PAL DVD Player help

[BlitzSix]

Hey guys,

I was gonna buy a new dvd player, and I was just gonna get one that plays EVERYTHING except PAL(ie, Divx, MPEG, etc so I can just throw some .mpegs on there and watch them on the TV).

And then I was just gonna take my PAL dvds, rip them, convert to NTSC, and burn and play, but that seems like a PITA.

So bascially now I want to pick up a DVD player that will play NTSC, PAL, ALL formats (ie, DVD-/+R(W), mp3, mpeg, divx, with progressive scan, etc). EVErything.

Does anyone know the cheapest (but decent) player than can do all of the above? And where to buy? thanks a lot.

[willy]

[BlitzSix]

Um Thanks but I don't see that it says that player will play PAL movies ?

[willy]

Well, it plays the PAL DVD that I made myself.

[tkl]

Most of the "off brands" will play PAL. Walmart, FS has em etc...

My Malata, Apex plays PAL no problems.

[toujours]

My Philips DVP642 (I hope I got that right) plays PAL, NTSC, DIVX, etc.

You choose the signal output in the on-screen menu: Auto, PAL or NTSC...

[BlitzSix]

Wow that's really good but strange.

Why doesn't it even say in the features that it plays PAL? It doesnt mention it anywhere on teh best buy site...Isn't it a major selling point? I Mean multisystem VHS players cost a LOT more..

Thanks everyone.

[Anessa]

Sometimes it's just assumed that the cheaper brands will play all regions and the name brands don't advertise the feature so they can avoid paying Macrovision duties.