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I`m looking for a DVD player around the £60 mark for an Xmas present. It`s for someone who`s not had a player before, so I don`t want a really cheap, unkown, flaky machine (like the Himage I bought a couple of years ago...).

Richer Sounds have got the Toshiba SD230, the Pioneer DV360 and the Mitsubishi BD48, all at £60. I`m leaning towards the Tosh - it got some great reviews when it came out. It`s not multi-region, but I don`t think that will matter so much.

Any ideas, comments or alternatives glady accepted!

Cheers,

Shaun

Amazon are doing the Pioneer 360 for £69.99 multiregion.
I`ve had a Toshiba and a Pioneer.
Not much to choose between them in performance,but the Toshiba went `pop` (literally) one day,whereas the Pioneer has been 100% reliable.
If a brand lets me down I tend to avoid them like the plague after that !
I have recommended a friend buys the 360.He was looking for same criteria as you.
The 360 has won awards,as has the 444 which has the same internals.

I bought a Tosh 330e ( ok I know you ask about the 230e but prob very similar ), from Amazon and its pants, not even as good as my old Tosh SD100e.

I bought it to replace the 100e in the living room and ended up putting the 330 in the bedroom as it wasn`t nearly as good pic quality as the old one.

Ok, it plays everything you throw at it but the picture is just too damn dark to make any details out, unfortunately I read the reviews that warned of this AFTER I had bought it.

Not used the Pioneer but I`d be more tempted at that one.

:)

Thanks, guys - I`ll probably go for the Pioneer - although knowing Richer Sounds, they probably won`t have any in stock...

Cheers,

Shaun