DVD Players > up to 70 GBP DVD Players > by DivX Playback

Advantages: most popular multimedia formats,upconver,small Compact
Disadvantages: No display on unit

Small Compact, reads most format DVD, Upconver No display on unit (but its on screen if needed) "Overall Im happy with purchase. you cant go wrong with it. The remote is a bit small but works great. I have ordered an HDMI cable and cant wait to see how good the upconvertion is." plays the most popular multimedia formats like DivX, MP3, WMA, JPEG and MPEG-4 clips. Slim, Why have a huge dvd player when you know the guts only take up a small fraction ...
...One HDMI cable is so nice as well. DVDs look great on my 42"" 1080i LCD tv. But setup menu is REALLY slow to respond. No bundled HDMI cable, just a completely useless RCA cable.Weird buttons on the top. I wish they'd just have front buttons so I can stack stuff on it - but I guess it looks cooler. ... Read review

Advantages: Low cost,Will play all the main formats,Fairly good quality.
Disadvantages: Altough its good its not good enough to be homes main DVD player.

...I had never owned a Philips DVD player before this purchase but was assured by many people that their DVD players were always in top form. This product is possibly the cheapest DVD players I have ever bought but must say that I found that for its price and what I use it for it was a great buy. Another reason I decided to buy this DVD player over the many other options that were available to me was because this DVD player is small and slim and is ...
...1. Turn on the Philips DVP3120. 2. Open the disk tray. 3. Press the "Setup" button on your remote. 4. Go to the "Preferences" page by pressing the right arrow key twice. 5. Enter these numbers - 138931. 6. You will now see the current region code for your DVD player. 7. Use the Up/Down arrow keys and select the region you require or simply press "0" for all regions. 8. Press the "Play" button to play your DVD. I found this feature very useful ... Read review

Advantages: price, upscaling option, impressive playback features
Disadvantages: remote a bit fiddly

...an attractive price tag the Philips DVP 5960 boasts a range of features you would expect from a player twice the price. Once connected via a HDMI(High Definition Multimedia Interface) cable you have the option to select the picture resolution or use the automatic setting which will do the job for you, resulting pictures from standard DVD's are noticebaly sharper and colours more vibrant. You will need a HD ready TV to benefit and a large flat screen ...
...The device is multi-region enabled and In addition to playing most DVD types(DVD+R/W DVD-R/W) you also have the option of playing back DIVX encoded movies which can be burnt to a recordable DVD or stored on a USB drive, which is useful if you have movies on your PC allowing them to be quickly transferred to the player. Photos in high definition JPEG format can be viewed via your TV if you need to and it has the option to play MP3's. The unit itself ... Read review

Advantages: : PRECENCE OF DIVX AND PRODUCES FANTASTIC PICTURES WITH SOUND.
Disadvantages: DOES NOT HAVE SOME THINGS EXPECTED AND TOO SLIM AND LIGHT.

...My using of this present Sony DVD machine I think will make me rest for DVD machine in the sense that before talking of buying another DVD machine, that will be long. This particular DVD does not have much techies that I expected but I have to take it like that and go on with it. Sony has been quite my favourable product especially in the electronic category. With my sharp aqua HD ready TV, I enjoy it the most in the sense that the HD ready TVs, ...
...play all but the recent Sony DVD, I have tried the same but it was able to play all. Another major likes on this DVD machine is that unlike in some DVD machines that do not play The DIVX comfortably, this particular machine, does that comfortably and on the other hand, it is not a multi system DVD that was programmed to play all the versions, but it is made possible with the 1in 4 remote control and it even enables it to play NTSC versions comfortably ... Read review

Advantages: Functionality, price, playback options
Disadvantages: Nil

Great DVD player. Plays mpeg/avi files straight from data CD/DVDs. Sound quality and video quality both well above average for the price. The palyer is so simple to install - 3 mins from out of the box to up and running. Once playing the controls both on the unit and on the remote are very intuitive. Inserting a data disc into the player will bring up a menu of all playable files. I have not yet be able to use the up scaling HD technology as I ... Read review