Good DVD Player w/ region hack & PAL -> NTSC?

[Slickone]

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[otispunkmeyer]

any of the KiSS DVD players...........they are all region, pal and NTSC, prog scan and can play MP3 ogg vorbis, VCD, SVCD, DVD+/- R and RW! and the real winning factor is they can play DivX and Xvid files!!!!!!!! i got a DP-1000 for xmas and it rocks!!!!

bought 5 DVD-R's rented a load of cool movies and DivX'd the lot to the DVD;s u can get bout 4 or 5 movies on one disc!!!!!

www.kiss-technology.com

edit: image quality is excpetional from DVD and DivX long as u encode to the Home cinema profile.......seriously this thing cost 99 bucks and its whoops the pants of the 350 quid sony player in the living room which by the way is single region and as trouble playin dvds with the lightest of scratches

 

[Childs]

Still looking for a DVD player? Well, the pioneer I was talking about was the Pioneer DV-260 that available at Walmart. Its multisystem (PAL/NTSC), progressive and apparently a region free hack turned up. I just checked the dvdhelp to see if there's a new rev to avoid and everyone generally likes it, but are complaining that they can't play raw MPEGs, where as before they could, so perhaps there is a new rev out.

BUT, I still say the Phillips 727 is the best. Frys still sells them, so they should available to other retailers. I wouldn't get to caught up in getting a name player. My Sony was pathetic, and I paid a crap load for it. The no name brands are the ones that give you all the bells and whistles. For $35-$50, I'm sure you'll get your money's worth.

 

[Slickone]

I really need DVD-Audio since I own a few DVD-A's that I've never been able to check out. Too bad there isn't a step up from the 727 w/ DVD-A.
I don't think I'll need to play MPG's. Just curious, why would you say the Philips 727 is better? Again, a lot of people don't have Fry's near them.

How likely will it be that a software region hack for the Pioneer 563A is found? Is there anywhere in the US to buy the hack kit cheaper? Has anyone on here done the hack or read anywhere else of someone doing it?

There aren't any Panasonics that do all this are there?



otispunkmeyer, I need a player available in the US. Also I won't be playing DIVX.