but my monitor only has one DVI input and my pc is using that. Is there such as thing as a DVI switcher or splitter?
Also, I would get a 720 player but my monitor only has one DVI input and my pc is using that. Is there such as thing as a DVI switcher or splitter?
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Is there such as thing as a DVI switcher or splitter?
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Starting to come down.
http://www.digitalconnection.com/pro...eo/dmsr201.asp
http://www.digitalconnection.com/pro...eo/dmsr201.asp
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Hah!! I knew there was a cheap one somewhere, finally found it again. No idea as to quality.
http://www.markertek.com/SearchProdu...f=73&sort=prod
http://www.markertek.com/SearchProdu...f=73&sort=prod
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Samsung 841 is another one to check out, at least according to AVSforum. Does SACD and DVD-A and can be hacked to be rid of HDCP problems. Just another alternative to look at since it'a regular TV you got.
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Originally Posted by joshd2012
My Cyberhome is still kicking ass. It plays everything I can throw at it. $40 at BB.
Though, if the Cyberhome was more of a hit than a miss, I would have stuck by it for the $25 spotted for it. Too bad. You get what you pay for some times.
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I'll chime in with a warning about the Philips 642. It is a wonderfully flexible player but it is a cheap player, slow startup, slow menuing, unresponsive remote. Mine is dying a slow death and I've been looking for a step up in quality with similar flexibility. As I have a CRT HD set I'm not going to see much of the value in the Oppo player and from what I understand it's not really that much of a step up (if at all) in quality over the Philips.
I'll ask again if there are any suggestions on what to get to replace my dying Philips.
I'll ask again if there are any suggestions on what to get to replace my dying Philips.
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Originally Posted by GHackmann
Many inexpensive players can be made region-free with a few button presses on the remote.
I have a Philips DVP-642, which seems to be pretty popular for people who want region-free on a budget ($60-$70). It took about 15 seconds to make it region-free. There are some complaints about the PAL/NTSC conversion compared to more-expensive players, so keep that in mind.
I have a Philips DVP-642, which seems to be pretty popular for people who want region-free on a budget ($60-$70). It took about 15 seconds to make it region-free. There are some complaints about the PAL/NTSC conversion compared to more-expensive players, so keep that in mind.
I own two of these and have been very pleased... however with my widescreen TV it does not work so well. I have a Jaton for that, on regular TV's the Philips works great.
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I'll chime in with a warning about the Philips 642. It is a wonderfully flexible player but it is a cheap player, slow startup, slow menuing, unresponsive remote. Mine is dying a slow death and I've been looking for a step up in quality with similar flexibility. As I have a CRT HD set I'm not going to see much of the value in the Oppo player and from what I understand it's not really that much of a step up (if at all) in quality over the Philips.
I'll ask again if there are any suggestions on what to get to replace my dying Philips.
I'll ask again if there are any suggestions on what to get to replace my dying Philips.
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My current thinking is to either make a Home Entertainment Computer or just get another cheap Philips when they go on sale and plan on replacing it in a year.