CyberHome CH-DVD 300B Progressive-Scan DVD Player , Black
Buy/Gamble (Updated twice)
This player does work and the picture is pretty good. It also has the easiest region free \\"hack\\" on the market and it can play both NTSC & PAL discs. The only problem is that you are basically gambling on whether yours will be one of the units that runs problem free for more than a year. I bought mine on 10/6 and the remote stopped working yesterday. It worked fine for 10 days! Is that a new record?<br />The player still works fine, but without the remote I can't navigate menus or change settings. And you can't replace it with a universal remote because Cyberhome has no codes for those. They do sell replacement remotes on thier website, but the only payment options are Visa/Mastercard. I'm not all that angry because the price was pocket change and I was going to buy a nicer NAMEBRAND player later on. I've currently got my eye on the Philips 642 or 727 which also are region free \\"hackable\\" and feature NTSC/PAL support.<br />A note about the aspect ratio: It crops the edges of the picture in all modes. When I watch Innocence I can't see Togusa or Batou in the city fly over scene because they are at the very edge of opposite sides of the frame.<br />(update)<br />I exchanged this unit over 2 week ago and it is working fine. The picture cropping is a tv problem that has nothing to do with the player itself. Sorry. I'm still shopping around for a better brand name player that I can make region free, because I am sure something will happen to this unit within a year's time.<br />(2nd update)<br />It is almost a year later and now everthing is a \\"bad disc\\". You have been warned. 1 year's life out of this unit at the most. Luckily I have 2 PSTwo's one american(black) and one japanese(white). Still need something for region 3 and pal discs though.