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I am going to the US soon, and want to purchase a cheap portable DVD. Can anybody recommend any that are region-free or hackable?

Dont forget to try and get a dual voltage one, have a look at few american sites, bestbuy, amazon, post on dvdr-help.com and have look in the players section.

A Wise Man Once Said.

You could try getting the Cyberhome 712 which may take the Cyberhome 710 hack.

Snag is it seems to be 110V only so the savings of a rough cost price £186 might be lost in getting a UK PSU.

You may be better off buying the UK Cyberhome @ £249 badged as MP Man in Currys or Cyberhome 710 @ £269 in WHS.

Where you could score in buying the unit so you can watch it on the out going flight, you would be able to buy a spare 4\4.5 hour battery pack for it at a rough cost of £66 (I would pay for a extra one for myself)

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I was under the impression that being portable, that it would probably run off of 9 or 12 volts therefore the plug that it comes with would convert 110 (or 240) volts to the necessary lower voltage required. Is that right or is my knowledge of electricity a bit amateur?

Its more a case of the US being very insular in its POV, they run at 110V & dont feel they need to cover other countries line voltage in their products.

Most portable equipment sold in Europe covers 100 - 240V (UK voltage actually dropped on paper to 220V some years back ) & will work in US as a result.

The Cyberhome 712 from reading the spec only works on 110V but comes with a 4 hour battery & its something you may have to check instore. Again dont know if the MR hack works.

The Initial 1731, I cant see any voltage details on, but as far as I know no-ones cracked it for MR.

The Cyberhome 700B model is very similar in design and specifications to the 707B - the main difference is a minor battery design change. The Battery life remains at a 2.5 hours for both models. Volts: AC 100~230V, 50/60Hz. This may well be closest thing to the UK Cyberhome 710 still cant say if the hack will work.

Heres a link to Walmart & its range of portables

Cheapest player is about £100 depending on what you want & what you require it to do.

I think Maplin or CPC recently had a US - UK power adapter going cheap allowing you to step up the voltage.

Let me know what you decide please I was serious about wanting the uprated battery from the US, even if you dont buy the CH.

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This item was edited on Friday, 6th February 2004, 20:00

If you do get a reg1 player it will only play ntsc and can`t be made to play pal reg2, just a thought for you, hope it helps.

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If you do get a reg1 player it will only play ntsc and can`t be made to play pal reg2, just a thought for you, hope it helps.

Theres that insular thing again - Personally it wouldnt bother me too much because I use my portable in my flat (no TV or HiFi), on train & sometime soon (wife & cash permitting) plane journeys.

As I said earlier, it depends on what you want, what you require & how often you really plan on using it. I have enough DVD players in the house anyway.

On the subject of power adapters US -> UK CPC £7.38 ex VAT

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This item was edited on Saturday, 7th February 2004, 10:42