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Old 06-06-2005, 7:39 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Philips 963SA for £140 delivered
Philips DVD963SA from Play.com for £139.99 delivered

Seems like a baragain to me... ordered one, now just looking for a kind soul to lend me a pronto / urc 4300 / 7560 to mod to region free!

See here for the link.
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Old 08-06-2005, 10:56 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Hi you can make it region free with it's remote m8. Forgot the numbers now.

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Old 17-06-2005, 7:07 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Now only £99 ...
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Old 17-06-2005, 7:56 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Holy **** that is the bargain of the year, how the hell can they sell it for that price!

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Old 17-06-2005, 10:24 PM   #5 (permalink)
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So for £99.99 would you say there is anything better out there now? Or should those of us looking to buy a decent value dvd player snap this one up? I'm very interested but want to know what the people in the know think.
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Old 18-06-2005, 10:33 AM   #6 (permalink)
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It's a bloody bargain for £99.99. Seriously, it's audio performance is excellent and it has SACD. It can be tweaked to improve the already good audio side of things and can be SDI modded. Do a google for it and read some of the opinions, check on avsforum. It can be hacked for multiregion and PAL progressive (think you need a pronto for the multi region but don't hold me to that).

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Old 18-06-2005, 12:07 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I've seen conflicting data about dvd-a playback ... play.com says it does - the hcc review says it doesn't ... ???

As my AV8 only has one set of multi-channel inputs I'm looking for a good player that does sacd and dvd-a so I'll retire that part of my DV27a ...

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It doesn't do dvd audio
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Old 18-06-2005, 4:54 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Hi. How does the PAL/NTSC progressive/component output compare with that of the pioneer 575?
Better?, worse? or about the same?

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Old 18-06-2005, 8:13 PM   #10 (permalink)
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would you say this is better than the pioneer 575a?
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I have owned both of these machines, although admittedly, not at the same time.

I don't think there is much in it regarding picture quality from component.

If I was pressed, I would say the pioneer had the edge.

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Grrrr ... anyone any thoughts on a good player to do both then ?
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Old 19-06-2005, 6:39 PM   #13 (permalink)
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well....
I have to say that since posting this fantastic bargain at £140, I returned it as it was clearly a previously owned unit. But, now it's down to £99.... I have re-ordered - fantastic!
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Old 19-06-2005, 7:37 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Why was it obviously preowned? Play would be on very dodgy ground if they didn't advertise it as such surely!
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Derrrrrrr...........

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