What DVD/Divx player?

**liveseytowers** · 28th November 2008

I'm buying my dad a divx player for xmas and want to make sure the one I get him will play everything I download.

I've seen this one at scan which looks OK. Anyone got one or heard anything about them?

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Sumvi...In-Card-Reader

And then there is this one which seems to play more things?

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Dayte...0i-Multiregion

I've downloaded every episode of Deep Space Nine which is over 100gig so i'd be gutted if they didn't work on it lol

**diablos** · 28th November 2008

Have you seen the dvd multimedia system aldi.

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/special_buys.htm

**liveseytowers** · 28th November 2008

Originally Posted by diablos

Have you seen the dvd multimedia system aldi.

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/special_buys.htm

Cheers for the heads up but thats no good for my dad. He just needs the DVD player to fit in slot in his unit. He wouldn't want speakers etc. He's still using his 15 year old Toshiba TV and is still a bit unsure about getting a DVD player

**Zippeyrude** · 28th November 2008

i bout one from currys recently for my sis and brother in law, the Philips DV 5980, about 40 quid.

I have been using the 5960 for a couple of years now and its great, plays everything and has the usb port at the front.

**Zippeyrude** · 28th November 2008

Originally Posted by Zippeyrude

i bout one from currys recently for my sis and brother in law, the Philips DV 5980, about 40 quid.

I have been using the 5960 for a couple of years now and its great, plays everything and has the usb port at the front.

balls, looks like they dont sell it anymore.

**Welsh Pete** · 28th November 2008

I bought a sumvision oine very similar to your choice, and it failed within 2 months...just a heads up.

**Nibb** · 28th November 2008

Get an xbox1 with xbmc installed.

**Shotgunjim** · 30th November 2008

PS3 all the way!

**liveseytowers** · 30th November 2008

lol at PS3 and xbox1, i've already got a PS3 and use that for my avi's but can't see myself forking out for one for my dad any time soon! I was going to get the sumvision one but will try and find a Phillips one instead. I've got a Phillips divx player in the bedroom at the mo but feel a right pikey giving it to my dad for xmas lol

**DJAd** · 1st December 2008

Originally Posted by Nibb

Get an xbox1 with xbmc installed.

Yep, it's the dogs.

Your be able to put all the video's on a shared drive and stream them across the network. Or do what I did and stick a massive HD in the Xbox and copy all my videos directly to it.