Home Theater/HDTV/et al...

I had to buy a new DVD player yesterday..... my DVD/VCR combo has started not recognising discs.. even bought movies.

I bought a cheap (A$48) Chinese one - "Coby" brand :beaten: Never heard of it, but it works great :)

oh LOLs chinese branded DVD players are like the best. usually they can play all sorts of things and the price is not somethin you'd cry over for when it's broken.

the $3000 Qosmio is really irresistable. it's like everything in one. integrated tv turner, HD DVD combo rom, remote, 17" screen :drooling:

how do people get $3000??? :beaten:

Anime Dad wrote:I had to buy a new DVD player yesterday..... my DVD/VCR combo has started not recognising discs.. even bought movies.

I bought a cheap (A$48) Chinese one - "Coby" brand :beaten: Never heard of it, but it works great :)

We have those here as well... Don't know how reliable they are... :sweat:

I suppose you can hack the Region Code on it, ne?

monta wrote:oh LOLs chinese branded DVD players are like the best. usually they can play all sorts of things and the price is not somethin you'd cry over for when it's broken.

the $3000 Qosmio is really irresistable. it's like everything in one. integrated tv turner, HD DVD combo rom, remote, 17" screen :drooling:

how do people get $3000??? :beaten:

17" screen?? $3000???

Sounds like a rip off. :bleh:

bmwracer wrote:
We have those here as well... Don't know how reliable they are... :sweat:

I suppose you can hack the Region Code on it, ne?

I guess so. I haven't tried a region-coded DVD in it yet...

Anyway, it works, that's all you can ask for $48 :) I'm going back to the same place next week to pick up a digital set top box for the same price :)

bmwracer wrote:
17" screen?? $3000???

Sounds like a rip off. :bleh:

it's a notebook. not a PC. an all in one like that (17", remote, integrated TV tuner, HD DVD player, integrated Harlan-Kardon speakers) for $3000 is still a rip off?

i dunno prices :sweat: my notebook is a $600 15" and it works just fine... for daily school stuff :hehe:

monta wrote:it's a notebook. not a PC. an all in one like that (17", remote, integrated TV tuner, HD DVD player, integrated Harlan-Kardon speakers) for $3000 is still a rip off?

Uh, how can it be a notebook, yet not a PC (personal computer)?

Regardless, wrong thread. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:Okay, I finally locked in on the player I want: Philips DVP-3960.

Region free hackable and has 1080i upconversion... Looks like the remote is crummy, though. :sweat:

Hey, Beemer,

How do you like your Philips so far? I've got an older 642, and it's been acting up, so I'm looking for another player which will play DivX and is easily region-free hackable.

shin2 wrote:Hey, Beemer,

How do you like your Philips so far? I've got an older 642, and it's been acting up, so I'm looking for another player which will play DivX and is easily region-free hackable.

Heya!

So far so good: Multiple viewings of Swing Girls and Gun Crazy and it hasn't missed a beat... :victory:

Admittedly, the unit and remote seem cheap and fragile compared to my Panasonic DVD recorder and my six-year old Sony, but for $35, HDMI and DivX support and Region-free playback, it's a steal. :thumbsup:

bmwracer wrote:
Uh, how can it be a notebook, yet not a PC (personal computer)?

Regardless, wrong thread. :beaten:

uh gomen. i don't get names and stuff whatever :beaten: :ashamed:

anyways, it's a laptop

And live in a apartment as well? Man this is going to be hard...

lol I guess no one has it

What's Direct TV??

Anime Dad wrote:What's Direct TV??

Satellite Tv provider

Hmmm, no. :doh:

Anime Dad wrote:Hmmm, no. :doh:

lol it's really meant for people in the U.S as thats where they only serve at.

SubaruWRX wrote:And live in a apartment as well? Man this is going to be hard...

I've seen them posted on a pole at apartments. Like a huge tripod. Just make sure it's tethered to the floor by weights...or don't live in a windy apartment complex.

land lord is a bit crabby :-/

only Japanese Station I could get is TV Japan.. anyone have that? Any good?

man no one offers NHK

SubaruWRX wrote:land lord is a bit crabby :-/

only Japanese Station I could get is TV Japan.. anyone have that? Any good?

I think TV Japan mainly airs NHK programs, but they do air "trendy" dramas from other stations from time to time.

http://www.tvjapan.net/