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Mini DivX/DVD player from LIDL £55.00. Available from 13th June while stocks last

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  • Hi there guys I have purchased two yamada dvd / divx players a 6600 and 6700 both play 99% of the discs but just found another one


    http://gameloaded.co.uk/UK_Umax_Yamada_MX105_4108.htm?exset=kelkoodvdplayers

    This one is £38.99 delivered. ;)
  • petal_2
    petal_2 Posts: 174 Forumite
    Hi

    I wonder if anyone can help?

    I have no knowledge of DVD players and seek some advice please.
    My questions are.......

    can I use this this machine both independently and also through my own tv? (I don't have a scart in the back of my curruent TV (dear me eh?!) but hope to get a new TV soon that will of course have a scart. I'm not too worried about being able to play the DVD player through my current TV but wondered if it would play through my hopeful new TV with scart? I thought that I could maybe use this DVD on its own till I get my new 'scart' telly!

    Also......can I play mpegs (music videos) and other wee things I download off the net....?

    I'm sure you'll all have more knowledge than me....I'd apprecaite any advise..

    Many Thanks
    Many a Mickle makes a Muckle!
  • db247_2
    db247_2 Posts: 64 Forumite
    i have loads of movies in this format and havea yamada 6100 which plays 99% of anything i throw at it, or put it in...

    i'm looking for a cheap divx/ xvid player too and i'll pass the new one or the 6100 to my mother who needs one, the real reason for my search.
  • Paracaine
    Paracaine Posts: 108 Forumite
    petal wrote:
    Hi

    I wonder if anyone can help?

    I have no knowledge of DVD players and seek some advice please.
    My questions are.......

    can I use this this machine both independently and also through my own tv? (I don't have a scart in the back of my curruent TV (dear me eh?!) but hope to get a new TV soon that will of course have a scart. I'm not too worried about being able to play the DVD player through my current TV but wondered if it would play through my hopeful new TV with scart? I thought that I could maybe use this DVD on its own till I get my new 'scart' telly!

    Also......can I play mpegs (music videos) and other wee things I download off the net....?

    I'm sure you'll all have more knowledge than me....I'd apprecaite any advise..

    Many Thanks

    You should be able to buy a Scart to AV lead such as the one used with the Playstation 2 to use your DVD player with your current TV.

    When you get a new TV you can simply use a standard scart cable.

    The mentioned DVD player at the beginning of this post does play Mpegs, Jpegs etc. basiclly anything you download off the net.
  • JCL
    JCL Posts: 574 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    robonz wrote:

    That's not an affiliate link is it? If it is may I suggest you remove it or at least acknowledge that your link will generate cash for someone (possibly you?).
    MFW 2015 #41 = £20,515/£20,515
    MFW 2014 #41 = £26,100/£25,000
    MFW 2013 #41 = £10,000/£10,000
    Original MF date = May 2036 - MF achieved on 15 June 2015
  • gmrsupplies
    gmrsupplies Posts: 185 Forumite
    Can anybody tell me what DIV-X actually does, advantages etc, is it required to play Karaoke discs please ?

    Stuck in the 60's technically unfortunately !!
    Up the Rams !!
  • petal_2
    petal_2 Posts: 174 Forumite
    Awe thanks Paracaine......your help is most apprecaited.
    Thats really exciting...I can now enter the 21st century and get a DVD!
    Many a Mickle makes a Muckle!
  • B33fy
    B33fy Posts: 173 Forumite
    Can anybody tell me what DIV-X actually does, advantages etc, is it required to play Karaoke discs please ?

    Stuck in the 60's technically unfortunately !!

    DIVX is a compressed video format (nothing to do with Karaoke) used to enable movies to take up much less space on your harddrive or recordable disc, a typical DVD would be say 7GB a DIVX could be 700MB i.e. 10% of the size, the downside is the quality is not as good but as good as a video tape.
  • Totoriko
    Totoriko Posts: 650 Forumite
    Think of Divx or Xvid as the video version of what the mp3 is to music cds
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