Fergasun Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Who says the latest technology has to cost a lot? When it comes to the DVD Player world, that is absolutely not true. I bought my first player in 2001 for $130... I was pretty psyched that it had the ability to play VCDs... but most of the time I was never able to get my hands on VCDs. It was a decent player, with component out and DTS/Dolby Digital. Recently, I've been downloading a lot of foreign TV shows and movies (Korean) for my wife... and we've used the fan subtitles to watch together. These were in the DivX format, and it was okay to watch on our computer... but would be nice to see on our living room TV. I've kicked around the idea of spending a bunch of money and putting in a HTPC... when I saw that some players have been able to play DivX. Tonight I went to a local big-box electronics store and got a steal on a DVD play that also is able to play DivX. I was skeptical it it playing all of the files... some are widescreen, with subtitles... but so far I've been able to play EVERYTHING... the best part was it only cost $75! We are really thrilled to be able to see these things on TV, and the quality is about as near~TV as one can get. With a DVD burner this is practically a HTPC, without the price... We are very impressed and very happy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNSTONE Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 If I'm not mistaken I bought one that could play pretty much everything for 45$ at walmart several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRock Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 If I'm not mistaken I bought one that could play pretty much everything for 45$ at walmart several years ago. Same here, used to be called APEX, now called Cyber something.....Great little dvd players, play anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Same here, used to be called APEX, now called Cyber something.....Great little dvd players, play anything. yea that company is the bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanTaylor#21 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 yea that company is the bomb. Apex and Cyberhome they ok but they break fast!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskinsfan17 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Same here, used to be called APEX, now called Cyber something.....Great little dvd players, play anything. yeah until the warranty runs out. they're cheaply made electronics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I have a cyberhome and it has worked fine since I've had it (2+ years). I remember I bought one for my sister for her birthday and burned The Incredibles to VCD before it was even out on DVD. For $40 it is a steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRock Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 yeah until the warranty runs out. they're cheaply made electronics. Well let's see.......I've had mine for over 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 cyberhome... I thought it was 24.94 or something insanely cheap... I worked in wal mart electronics and people would always ask for the brand that would play burnt dvd's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drums and skins Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Yea, a $40 dvd player will be fine for anyone who just wants to play some discs, but no true audio/visual phile would be caught with one. They're great for dorms and low budgets, but you won't get the same experience with a higher end player that has the latest deinterlacing chipset. plugging a 5.1 system into a $40 player isn't anything but polishing a turd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Yea, a $40 dvd player will be fine for anyone who just wants to play some discs, but no true audio/visual phile would be caught with one. They're great for dorms and low budgets, but you won't get the same experience with a higher end player that has the latest deinterlacing chipset.plugging a 5.1 system into a $40 player isn't anything but polishing a turd. It does progressive scan too. I'm about to plug it into my HDTV, so I'll let you know how the results are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 My DVD player came free in a cereal box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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