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I was all set to buy an Aiwa 370 when I wen`t to COMET - until I had a go with the remote. It`s horrible! Also, thinking about it, if you knock off the price of the free Walking with Dinosaurs disc it`s not as good value as it`s LG equivalent. Plus the LG has glow in the dark buttons!

My choice now falls to one of four players:

Toshiba 100: great picture (I`ve yet to read a review that says it`s not the best at this price) but auto region only (future discs?)

LG 3350: seems ideal but who the Hell are LG and is it really good enough picture wise to choose it over the Tosh?

Pioneer 535: good picture, noisy drive?, worse than other two for picture?

Panasonic RV40: No RGB but 3 free discs (great remote as well)

Any advice would be welcome. I know what features they have and they all do what I want so I`m only concerned with picture quality (and decent sound).

I DON`T want:

Sony 335/6: every review I`ve read puts it`s picture quality below the Tosh (as does my own experience) and below previous Sony models, so none of this SONY ROCKS rubbish because you`re wrong. If I`ve caused any offence by this then all the better (cackles out loud in and evil way, lightening strikes in the background, you get the idea).

Anything else: too cheap and/or rubbish or too expensive and full of features I`ll never use.

"I DON`T want:

Sony 335/6: every review I`ve read puts it`s picture quality below the Tosh (as does my own experience) and below previous Sony models, so none of this SONY ROCKS rubbish because you`re wrong. If I`ve caused any offence by this then all the better (cackles out loud in and evil way, lightening strikes in the background, you get the idea).

Anything else: too cheap and/or rubbish or too expensive and full of features I`ll never use."

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHH
NICE ONE SMOKEY LAD!!!!!!!!!!!!
DID YER HEAR THAT WIBBLE!!!!!!!!!
ROFLOL

Seriously go with the LG3350, I have not seen a bad review of this player!
just make sure you get one that can be hacked.


HITACHI ROCKS!!!!!!!!!

Well I have to go out and get P*!*ED well have a night out right now but I shall be back later.

You should try it duke... I`m sure you could leave the shrine a while.

Unfortunatley I wont be half as p***ed as the Duke is about me and other peeps buying those nice sony machines :[

If I was to spend more money I would have had the 735.

I would go for the Tosh cos it`s more future proof than the s***achi. And it look nicer too....

FEEL THE FORCE - SONY DOMINATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had some people in mind when I wrote that post, but I won`t mention any names. There`s a bit too much "this player`s great because I`ve got one, even though it`s the only DVD player I`ve ever seen" talk going about. Strange that a reply to my message came in the same format I insulted. The Sony 735 does `rock`, I agree. But if I bought a player at that price my bank manager would take my kneecaps off. It`s the cheaper ones that aren`t all that great.

I`ve also not seen a bad review of the LG player but you know how it is when you`ve got your mind set on something.

I was all set to buy the Tosh player. Then RCE came to my attention (literally as I was logging on to buy one!), and the possibility for even more methods in the future. Since then I`ve tried to find an auto+manual player and that isn`t the Tosh. It`s a damn fine machine, I`m sure you`ll agree, and is trading for £200 with a free RCE workaround promised when available (apparently NOT a manual selection though), but I can`t keep upgrading the player each time a new region protection method comes along.

I think I`ll get the LG in the end. Hopefully I can think of some reason to ask if I can try it in Currys without sounding too dodgy. It`ll sound strange if I ask to try a player without a disc in, won`t it?

If I get the LG and it turns out to be rubbish do I have your permission to break your legs, Ironduke?

This item was edited on Friday, 1st December 2000, 19:48

It`s a pint of Shandy right?

LOL

Actually The Toshiba isnt future proof it has RCE troubles, The Hitachi doesnt and can be CD upgraded:P

Bye Now enjoy your shandy!:)

Hey Bovey I have set this SOny Owner up for you!
FINISH HIM!!!!!:P


HITACHI ROCKS!!!!!!

My Minions are watching you...BEWARE

SHANDY... PAH !!!

Sounds like Smokey posted it for you dukey!!!!!!

I have the RCE thing tied down....

Hitachi RCE - Recall Coming Evercloser

My blade is sharp, your player isnt !!!!!!!!

I think dukey was born to own the Hitachi... both destined to be overthrown!!!!!

FEEL THE FORCE - SONY DOMINATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>Hitachi RCE - Recall Coming Evercloser

When a car is recalled it`s because it has a serious fault...

Sony RCE - Really Crap Equipment

Can we get back to the point?

Scores so far:

Tosh 0
LG 1
Pioneer 0
Panasonic 0

BLACKPOOL ROCKS!!!

God knows what Iron Duke`s on but the Sony 335/6 is an ok player, I own an Aiwa 370 + Sony 336(Used as a cheap portable) and there`s nothing wrong at all with the picture/sound, maybe he could be more specific! Plus it has a switched twin scart, which is very nice if you have 2 RGB devices hungry for the same port on your TV instead of a loop-through like the LG, which means if the other device is on it can interfere. Other little nice features are the resume play from off, which the Aiwa can`t LG 3350 can, Title remaining on the players display is a nice touch, no title remain on either the LG or Aiwa.

I like them both all I can say is the Sony`s not worth the 80 quid extra over the Aiwa, but it’s a fine machine.



"LG" but the way stands for "Lucky Goldstar", they used to go under the name "Goldstar" but have reverted back to their full name, probably had a stigma to lose!

And stop all this ROCKS!! Crap, makes you sound like spotty teenagers (You know who you are!!)

"Title remaining on the players display is a nice touch, no title remain on either the LG or Aiwa."

What do you mean by this? It`s probably obvious and I`m reading it in the wrong light but could you elaborate a little?

For the record, I don`t thing the 335/6 is a bad player, it isn`t. It`s just that there are better ones around for a little less money.

Thanks for the LG company info. Maybe they changed so they could use that cute logo!

MY UNEVEN-LEGGED TABLE ROCKS!!!
(this may become a running theme)

Buy a toaster, damn site more fun than these big nob players...go on, you know you wanna...