Best Cheap DVD Player ever


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I'm sure a lot of people know of it or have one already but I just thought I'd express my love for this one particular DVD player I've had for a few years now.

The Apex AD-1110W

Little tiny player that packs a punch.

Plays the following:

CDR/CDRW/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW/DVD+R

/VCD/SVCD/DivX/JPG/MP3/WMA

One thing I just found out about it the other day, it has a built in PAL/NTSC converter.. this thing will seriously play anything you got.

Best part? It's $40

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Depends on what "cheap" is to you. To me the best cheap DVD player would have to be the Denon DVD-2200. Excellent picture quality and well-balanced colors with rich blacks. Also has very good sound and its ability to play SACD/DVD-A just makes it a plus! Now I know they have $100 players that can do SACD/DVD-A as well, but they use cheap audio DACs that sound like crap. Last time I checked, you could pick one up for about $200 online (retail is $599). When you weigh out price vs performance, this is one player that just cannot be overlooked!

I'm sure a lot of people know of it or have one already but I just thought I'd express my love for this one particular DVD player I've had for a few years now.

The Apex AD-1110W

Little tiny player that packs a punch.

Plays the following:

CDR/CDRW/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW/DVD+R

/VCD/SVCD/DivX/JPG/MP3/WMA

One thing I just found out about it the other day, it has a built in PAL/NTSC converter.. this thing will seriously play anything you got.

Best part?  It's $40

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You mean to tell me that the DVD player I have had in my living room for over a year now has been able to play DivX and I have been converting my files to DVD all these years? *smacks self in forehead* :laugh:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...4999583-3975651

Starlogic Multi-region 2.1 DVD Player ?29 normaly now at ?24

seem pretty good players, plays alot of formats but not divx/xvid

i had a samsung dvd s224, it was pants died on me after 2 years, stoped playing everything even dvds!

brother had a samsung stero with a 3 disk changer in it. died after a year.

i've now got a jvc xv-n316s and i love it to bits. i think it was about ?80 from currys http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/130_181820.html

plays alot of formats.

svcd,vcd,dvd+r (mpegs on dvd+r as well)

mp3 on cdr and dvd+r

divx and xvid with ac3 on cdr and dvd+r

jpeg pictures. on cdr and dvd+r

all of this can be put in to folders as we:D :D

the only bad thing is not much outputs and the nav of folders can be a pain in the ass but never the less its still a great player

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...4999583-3975651

Starlogic Multi-region 2.1 DVD Player  ?29 normaly now at ?24

seem pretty good players, plays alot of formats but not divx/xvid

i had a samsung dvd s224, it was pants died on me after 2 years, stoped playing everything even dvds!

brother had a samsung stero with a 3 disk changer in it. died after a year.

i've now got a jvc xv-n316s and i love it to bits. i think it was about ?80 from currys http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/130_181820.html

plays alot of formats.

svcd,vcd,dvd+r (mpegs on dvd+r as well)

mp3 on cdr and dvd+r

divx and xvid with ac3 on cdr and dvd+r

jpeg pictures. on cdr and dvd+r

all of this can be put in to folders as we:D :D 

the only bad thing is not much outputs and the nav of folders can be a pain in the ass but never the less its still a great player

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I bought that one for my daughter as a xmas present, was ?29.99, gone done again they must be getting short on that stock.

Tesco are doing them cheap now.

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the best cheap DVD player would have to be the Denon DVD-2200. Excellent picture quality and well-balanced colors with rich blacks. Also has very good sound

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Erm... I think it's your TV and sound system which determines if you have good picture / sound...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...4999583-3975651

Starlogic Multi-region 2.1 DVD Player  ?29 normaly now at ?24

seem pretty good players, plays alot of formats but not divx/xvid

i had a samsung dvd s224, it was pants died on me after 2 years, stoped playing everything even dvds!

brother had a samsung stero with a 3 disk changer in it. died after a year.

i've now got a jvc xv-n316s and i love it to bits. i think it was about ?80 from currys http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/130_181820.html

plays alot of formats.

svcd,vcd,dvd+r (mpegs on dvd+r as well)

mp3 on cdr and dvd+r

divx and xvid with ac3 on cdr and dvd+r

jpeg pictures. on cdr and dvd+r

all of this can be put in to folders as we:D :D 

the only bad thing is not much outputs and the nav of folders can be a pain in the ass but never the less its still a great player

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The starlogic is great value for a multi-region player. Now its gone 5 quid cheaper

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Erm... I think it's your TV and sound system which determines if you have good picture / sound...

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Why don't you get an awesome TV and $10,000 speakers and then use a $70 "so-called" progressive-scan DVD player from Wal-Mart and see if your picture and sound is better than my system with my average HDTV and $3,000 speakers paired with a Denon DVD-2200 (which can be bought for around $300 now). I highly doubt you know anything about home theatre.

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