Good cheap DVD player that has USB and HDMI

[silent]

hi

after a dvd player with USB slot for connecting a ext western digital hdd to that has all movies and media files on it etc etc.

are there any good ones for under £50 delivered?

[chris57]

Phillips DVP5960 is £44.99 plus delivery from here:-
http://www.laskys.com/dvd_products/d...S+DVP5960%2F05
Got mine from there and delivery etc were good.
Have a read here for mods/firmwares etc:-
http://www.phunkyfish.com/article/4/philips-dvp-596012

[silent]

cheers for that.

what kind of HDD are you using on this?

lots of conflicting info from posters but seems to work with fat32 partition.

can you confirm this please?

[aniki]

Originally Posted by silent

cheers for that.

what kind of HDD are you using on this?

lots of conflicting info from posters but seems to work with fat32 partition.

can you confirm this please?

320gb WD Mybooks here fat32 ....no worries.

i too have western digital 250 gig HDD in a Aqua plus media enclosure linked via usb and it works a treat plus i got my 5960 from sainsburys for just £35

[silent]

Originally Posted by Radi0ed

i too have western digital 250 gig HDD in a Aqua plus media enclosure linked via usb and it works a treat plus i got my 5690 from sainsburys for just £35

i was referred to these media thingies, are they good and easy to use?

Originally Posted by silent

i was referred to these media thingies, are they good and easy to use?

You mean " media enclosure's " for housing a hdd , then yes there really quite good especaily if you have a hdtv . most hdd's seem to work ok on 5960 if the drive is formatted in FAT 32 -the Aqua media plus comes with fat 32 driver to format any hdd for storing many of your media files .once done linking up to your 5960's usb socket is a doddle -just use the aqua's remote to play your video file's or music its really that easy . you can see the aqua media plus here for quite a good price £38 ..............
http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=1627

hope this helps

[silent]

Originally Posted by Radi0ed

You mean " media enclosure's " for housing a hdd , then yes there really quite good especaily if you have a hdtv . most hdd's seem to work ok on 5960 if the drive is formatted in FAT 32 -the Aqua media plus comes with fat 32 driver to format any hdd for storing many of your media files .once done linking up to your 5960's usb socket is a doddle -just use the aqua's remote to play your video file's or music its really that easy . you can see the aqua media plus here for quite a good price £38 ..............
http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=1627

hope this helps

cheers, it certainly does help.

So basically, i plug my ext hdd into the agua (if i go this route) and link it to my TV and it'll work the films from my hdd (acting as a kind of router) or plug straight into a 5960 dvd and hey presto.

excellent, will make a decision. the dvd is £44.99 inc del now. may go for that agua thing as i could put a new hdd in and use it for extra storage or could i use it like a media pc?

Originally Posted by silent

cheers, it certainly does help.

So basically, i plug my ext hdd into the agua (if i go this route) and link it to my TV and it'll work the films from my hdd (acting as a kind of router) or plug straight into a 5960 dvd and hey presto.

excellent, will make a decision. the dvd is £44.99 inc del now. may go for that agua thing as i could put a new hdd in and use it for extra storage or could i use it like a media pc?

The Aqua media as a vga socket plus composite & component AV outputs
giving you three choices of connection , ie .. to a pc monitor / hdtv / crt tv and also if you have a philips 5960 via usb . i found the 5960's usb socket was my best option as it displays any widescreen video in full size , depending if you have a wide screen tv or a hdtv ( my tv is only a 32" sony crt ) but if you have a hdtv i say connecting to component is the best option . but that just depends on what you want to connect it to ?
so if you do go for the 5960 then getting a media enclosure will save you having to burn all your media to dvd plus you gain a nice multi media / storage device all in one

[silent]

Originally Posted by Radi0ed

The Aqua media as a vga socket plus composite & component AV outputs
giving you three choices of connection , ie .. to a pc monitor / hdtv / crt tv and also if you have a philips 5960 via usb . i found the 5960's usb socket was my best option as it displays any widescreen video in full size , depending if you have a wide screen tv or a hdtv ( my tv is only a 32" sony crt ) but if you have a hdtv i say connecting to component is the best option . but that just depends on what you want to connect it to ?
so if you do go for the 5960 then getting a media enclosure will save you having to burn all your media to dvd plus you gain a nice multi media / storage device all in one

cheers. i will probably go for the dvd player to replace mine and plug the external into there, although i have xbox and xbmc(i would not attempt to modify the memory cab to make a usb), and then the agua when i buy my hdtv. i only have an 26" widescreen crt.

[pokiri]

another option to consider:
"Ebuyer DV-254 HDMI DVD - USB & Card Reader - Upscaler"
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/104108

£39.99 inc.vat (deduct another £10 ie £29.99, if you pay by google checkout) plus £4-5 for delivery (under £35 incl.delivery)

though i didn't have this one with me now, i'd like to buy one soon