Upscaling DVD Player for around £50

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could someone recomend to me a good upscaling dvd player (720p / 1080i) that will play xvid / divx

 

[Anonymous]

Look at the Denon DVD1740 for £79.95 (rrp £160) from RicherSounds. I personally wouldn't bother with anything cheaper than that because the upscaler will be naff. What TV are you using??

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="tom83cat"]Look at the Denon DVD1740 for £79.95 (rrp £160) from RicherSounds. I personally wouldn't bother with anything cheaper than that because the upscaler will be naff. What TV are you using??[/quote]

its a sony KDL 32" S2000.

 

[Anonymous]

i take it its overkill as my tv aint 1080p? is the phillips DVP-5960 better suited to the job?

 

[Gerrardasnails]

[quote user="johnrambo"]
i take it its overkill as my tv aint 1080p? is the phillips DVP-5960 better suited to the job?
[/quote] Not at all. The 1740 is excellent and wil upscale to 720p on your screen. I have for my dining room the Sony NSP78 (I think it's called). I got it for £49.99 delivered from Amazon, just before Christmas - I think prices have gone up since then to around the £70 mark. I've not tested it against my Denon but it plays very well on my Sony 20inch Bravia. It is very small too (slim and about 12 inches in depth).

 

[Anonymous]

thanks for the response are both these player region free and support xvid divx ?

 

[Gerrardasnails]

You can make the 1740 region free easily (so there is a good chance it is being sold like that). The Sony seems to be a different kettle of fish - but I haven't checked for a while. There should be a hack out there somewhere. Divx and all that is fine with both.

 

[Gerrardasnails]

£67 delivered multi region too! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sony-DVP-NS78-DVPNS78-DVD-Player-Multi-Region-black_W0QQitemZ250253745930QQihZ015QQcategoryZ3316QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Or this one is £3 more but the seller is 100% feedback and looks much better overall. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SONY-DVP-NS78-NEW-BOXED-BLACK-MULTI-REGION_W0QQitemZ280222227350QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3316QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247