ChadMcCallum
Second Unit
- Joined
- Sep 8, 2002
- Messages
- 438
My current dvd player is dying so I'm looking to get a new one. I want one that upconverts, plays xvid and divx, allows pal to play on an ntsc tv and is either region free or can be hacked to be region free. I don't have a 1080P tv and won't in the near future so 1080P upconversion isn't a selling point for me and as far as sound goes coaxal or optical is all I need. It seems like Oppo is the way to go but I'm not sure which model to get. My biggest concern is the divx and xvid playback and support. I want to play old tv shows that have yet to come to dvd (some of which will never be on dvd) and being able to burn the .avi file would save time and trouble trying to convert the files to dvd as well as save disc's but I want decent quality and I don't want to have to worry about what version of Divx or Xvid the file is encoded with. Which player offers the latest version of Divx and Xvid and when a new version of the codec's come out does Oppo offer a firmware update to support these new versions? Do any of the older players support the lastest versions through firmware updates? Do they only upconvert with HDMI or will DVI or component also work? Price isn't really an issue but it would be nice not to have to spend over $500 Canadian but I will if I have too.