In your opinion, what's the best standalone player?

yohansenbabe · 14th July 2004, 18:50

In terms of compatability with DVD +R backups of movies, which standalone player is best? I'm in the market for a new player. I've got an old Apex (the one with the backdoor menu to bypass the encryption) but it has some problems with skipping on some of my backups. Also, I know that some of my backups won't play on other standalones. So, what standalone will be most compatible with my backups for the least cost?

wonderboy905 · 15th July 2004, 07:44

Philips DVP642, it's played everything I've thrown at it thus far...

CDR (cheapo svcd burns)
DVD +/- R and RW (even some garbage longten009 -r's without a hitch)
and on top of that you get good divx/xvid playback.

A real steal for the price.

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yohansenbabe Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 18	In your opinion, what's the best standalone player? In terms of compatability with DVD +R backups of movies, which standalone player is best? I'm in the market for a new player. I've got an old Apex (the one with the backdoor menu to bypass the encryption) but it has some problems with skipping on some of my backups. Also, I know that some of my backups won't play on other standalones. So, what standalone will be most compatible with my backups for the least cost?

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15th July 2004, 07:44	#2 \| Link
wonderboy905 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4	Philips DVP642, it's played everything I've thrown at it thus far... CDR (cheapo svcd burns) DVD +/- R and RW (even some garbage longten009 -r's without a hitch) and on top of that you get good divx/xvid playback. A real steal for the price.