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What's a good DVD player?

I'm not interested in Blue ray, I have a PS3 for those discs... I need a decent price on a DVD player that will play DIVX/mp3, etc... Any suggestions?

by claudicina
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Doesn't matter if you're interested in Blu-Ray, really. Get a blu-ray player. A lot of those do a better job of upconverting DVD's anyway, and you'll have a backup plan for the eventual demise of your PS3.

Unfortunately, I haven't used any that play video files - but the blu-ray players are sure to have more up-to-date codecs, and certainly support H.264 video.

omnichad
5 months ago

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@omnichad: As long as it plays Divx, etc... that could be a possibility...

claudicina
5 months ago

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@claudicina: DivX is a rather old format (DIVX in all caps, oddly, is a failed online rental service). I would recommend re-encoding the videos, honestly, to a modern format like H.264/AAC in an MKV or MP4 container. If this is an illegally acquired film collection, I can't really help you of course.

Interestingly, this page lists out dozens and dozens of models of Blu-ray players that support this format:
http://www.divx.com/en/electronics/categories/blu-ray-players

Click on one of the categories for a HUGE list!

omnichad
5 months ago

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@omnichad: I swear all of the ones listed are european models only...

omnichad
5 months ago

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@claudicina: Here's a great price, actually:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1075124&SRCCODE=WEBGOOPA&cm_mmc_o=mH4CjC7BBTkwCjCV1-CjCE

Doesn't do any fancy things other internet-connected players do like Netflix or Pandora, but it's a good solid upconverting DVD player that also plays DivX - certified up to HD DivX.

omnichad
5 months ago

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@omnichad: The reviews here say it's a good one, and that it does indeed support MP3:
http://www.amazon.com/LG-BD611-Blu-Ray-Disc-Player/dp/B005Z07XU0/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

omnichad
5 months ago

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@omnichad: It is NOT an illegally obtained film library. I have a few old videos in this format, and I'd like to use them on my TV as opposed to just the computer.

Thanks for the suggestions!

claudicina
5 months ago

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