$58 DVD player at Radio Shack with Region-Free hack...plus $10 mail-in rebate! (1 Viewer)

[Ben LG]

Thx for bringing this thread back up David, I was just looking for a multi-region player but didnt want to spend that much since atm, I am only buying it for one dvd (The Corrs Live at Lansdowne Road, which annoyingly is only released for regions 2-6). Now I can grab both the dvd and player for under 100 bucks. Btw, they also have it at J & R for $54.88, 1 year warranty for both labor and parts.

 

[David Lawson]

100 replies and no mention of Nerd-Out? Their forum offers a wealth of information on Cyberhome hacks, disc incompatibilities, firmware updates, etc.

http://www.nerd-out.com/forum/

This is where I did most of my research for the DVD-500.

 

[Ben LG]

Found the black version of the CyberHome CH-DVD 300B at amazon for $46.99 shipped if you are a bit anal like me and want to match your other components

 

[David Lambert]

[c]Found the Cyberhome 300 at Wal-Mart on sale for $43.99!!! WOW![/c]


I think I'll get one for my dad...

 

[Xenia Stathakopoulou]

Due to forum rules i cant say what store,but on black friday a certain store will have this on sale for 39.xx dollars !

 

[James_A]

Wonder where that will be....not...

 

[Xenia Stathakopoulou]

If you got questions , ive got answers.

 

[David Lambert]

Hmmmm...I think it would be worth paying $4 more to get it without the hassle of Black Friday!

 

[Matt Krapf]

I just threw out my AD-600. lol It's served me well, since I picked it up, just after the first National Meet in LA in 2000.

Should have no trouble stepping into this newer model.

Thanks all.

Matt

 

[MartinTeller]

Can you elaborate on this? I bought the Cyberhome player and now I want to buy some widescreen PAL discs. What will they look like on my 4:3 TV? What about PAL discs that are fullscreen?

 

[rutger_s]

4x3 fullscreen and 4x3 letterbox PAL formatted discs look fine when viewed on standard televisions. The chipset converts PAL to NTSC properly.

However, it can not downconvert 16x9 PAL formatted discs for proper viewing on standard televisions.

You get the same ffect as if you set your DVD player to output to 16x9 when you have a standard television. Circles look like ovals and everyone looks tall and skinny. 2.x:1 films look like 1.x:1 and 1.x:1 films fill the screen.

If your TV has a 16x9 enhanced mode then you won't have a problem with 16x9 PAL. If you have a widescreen television then, again, you won't have a problem with 16x9 PAL.

However, if you have just a standard television without the 16x9 enhanced mode...you will have to set the DVD player to output to 4x3 pan & scan for the objects and people to look correct. However, you do lose image information on the sides.

 

[Larry Fletcher]

OFF TOPIC

BenLG,

Don't forget Corrs Unplugged! I may have burned a hole in it playing it on my crappy region free apex

mmmm....Andrea Corr.

 

[Xenia Stathakopoulou]

As if the black friday cyberhome dvd player deal wasnt sweet enough already , theres a rumour going around now that the 39.xx price is before rebate !It will probably be 29.xx after rebate !I doubt any store can beat that ! Im definitely getting a spare now.Have to get early to the stores that day.

 

[MartinTeller]

Thanks for the info, Rutger. Fortunately the titles I want most (Ingmar Bergman) are all either fullscreen or non-anamorphic. And eventually I'll be getting a 16:9 set anyway.

 

[Bob Graham]

I have seen the flyer and can verify that there is a $10 rebate. The player will be on sale at the "you've got questions, we've got answers retailer" for $39.95 for 5 hours on Black Friday from 7:00 to Noon: final price after rebate: $29.95 plus tax.

 

[Xenia Stathakopoulou]

Also a heads up for people that hate dealing with rebates .I have also heard that another store will offer this player for 34.95 this friday without a rebate .Cant wait to get my spare cyberhome 300 !

 

[Paul Drake]

Hi,

Concerning the CH-300: is there confirmation if these will play DVD-R or DVR+R and other formats of "homemade" DVDs. My local place with the answers didn't know the answer to this question (he did confirm that this will go for a net $29.99 on Friday as noted above).

Several earlier posts in this thread asked the above question, but I couldn't find where they had been definitively answered. If I missed it, I apologize.

Thanks.

 

[Xenia Stathakopoulou]

Paul, i never tried stuff like that on mine but from what i heard in the past , they do. Cant wait to pick up my spare machine at fridays sale !

 

[MartinTeller]

Yes it does, I've tried it.

 

[Paul Drake]

Thank you Tony and Martin! I appreciate the info.