DVD STANDALONE PLAYERS vs. DVD-R/RW

[elpresidente]

Let´s put experiences together ...

Standalone Players working with DVD-r/RW media....

SAMSUNG 709....... Works with pioneer DVD-R / 1x speed
Samsung 909 ....... Works with pioneer DVD-R/RW 1x speed
SONY DVP 300 NS...... Works with NONAME DVD-R + Brand DVD-R
+ JVC-RW /1x+ 2x Speed
SChAUB-LORENZ SL4000 .... wORKS with NONAME + BRAND DVD-R
1x +2x speed



post your test results ....


greetz

[ChickenMan]

Good suggestion, anyone else ?

[shadoe_phantom]

the Aiwa XD-DV170 (asian model) works with the pirated DVDs I can get here (I assume they are DVD-R/RW media).
However it has problems with VCDs lol, but I think something wrong with lazer so I braught it in for fixing.
Just out of curiosity, since pioneer makes DVD-R/RW media, wouldn't their DVD players play them also? I'm pretty sure at least a few models would (bk535).
You can probably also get some good info at h**p://www.audioreview.com . They have a good review board where people give out their experiences of what they liked & didn't from a player.

[elpresidente]

there r is also help avaiable @ w*w.vcdhelp.com ... but there r often false statements about players...

greetz

[elpresidente]

TESTED ANOTHER PLAYER

PIONEER 535 .... able to read DVD-R Brand and Noname DVDr



greetz

[shadoe_phantom]

yup that pioneer 535 is a good one (here in asia it goes by bk535 or dv-535k).
Tested 2 more today:
Pioneer DV-233 & Pioneer DVR-2000 <--- this model is also supposed to read DVD-RW discs, but store didn't have one of the types of discs to test.

PS
I know this thread is for listing DVD players that work, but I think one of the moderators should make a sticky thread that just has an ordered list of players that work well with DVD/DVD-R/DVD-RW/VCD/SVCD/MP3 & updated from time to time based on info posted here or elsewhere. That way people don't have to go through all these posts all the time if they only want to know which player plays what. Just a suggestion.

[elpresidente]

yeah ... good idea .. i will make a list .. but I´m waiting for some results otherwise it would be a very short list ....

greetz

[shadoe_phantom]

that's alright, it's a start. Then just keep adding to the list as new entries come in.
By the way, the Panasonic portable DVD players DV-(LA/LD) 30/90/95 all play vcd/dvd (original & pirated/DVD-R) discs.

[elpresidente]

Excel list of dvd standalone players and their abilities

thanx 2 shadoe

greetz

[ChickenMan]

Good one guys, keep up the good work.

Suggestion, make another post with the new list in it and make it a Sticky so its at the top all the time.

Also can you make the list as a ZIP file, Netscape users have download probs with RAR files.

Cheers.

[elpresidente]

ok...

job done

greetz

[wazzy]

i bought a DECCAVIDEO dvd player from my local pc show ,it cost me £150 and it will play everything inc non branded dvd-r`s ,vcd`s .its also multiregion with the macro disabled through the hardware ,this machine is as standard you can enable and disable what ever through the menu...

[elpresidente]

k ... i don´t think that it is very cheap for a brand I don´t know ...
I will buy a Sony DVP NS 300 for 99€ tomorrow ... that´s really cheap .... and Sony is a brand everybody knows ...
So check this offer ...
If u buy it .. just send product name + brand and its abilities thx ...

greetz

[sirusthevirus]

i have a smart2000 dvd multi region no macro ,but it won't play dvdr or r/w which is strange as the box it came in says it will?
the web address is smartproducts.co.uk but there gone and know one seems to know much about this player.

[elpresidente]

Originally posted by joripe
I Have Reports That Some Toshiba DVD Will Not Play Any Type Of Copy CD Dont Know which Model So Be Careful If U Want A Toshiba

yep ...thats right ... the best way is to burn a DVD-R and test it in standalone players before buying them

greetz