Update on the promiscuous player problem

My plea for a DVD player with loose morals and low standards was answered by many thoughtful readers. I ended up picking the Philips DVP-642 ($49 at Amazon), which not only zips through questionably-recorded dailies, but even Peixe Grande e Suas Histórias Maravilhosas, the Portuguese version of Big Fish.

Thanks again.

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July 7, 2006 @ 7:47 pm |
Filed under: Big Fish, Geek Alert, The Movie

4 Responses to “Update on the promiscuous player problem”

  1. Caleb Aaron Osment says:

    Congratulations, John. May your DVD-viewing be long and plentiful.

  2. RC of strangeculture says:

    well that’s absolutly wonderful! congrats on your standardless dvd player!

    –RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com

  3. Christopher Coulter says:

    Now if you want heavy hard drive space, and something more perm, I’d suggest getting a modded Xbox 1, and using the open-sourced Xbox Media Player. http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/. Wee bit more expensive than just a simple DVD player, but also tons more functional, doing all the DIVX, XVIDy and other odd codec’ed formats. Check Craigslist for some deals. Or you could just S-VIDEO from computer into your system…

  4. Jorge Vaz Nande says:

    Correction: that’s Portuguese, alright, but that’s the Brazilian title and it translates to “Big Fish And His Amazing Stories”. In Portugal, the film was named just “O Grande Peixe” (Big= Grande, Fish= Peixe). Enjoy the new player and good luck with your film.

 

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