Yamada DVX 6700

My Christmas present to myself this year was the “Yamada-DVX-6700” – which looks like a DVD player, works rather like a DVD player but offers a special something extra - this unit not only plays DVDs but many other digital formats too. The device cost me ~£55 – to make it price comparable with other DVD players… It replaces a CyberHome “CH DVD 400” which only plays bone-fide DVDs – and cost the same 18 months ago. The build quality of the Yamada is best described as “cheap” – but… don’t get me wrong – it looks OK next to the TV – only if you look closely is it obvious that every component has ... more

I managed to get one of these for less than £50 including delivery! Firstly just to let everyone know what it can and can't play: CAN PLAY: Discs Types: All types of Dvd (+ -) R/Rw, Cd-R/Rw, Audio Cd, Mp3-Cd/Dvd. File Types: Divx, Xvid, Avi, Vcd, Svcd, Mp3, Wma (non-drm), PCM-Wav , Jpg/Jpeg, and also Home-made dvd's, like if you want to copy video camera footage from PC onto DVD. You can load up any compatible Disc with a combination of any of the file types, and the player is smart enough to be able to play them all. CAN'T PLAY: Discs: DVD-RAM File Types: Kvcd Mvcd other Non-Standard Vcds .rm ... more

For some reason it seems these are no so available anymore however when they were the average price was around 40 - £45 which was not so bad for a multi region, slim line, divx dvd player which would play most computer files without fault. I usually use the most highest quality media & hardware within reasonable cost & did not find anything to majorly complain about. If anything you might have a particular issue with a particular format or file, but with the vast amount of computer media formats it has to be expected. I have had no major issues other than minor skips with some files, which ... more