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Ok I may be asking for too much her but I am hoping someone can help. I want to purchase a decent budget player that is multiregion, can play VCD, MP3 Cd etc and is of decent picture and sound quality.
I have checked the review section but they are from a while ago. can anyone suggest any players that can fit into this category under £150?

Thanks
Lee

Hi mate i have a Pacific 1002 DVD player from asda they have gone down to £59.99 and they play everything including VCD/SVCD/MP3/DVD/CD. They are good quality sound and picture aswell and the 3 Year guarantee is a bonus.

So can this Pacific play multi region or can it be hacked at all?

thanks
Lee

my brother bought a multiregion Pioneer 350 from superfi 99quid

Plays VCDs.. not sure about SVCDs though.. does MP3s though.. and likes -R and +Rs

Yes the pacific 1002 can be hacked to play multiregion its on the site

Check out the Toshiba 220E from Sevenoaks Sound and Vision. I got mine just under £150. Multiregion, VCD, MP3, great picture and sound, etc. Has won all the awards . . . There may be a lip sync issue with VCD, I`m told, but I`m also informed that it can be easily fixed by pushing a few buttons on your remote during playback - check the forums. Don`t know how often you`ll be watching VCDs. Perhaps others can verify if this problem exists or not. I`m thoroughly happy with my Tosh, and would recommend it to anyone. This website`s tech guru, Westy, likes it too, over and above the Pioneers, last I checked. You can check his columns at the left of your screen. Tosh has just come out with a new model, the 330E, but don`t know much about how it`s different to the 220E, or if there`s any real improvement. Might be worth checking out.

I had a Pioneer 454 before, the big bro of the 350. Was great in every respect except it gave trouble on R1 playback. If you`re interested as to why you can check my previous posts.

All the best as you find the one that`s right for you.
Jim

The Pacific has just gone down in price to £49.97 - you cannot go wrong with this machine when you consider that Asda also give you a free three year warranty.

Does this machine play R3 discs ok. I have have a Schneider (same company I believe) that really struggles to play R3 discs!