The Akura DVD player £30 Somerfield???

[zendawn]

Was thinking of getting one, seen lots of comments about it on the net.
Good for playing mp3s and jpgs but already got a ps2 so not sure?
Anybody got one or knows about them???

[Lew]

If I were getting a cheap no-name DVD player I'd be inclined to get one of the ones for sale at amazon.co.uk as they come pre-chipped for multi-region playback

[zendawn]

Originally Posted by Mimizuku no Lew

If I were getting a cheap no-name DVD player I'd be inclined to get one of the ones for sale at amazon.co.uk as they come pre-chipped for multi-region playback

From what ive read on the web the Akura is multi region too. I dont have any region 1 dvds anyway. I was gonna use it mainly for playing mp3 cds on.
Wanna create a cd with all my Prince albums on, in mp3 format.

P.s. Your avatar reminds me of that Sapphire and Steel episode with the photos and the faceless man.

[punky]

Good points, but I would say this Zendawn: you should try before you buy. Especially with the cheaper ones. Some say they play MP3s but how they go about is another matter. Some have horrible/no menus, no ID3 support, no rewind/fastforward/no VBR support, etc. I'd try and go round shops til you find one that plays MP3s well, and then shop around online. Bearing in mind how many you can fit on a CD, let alone DVD, i'd make sure it can handle folders, and multi-session CDs. So burn off a disk with all those, and you know you won't end up disappointed.

[Defiant]

Yea DVD players are coming down in price allot now I just wish there were more that could run xvid & divx like the one I have

[zendawn]

Originally Posted by punky

Good points, but I would say this Zendawn: you should try before you buy. Especially with the cheaper ones. Some say they play MP3s but how they go about is another matter. Some have horrible/no menus, no ID3 support, no rewind/fastforward/no VBR support, etc. I'd try and go round shops til you find one that plays MP3s well, and then shop around online. Bearing in mind how many you can fit on a CD, let alone DVD, i'd make sure it can handle folders, and multi-session CDs. So burn off a disk with all those, and you know you won't end up disappointed.

Yes good advice.
Unfortunatly I havent got a cd burner yet, so cannot make one up.
I was also worried about what bitrate to record mp3s at that would be standard for most players.
Am thinking of buying a made up system, just for burning mp3 off my cd collection. Built mainly for sound, rather than graphics or the net. Cd 2 cdr, hiqualilty sound card and large HD, plus memory and processor all in a mini case.

[zendawn]

Originally Posted by Defiant

Yea DVD players are coming down in price allot now I just wish there were more that could run xvid & divx like the one I have

Then we will have 'blueray' next, I'm still playing catch up (about 2yrs behind).
My computer was worth £1000 4yrs ago, now its worth £50 if that.
Not that im after the 'latest thing' I just like the idea of so many songs on one disc. Especially all my Prince cds, I'd never have to change the cd again. LOL

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by Mimizuku no Lew

If I were getting a cheap no-name DVD player I'd be inclined to get one of the ones for sale at amazon.co.uk as they come pre-chipped for multi-region playback

The Yamada's rock, I've bought 4 now for family members, they look nice, they work well and they're only £35 on Amazon with free delivery!

[punky]

I second what Bifta said. I've got a Yamada 6100 (The one that plays divx, xvid, MPEG1, MPEG2 files straight off the disk, important feature to me) and i'm more than happy with it. They've since brought out a new one now which is a lot better though.

Zendawn: About the bitrate, that's the kind of thing I was talking about. By default every player should support 128kbps/44khz, which is standard CD quality. For compatibility you should check it does support others, particularly 192kbps, and 96kbps, and 22khz. If it doesn't it is not the end of the world as conversion is fairly easy, but you want to save yourself hassle where you can. Just check in the back of the manual and see what bitrates it supports.

[zendawn]

Originally Posted by punky

Just check in the back of the manual and see what bitrates it supports.

Ahh yeah. They normally have that sort of info in the manual. I will probably use 128/44 as standard anyway.
The dvd from somerfields just seems too good of an offer to refuse. They're just over the road so no problems with returns. I was just hoping someone on here had one tho, so I could get first hand info.
I'm not sure if its got A/V phono out or just a RGB scart.

[Defiant]

Originally Posted by punky

I second what Bifta said. I've got a Yamada 6100 (The one that plays divx, xvid, MPEG1, MPEG2 files straight off the disk, important feature to me) and i'm more than happy with it. They've since brought out a new one now which is a lot better though.
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Yea I have the Yamada 6100 too and it plays just about everything. Great for the movies I love it

[Lew]

Originally Posted by zendawn

P.s. Your avatar reminds me of that Sapphire and Steel episode with the photos and the faceless man.

That's exactly what it is

Looks like the Yamada players from Amazon are a good buy, I'll probably be getting one myself to replace my creaky old ProLine DVD1000 that's starting to have troubles with certain discs

[imback]

I bought a Ronin one from ebuyer for about £40, it looks nice, plays absolutly everything out of the box including region 1 DVD's.

[Stephen]

The Akura DVD from Somerfield/quicksave are multi region from the box and will play mp3 picture Cds and DVD +/- back ups. very good aldo RGB output. great for £29.95

[Dave Stones]

Originally Posted by Defiant

Yea I have the Yamada 6100 too and it plays just about everything. Great for the movies I love it

i have the yamada dvx6600 *ner ner ner ner ner*

yep, a great little gizmo box, the only problem is the volume control for the downstairs hi-fi shares the same remote frequency as the dvd mute button, so it can get interesting when you fiddle with the volume...