Page 1 of Toshiba220e Multi or Not?

I have been looking for a good DVD player / Home cinema system.
Most out of the box packages I`ve seen don`t have a scart connection.
From what I`ve picked up off the message boards SCART seems to be the best type of connection?
I am now looking at buying just the DVD player first and upgrading later.
I`ve seen the Tosh 220 for around £120 region 2 and £140 multi region.
Is this a good player to build a system around and is it worthwhile getting a multi region player?
Also any idea if the Sony HTBE1 is a good surround solution?
Any help most appreciated.

The tosh is averey good player we sell it multi region for £134.99 ,go for the multi region this opens up to cheap import dicks from £6.00 (reg 3)

Cheap import dicks??? Are you talking about Thai ladyboys? :-)

Whoops!!!

Thanks for the feedback. Where can I pick it up for £134.99?

Richer Sounds, Unbeatable, Second Spin

But with Multi Regioning, doesn`t it mean that you may have to upgrade the Firmware at times? Especially with RCE coming out.


Bavman

My good lady and I got the Tosh 220E a few months back and reckon it`s a very good machine.
Don`t know if this is any help but there was a link on a posting somewhere (DVD reviewer site) that pointed to a download that "Allegedly" enabled Multi-region on the 220E.
Might be s***e or even dangerous to the health of the 220E as going by other posts it seems that Tosh`s all need physical mods rather than firmware updating to enable multi region.
Being a miserable Scot, I just usually wait a few months for the DVD that I fancy to come down or a 2 for 1 price deal at Play / dvd.co.u etc..

Thanks for all the positive feedback. I picked up a Tosh multi region from Richer Sounds. Had no choice in the matter as apparently no region 2 machines in stock. Haven`t tried a region 1 disc yet but the picture quality is excellent on R2.
Now I need a suitable surround package. Still considering the Sony HTBE1 ( the missus likes the look of it, nice and neat ). However open to any suggestions.

there is a patch to make the sd220e multi region at http://sd220e.chez.tiscali.fr/