Decisions Decisions - what would u do?

rjcowan · 13-12-2001, 9:56 AM

Well after much fighting I have now got my money back on the tosh 210(region 2) and i am now in the market for a dvd player - multi regioned.
it was an easy choice as i have a tosh tv to go with the toshiba 210 again except this time multi-regioned and then i saw the sony dvpns400 and i hesitated.
Looking to spend up to £250 but i keep teasing myself with better equipment. Does anyone have any suggestions as to a great player that is multi-regioned?
And does the Sony dvpns400 multi-regioned with a remote control hack?

13-12-2001, 10:02 AM

Can I ask why you returned the Toshiba?
Eric

rjcowan · 13-12-2001, 10:55 AM

yes - i returned it because it was going to cost me £40 to get it multi-regioned and the shop guarantteed me they could multi-region it but then said they couldnt. Had tosh for 6 months so i can give it back get my money back and buy a molti-regioned one from richersounds for £199. No cost to me and i get a new player which is multi-regioned. It was a simple decision until i looked at what else i could buy. Back to square one again but my requirements are :
Multi-region
decent brand name
and quiet sound from the tray(tosh is quite noisy)

Ian J · 13-12-2001, 12:16 PM

If your Tosh TV has component inputs the Tosh 210 is the one to go for again if you can live with the noise.

If no component inputs have a look at the Pioneer 444 or 545 which appear to be well rated by all of the mags and well received by forum members including myself.

brattle · 13-12-2001, 12:19 PM

If you've got a Tosh TV with component and your budget can stretch to it, go for the Tosh SD9000. Can be bought for £350 multi region from Hi Spek.

It hasn't got some of the functions of some of the newer players like CDR compatibility and I've heard it doesn't like Region 1 disks like T2 that much, but for the money you won't see better at twice the price.

13-12-2001, 12:38 PM

rjcowan,
how about Aiwa DV-370. It is going for £199 at Comet and it is multi regional hackable via the remote. I have got one for the last five months and it is not bad for the features you get at that price.
I have used R2/R1 and R4 DVDs and I have no problems what so ever when viewing them
H :-)

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uncle eric Guest Posts: n/a	Can I ask why you returned the Toshiba? Eric
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bigH007 Guest Posts: n/a	rjcowan, how about Aiwa DV-370. It is going for £199 at Comet and it is multi regional hackable via the remote. I have got one for the last five months and it is not bad for the features you get at that price. I have used R2/R1 and R4 DVDs and I have no problems what so ever when viewing them H :-)
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