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Hi to all

I`m looking for a secondhand dvd player that has the following spec.:-

Essential:
1. Ability to play audio cds at reasonable quality (through an external amp - hence must have l+r audio out) - I wouldn`t expect it to be as good a standalone cd player but not cr*p either!
2. Able to play RCE disks
3. Macrovision disabled
7. A player that`s truly multi-region
4. Able to play both VCD and SVCD files burnt onto cdrs with no problems eg. no sound loss/lipsynch etc. issues
5. Able to play .mpeg and .avi files burnt onto cdrs
6. Happy to accept/play any type of cdr and crw media thrown at it (ie. including the `cheap as chips type!)8. A player with on-board DD/DTS/5.1 decoder - pref. with both digital and optical outputs - although having read what Westy has to say about onboard decoders, I`m not so sure anymore
9. A player that will allow me to add a starter home cinema av package - I`m thinking about the Yamaha VS10 home cinema kit - with no connection/decoder/getting loads of new cables etc. problems!
10. A make/model that`s been proven to be generally consistently reliable
11. A player with as many i/o sockets as possible
12. Black in colour (preferably)
13. Has a manual (and pref. also original receipt and warranty)

Desirable:
1. Able to play XVCDs
2. No problems with all type of cdrw`s (ie. both cheap and not-so-cheap disks will play!)
3. Not cheap looking - ok, so not `too` cheap looking! - subjective and unlikely, I know!
4. Cool in design/looks - again, subjective and unlikely, I know!
5. Scart socket actually supplied!
6. Other connector leads supplied!

I realise this is a big (and maybe unrealistic) ask especially as my budget is c.£100 - hence I`m looking at secondhand, unless anyone knows better!

Thankyou to all who reply and/or offer advice.

I really would appreciate any thoughts/advice/suggestions that people have.

Many thanks

I know its not a well known make and no idea about macro vision but the cyberhome multi regional from Richer Sounds £99.99 plays all disks no probs is certainly multi regional (they give you the code, lock it to regional all) Plays CD music on CDr and sounds excellant, comes with leads but really worth spending the extra for a optical cable. It has built in DTS. Plus it comes in Black. Hope this helps

Cyberhome AD-L528 is an amazing machine, now superceeded by the 505 available from second spin for the same price

Thanks to all for those suggestions - any more ideas or thoughts?

Or is there anyone upgrading who wants to sell me theirs..?