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[Blade Runner]

YAMADA DVX-6600


Truly a great piece of hardware! Presently only £69.99, ($125). Format compatibility: MPEG1, MPEG-2, MPEG4, DivX 3.11, DivX 4.x, DivX 5.x, Xvid, MP3, WMA, PCM, JPEG & AVI

Here is a link to a site which still has it on offer:

YAMADA DVX-6600

If you plan to purchase a good all round player, you really can't go wrong with this little Gem.

Average Customer Rating: 9/10 (from 31 reviews)

[spudthedestroyer]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, nothing comes remotely close to the xbox. It plays everything, even games

It costs a bit more, but its far superior than any player.

If your looking to invest, my advice would be that "little" console

[Blade Runner]

My mate has an xbox and it wont even play svcd's so how dooes it cope with divx/xvid

[maxpayne2409]

ah but does that player play ogm???bet it doesnt

[Bassline]

well i've got the Yamada dvx 6100 and i'm still in two minds of whether to ditch it and get that ugly Xbox (although i see they do diff colours now) lately the Yamada has been unable to play a LOT of Xvid rips for numerous reasons

and if you think the Yamada DVX6600 is fantastic i'd beg to differ, go over to http://www.my-yamada.co.uk and check out the disgruntled ppl there in the forum constantly moaning about it

i think it's just a matter of getting the money up until i get a modded sexbox....cheapest i spotted a nice looking one already chipped online was 200squid i not got 200squid just yet....but i am probly gonna sell my Yamada a chipped PS2 (and over 60games) and gamecube to fund my purchase


so who's up for buying all 3 from me?

[Blade Runner]

So does the XBOX have to be chipped to play everything

[Bassline]

i think so spud will let us know fer sure

[Blade Runner]

it will be cheaper to buy another HD

[Bassline]

and use TV out?...no thanks...been there done that got fed up with it (and i got 500gig which is more than enough HD space IMO)....t'is why i got the Yamada now i think it's time for a sexbox.....thing is though i hardly ever play games so i'd be soley buying it for the media usage

[Blade Runner]

why whats wrong with TV out

[Bassline]

it's a pain in the ass...had my laptop hooked up to the tv with leads flying around everywhere....got to switch on the laptop then change to tv out load up the cd/dvdr then play.

OR

have a nice looking yamada (or ugly sexbox) constantly hooked up to TV with leads all nicely concealed switch on via remote load cd/dvdr play....lot less hassle IMO

[Blade Runner]

All my leads are concealed anyway and my vid card is set to dual view. All i have to do is double click the file, switch on the TV and there it is with 5.1 surround sound

So basically what puts you off is already sorted at my end

[maxpayne2409]

hey bassline how much for the ps2 games and gamecube? and how si the ps2 chipped? disc swap or the chip that allows u to play copied discs straight off as normal? coz i might be interested in the ps2 aswell coz mine is on the smegged side and half the time wont even read normal discs

[spudthedestroyer]

if you chip it, it will play anything absolutely everything, unlike the other players listed here which will fall down and crash on Xvid with bframes/qpixels and other advanced xvid encoding techniques. People moan about the yamada cos it doesn't work as well as the xbox as a media player

It also plays pirate games and has a much higher value.

I don't own one, but would buy one if I were to buy a divx player I use a decent pc :banana:

btw. there's a hard drive in the playbox, so you will get one either way

[Bassline]

@bladerunner....lucky you i still think the Xbox would be better than TV out

@max.....i'll stick my msn on and chat to ya aboot the ps2 etc


@spud i've got a decent pc/laptop but would still prefer a xbox/divxplayer instead of the leads trailing around my living room....as for playing the copy games...not bothered too much as i doubt i'm likely to use it for games

[GingerWarrior]

All my leads are concealed anyway and my vid card is set to dual view. All i have to do is double click the file, switch on the TV and there it is with 5.1 surround sound

Same here, with a very understanding wife who lets me keep the PC in the lounge.

[spudthedestroyer]

my next major project is going to be to buy a projector... the only thing a nerd like me needs

[Bassline]

make your own 100" one with an old monitor and a lens that i see so many times being sold on ebay


i finally got my modded Xbox and it's running lovely (thanks to help from PC_Arcade ) only my wife uses the Yamada now for the odd keep fit DVD

[spudthedestroyer]

its well easy, you don't need to buy any crap of ebay...
http://www.audiovisualizers.com/madlab/lcd_proj.htm
http://www.hommie.net/construction.htm



The ebay one will be the crappiest of the crappy, that being turn your tv upside down and stick a box with two fractal lenses in to project an image in a pitch black room.

[O.G.N.A.N.O.]

...and for lucart3d effects you hold up one red bottle of soda in front of the left eye and a green bottle in front of the right....