£18 Multi-region DVD player

MSE_Martin

DVD player prices are plummetting. Whereas previously you could burn a hole in your pocket forking out for one, the cost is now rock bottom, plus at this price they make great Christmas gifts or an extra for another room.

The Cheapest Deals

• £17.89 Multi-region player. Amazon is offering a Compacks DVD6972 Multi-region 2 Channel* DVD Player for £17.89. As it's over £15, delivery is free. When ordering Amazon automatically click the first class option which costs extra, make sure you change it to FREE supersaver delivery!
  
  
• £17.84 single region, plus ClubCard points. Tesco has its Value DVD player* for £17.84, and you get 17 Clubcard points (worth 4p each if redeemed on Tesco ClubCard Deals) so that's effectively £17.16. Yet, this isn't a multi-region player (although some techie MoneySavers think it can be easily made into one).
  
  
• £17.89 single region. Argos is offering an Alba DVD62 DVD* player for £17.89. Again it isn't a multi-region player but techie MoneySavers may be able to make it into one). This is available online and you can arrange to pick it up in store to save on postage and packing.
  
  
• £15.87 single region. Tesco also has a (pink!) Technika DVD242PNK single region DVD player for a bargainous £15.87 yet it's out of stock on line. However MoneySavers have reported seeing them in store - so see if you can bag one.

What is multi-region?

Every DVD has a regional encoding, a number that corresponds to whether it is designed for Europe, the Americas, Asia etc. The aim of this is it allows DVD producers to control distribution and prices across the world.

In other words you can't play a USA DVD in a European player. Thus you can't buy it early or cheaper over there, you have to wait until it's launched over here.

Multi-regions are machines that by design or accident, allow you to play the DVDs of any region. I say by accident, as in some cases it's simply a result of the fact that the players are mass produced and then assigned a region later, yet by inputting a simple code in the remote control you can switch the region at will.

Let me stress there is NOTHING illegal about multi-region players, you can buy DVDs anywhere and watch them on any player. This is an attempted technological lock out by big movie company interests, and we shouldn't let them try and bully us.

Martin

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debtnovice_2

anyone know where i can purchase a cheap Black DVD player? all the cheaper ones seem to be silver! thanks in advance

Edinburghlass_2

Spotted instore in Tesco at the w/end a PINK dvd player down £4 to £15.97, I think its their own make Technika

debtnovice_2

thanks edinburghlass, but pinks not really my colour!!

Edinburghlass_2

debtnovice wrote:

thanks edinburghlass, but pinks not really my colour!!

I'll check for you and see if they have any other colours

debtnovice_2

many thanks!!

keith234

just wondering if Anyone has seen Any Cheap Dvd Recorders ?

rwilts

My advice avoid cheap dvd recorders - I went for the 'cheap' cyberhome recorder last year at £59. had to change it twice because it kept breaking. Luckily after 4 months Tesco did an offer on the Panasonic DES10 (£109) so I took back the cyberhome to Asda and bought the Panny... Quality show through and has work faultlessly for 12 months...

Silent_Bob_3

Aldi have one next week HERE

nrishiraj

Any Cheap Dvd Recorders with hard drives?

fastfishfood

i wouldnt advise getting the compacks one, it has a very cheap feel to it and have just sent one back to amazon, also check out the reviews they seem to have a lot of problems with them.

I have just bought a black one from ebuyer for £20 from Wharfdale

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/120295/rb/23721012039

it looks pretty good havent got it yet though!

hope that helps, cheers