Thread: DVD Players with USB

I hate watching anything on my PC so I always have to transfer to disc to watch on my TV. Anything I will rewatch I put on a regular DVD but one time watches (TV episodes) I put on DVD/RW.



I used to have a DVD player that played DvX from USB but it burned out after a few months (power supply I think). It was great because it was very fast to put the files on the USB (no fuss, no muss).

With the new TV season coming I was think of getting another one. A quick search suggests the Philips 5990 may be a good pick (available in Canada, $69, USB 2 - can power a 2.5" HDD, and some good firmware hacks available (40 character file names)). I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations.

look on ebay..for a good deal...there you may find something

I still use my ps2, I don't mind watching on a PC

I have a phillips DVP 5982/37 and it played anyting I throw in so I know for sure (mkv files though)

I referred to videohelp.com, it has good list of players and reviews

I use Philips DVP 5960. It is a solid player but had some files playback a bit choppy during snowy, water scenes(only for divx, xvid files). JPEG playback is too slow
But good overall, saves me from burning to CD/DVDs when i could plug any thumbdrive

I have a phillips DVP 5982/37 and it played anyting I throw in so I know for sure (mkv files though)

Does it play mkv files?

You can't go wrong with the newer philips DVD DivX Ultra players. I own 3 of them and they play all the .avi files you throw in them.

yah have a phillips, great machine and cheap. Use my cowon mp3 player to plug-in and play the avi files, no disks, no probs, no need to find disk covers or wallets - Phew!

never seen a dvd player with usb before...would come in handy for p2p times

Have a look at this badboy Welcome To Popcorn Hour
H.264 high-def playback, as well as everything but the kitchen sink, wireless streaming and you can actually run a torrent client within it, no pc requred.