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I recently saw an LG 3200e in Toys`r`us - I only want a basic machine that can play Region 1 and 2 discs, and is RCE compatible. Should I go for it? I know there is the LG 3350, but I don`t need to play Video CDs, and I `m not sure what MP3 is! Also, what is the average price difference between the two models?? (Please help!)

hulk,

Price difference is around £80 (£140 for the 3200 and £220 for the 3350) on average.

I`d go for the 3350 if you can, I`m happy with my 3200 though, will upgrade to the later model when I can afford it.

deffinatley go for it, R1 RCE and superb picture and sound

Hulk,

I just bought one (from Toys`r`us!) and it`s working nicely. I borrowed some mate`s discs to test it out with the especially `difficult` ones and it ran Gladiator`s bonus disc fine (as well as the film, of course). In fact everything ran brilliantly except for the Toy Story bonus disc (disc 3) which lots of players are having trouble with (including Playstation 2, so it`s not just these low-end players). This disc crashed the machine (I needed to pull the plug to reset it) I think the more convoluted the nested menu systems get on these discs, the more trouble you have. I`ve run the TS-D3 on my PC and the menu system is VERY deeply nested, so there`s the answer.

However, other threads on this forum are from people who have contacted LG about it and they are swapping out players with updated firmware, so that`s what i`m gonna do. I checked the firmware on mine and it`s v1.4 which is quite recent (recent enough to play Gladiator) but obviously not recent enough ... so I shall be calling LG myself soon.

I reckon that so long as the manufacturer is happy to either ship out a cd with updated firmware on it (or, indeed, as seems the case with LG , a whole new machine) then i think it`s ok to go with players that stumble with certain discs. (cos it seems it`s recifiable in most, if not all, cases).

All in all - £130 is VERY reasonable for this player .. so go buy!

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