Page 1 of newbie looking for sub£200 player

helloeverybodypeeps,as the heading suggests i am looking to buy a sub £200 player.my sound system is a sherwood 750 rds with 2x100w front,50w rear and centre,gale front+centre,paradigm rears and an old panasonic 26" telly.i am thinking about the scan,but dont know enough to make purchase without help.i dont mind second hand if yer sellin one!
so come on,help a numty.thanks.

I`ve got a Scan sc2000. Even though many people slate this player, I would recommend it for starting off in the DVD world. You`ve got multi-regional ability, DTS, optical audio output ease of use and pretty cheap too.

Audio- you do sometimes get lipsync problems, but one does with many players.

Video- sometimes you may get a `hiccup` but it`s never as bad as VHS is ALL the time!

Overall- if you want to get a sub 200 quid player. You can`t go wrong with the SC2000 for value.

I also have a scan ... it is a great player
couldnt recommend it enough
But BEWARE scan cutomer service isnt the best ( but it is getting better :-)

I would not wish a scan player on my worst enemy. Avoid it like the plauge. If you ignore this advice you will be sorry. Scan sent me two players which were all faulty and the quality was crap. There are far superior players around and for less money too.

oh dear not happy then?so what would you recomend and why?

thanks for the input,know what your saying bout customer service.took a drive up to scan today,they where as helpful as a none helpful person could be,could`nt wait to get me out so they could get to someones wallet.made it quite clear that they did`nt want a blithering idiot like me asking questions.

Try the Wharfedale M5 from your local Tesco if there`s any left. The initial drive problem has been cured : all players should be marked up `New Improved Technology` now.

£180.

Does everything you want and more :

Automatic NTSC/PAL conversion (providing your telly can handle NTSC)
Multi-region playback via remote hack
DD/DTS decoder on board
Ability to playback every format known : DVD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, VCD, SVCD


Alternatively, a similar player without the DTS decoder (non-essential if you get an amp with DTS capability) is the Afreey LD2060 - £149 cheapest.

Try http://www.area450.co.uk for information on these players.

The LG is your best bet LG3350 multiregion and plays cdr etc a superb machine, you can get them from Dabs too which is located close to scan.

lo m8.. i would reccomend the other cheap one from tescos... is the Minato G1.. and for 109 quid its fookin amazin.. i bought one a little while back and am well impressed with it.... good sound,,DD 5.1.. good quality picture.. is multi region through hand set.. player cdr.. cdrw..vcd.. and also plays mp3 files.. so u got 200 songs on a CD if ya want,,lol.. maybe it aint the most attractive player in the world... but at a smidgeon over a 100 quid it a bargain m8........... Chivalry.. ;0)

For any questions you may have about the scan player, try the Scan SC2000 users group were some one will have the answer.

http://www.geocities.com/scan_group