ageha Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I saw another cheap HDMI player: http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_7078.htm Will it be region locked? Any codes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ageha Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 I grabbed one of those today. I also got a sub $20 HDMI cable from Kmart. Maybe my expectation are low but I think the 1080p output looks great. The DVD drive is smooth and quiet and the PQ over HDMI is very good. I still have to test the USB port but so far I'm pretty happy with it. PS: Still looking for the OEM of the player and a hack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Hall Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 As per the OP, is it region locked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ageha Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 As per the OP, is it region locked? I still have to test it. I have a few European DVDs here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ageha Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 The player comes already region code free! I just tested the German LotR special extended edition, region code 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokiin Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 The player comes already region code free! like pretty much every player on the market, no surprises really, is this your first DVD player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ageha Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 like pretty much every player on the market, no surprises really, is this your first DVD player? No but I'm not from here. Every player I bought in Germany and the UK was region locked. Also the last two players from Aldi Australia were region locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokiin Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 No but I'm not from here. Every player I bought in Germany and the UK was region locked. Also the last two players from Aldi Australia were region locked. ok, understand, even if you had prior models that were preset to region 4 there would be a remote code to set them region free, not something the staff there often know about though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ageha Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 ok, understand, even if you had prior models that were preset to region 4 there would be a remote code to set them region free, not something the staff there often know about though I never bought one of those Chinese Aldi models before. I know about those codes but for some models it's quite hard to get them or it takes some time to appear on the internet. I never found one for the JVC N670 for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzy1503563020 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I am a newbie to the site and tried to post a new topic but it wont allow me. Unable to contact forum administrator cos I dont have outlook on this computer. Hope you dont mind if I ask my question here. I got a new Plasma= Panasonic Vierra 50Pz800a and want to buy a DVD player. We watch lots of DVD's from overseas ( yes!) and would appreciate your thoughts on Panasonic S53 which is rrp at Myer at $179. I heard Pioneer is great too? Model? Thanks Razzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ageha Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) I am a newbie to the site and tried to post a new topic but it wont allow me. Unable to contact forum administrator cos I dont have outlook on this computer.Hope you dont mind if I ask my question here. I got a new Plasma= Panasonic Vierra 50Pz800a and want to buy a DVD player. We watch lots of DVD's from overseas ( yes!) and would appreciate your thoughts on Panasonic S53 which is rrp at Myer at $179. I heard Pioneer is great too? Model? Thanks Razzy I thought about the Panasonic S53 myself because it's a great player over HDMI. It can output 576i/480i over HDMI and it can read DVD-RAM. My first DVD player 8 years ago was a Panasonic and I was prety happy with it. But I'm not sure about the region code here. The Pioneer V410 can be made region code free but I think you need to flash it with a cracked firmware (at least the US and the EU model). Edited February 5, 2009 by ageha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Struggo Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) I am a newbie to the site and tried to post a new topic but it wont allow me. Unable to contact forum administrator cos I dont have outlook on this computer.Hope you dont mind if I ask my question here. I got a new Plasma= Panasonic Vierra 50Pz800a and want to buy a DVD player. We watch lots of DVD's from overseas ( yes!) and would appreciate your thoughts on Panasonic S53 which is rrp at Myer at $179. I heard Pioneer is great too? Model? Thanks Razzy You should also consider the XD-E500. http://www.toshiba.com.au/ http://www.dtvforum.info/index.php?showtop...t&p=1202279 Cheers Struggo Edited February 5, 2009 by Struggo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzy1503563020 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Thanks to you both for the replies. Thanks for the link too. Still reading it. Need to do lots of reading... theres a world out there I need to learn about. WHat prices has anyone seen/paid for Panasonic S53? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Struggo Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 (edited) Grabbed one today to use in the kids room. It is now playing a Heroes Xvid via the USB port The disc tray only comes out 60% of the way. Cheers Struggo Edited February 6, 2009 by Struggo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ageha Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 (edited) Thanks to you both for the replies. Thanks for the link too. Still reading it. Need to do lots of reading... theres a world out there I need to learn about.WHat prices has anyone seen/paid for Panasonic S53? The cheapest I saw was $180. Edited February 6, 2009 by ageha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ageha Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 (edited) Grabbed one today to use in the kids room.It is now playing a Heroes Xvid via the USB port The disc tray only comes out 60% of the way. Cheers Struggo I would say 80% but all players with those super thin trays are that way. That's the design. Edited February 6, 2009 by ageha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzy1503563020 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Your replies have helped me. The aldi one looks pretty good for the price. Will look into the Toshiba too. Its hard to know whether the extra cost is justified unless you try the unit and also use it over a perirod of time. Hmmm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin 2905 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I bought one of the Vivid players from Aldi yesterday, but I'll be taking it back today. It would only recognise a couple of my assorted USB devices (yes, all formatted as FAT32), it doesn't play back anamorphically encoded XviD avi's in the correct aspect ratio, and it pauses frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ageha Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 I bought one of the Vivid players from Aldi yesterday, but I'll be taking it back today. It would only recognise a couple of my assorted USB devices (yes, all formatted as FAT32), it doesn't play back anamorphically encoded XviD avi's in the correct aspect ratio, and it pauses frequently. No pausing or skipping here so far. You tried to re-format your devices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin 2905 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 No pausing or skipping here so far.You tried to re-format your devices? The same USB devices and files work and play fine on a couple of other devices that I have. Maybe the particular Vivid that I have is a dud unit, but unless I can test another one in the store, I'm giving up. And yes, one of the drives was freshly formatted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gizmomelb Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 digging up this old thread. did anyone else buy one of these and did you ever find any firmware updates for it please? my missus' main complaint is it doesn't bookmark videos so she can't continue watching from where she was up to etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokiin Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 did anyone else buy one of these and did you ever find any firmware updates for it please? my missus' main complaint is it doesn't bookmark videos so she can't continue watching from where she was up to etc. Haven't seen this model but in many players the bookmark feature is enabled/disabled in the setup menu, have you had a look through the various options to see if there is anything there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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