XviD+AC3+AVI standalone recommendations?

PowerMacG4 · 10th April 2004, 22:39

First of all, I live in the US and don't want to pay large amounts of shipping for exotic EU products. I am looking for a standalone DVD player with these features:

-Component video output (Progressive scan)
-Optical and SPDIF audio out
-Plays XviD with AC3 soundtrack in AVI (I'm not sure which profiles I need to use)
-Semifrequent firmware updates from manufacturer

I should mention that this is going to be my only DVD player, so it should be pretty good at playing DVDs too.

I found http://www.mtsbs.com/product.asp?0=200&1=201&3=8 from google searching, which is the KiSS DP-450, but I think I heard bad things about the KiSS players from quick searching of doom9. My price limit is $200.

People seem to like the "Elta 8883", but I cannot find anywhere to purchase it. Thanks for your recommendations.

PowerMacG4 · 11th April 2004, 00:58

Nevermind... I just bought that $70 Philips one at CompUSA. I had to ask for them to look for it in the back room, but they had it.

It plays one of my XviD+AC3 in AVI rips flawlessly. I am very impressed!

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PowerMacG4 Oh boy Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 126	XviD+AC3+AVI standalone recommendations? First of all, I live in the US and don't want to pay large amounts of shipping for exotic EU products. I am looking for a standalone DVD player with these features: -Component video output (Progressive scan) -Optical and SPDIF audio out -Plays XviD with AC3 soundtrack in AVI (I'm not sure which profiles I need to use) -Semifrequent firmware updates from manufacturer I should mention that this is going to be my only DVD player, so it should be pretty good at playing DVDs too. I found http://www.mtsbs.com/product.asp?0=200&1=201&3=8 from google searching, which is the KiSS DP-450, but I think I heard bad things about the KiSS players from quick searching of doom9. My price limit is $200. People seem to like the "Elta 8883", but I cannot find anywhere to purchase it. Thanks for your recommendations.

11th April 2004, 00:58	#2 \| Link
PowerMacG4 Oh boy Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 126	Nevermind... I just bought that $70 Philips one at CompUSA. I had to ask for them to look for it in the back room, but they had it. It plays one of my XviD+AC3 in AVI rips flawlessly. I am very impressed!