[LMB] AKICTOT:L Dvd players (was If civilization fell)

[Claudia Muir]

We have a Pioneer DV 383 that was less than $100.  It plays all regions, 
all DVDs (also photos, music, etc.) on all TVs (PAL, NTSC) at all 
voltages, including weird Russian videos. 
Not many whistles and bells but nice and reliable.  The motor broke last 
week and we had it fixed in a couple of hours - cost about $30 and all 
is well. (Got it fixed in Armenia, too.  Extra bonus points.)  Before 
that we had a Daewoo which was also good but it broke after a year or 
two.  This one, we've had for two years now, it survived being doused in 
water (broken pipe in the bathroom above it), weird voltage spikes 
(Armenia, again), rough handling by three little boys, and an 
international move via Moscow.  That's about as good as it gets. :-)

Hope this helped.

Claudia


> Does anyone have experience with inexpensive* region-free
> dvd players that also convert television formats (specifically
> PAL to NTSC)?  (See http://www.dvdoverseas.com/dvd.htm
> for examples.)  Any recommendations or dire warnings?
>
> I'm looking for a way to play obscure Russian videos on
> our venerable TV set.
>
> Tom
> [*] all right, cheap!
>
>