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Looking for DVD player recommentation (europe.pub)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by WrongDoer1@europe.pub to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Dears,

I'm asking for your DVD player recommendations - I'm done with the streaming platforms. I'm looking for something simple and robust with all the important key features but I'm a little lost with the current offer. What's a must have?

Ideally, I'd go for a player that has both HDMI and USB-C in output, to make sure it still works fine in the future - but I'm not sure USB-C output exists. Now I'm also questioning the need of BluRay/image upgrade, as it shouldn't be too expensive.

Do you use a DVD player? What is your recommendation? Would any 2nd have from 2010's do the job?

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: I understand USB-C output does not exist - and any 2nd hand Blu-ray player would be perfect and be quite cheap! Thanks all for your comments!

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[–] WrongDoer1@europe.pub 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

What's the added value doing that? I'd then have player>PC (dedicated to TV)>TV.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

If you want a player with video out it’s almost guaranteed to not have any USB out for copy protection reasons. But a random PC plus the USB drive of your choice will fit both requirements.

[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well you already have a desktop so the added value is that once you get the content out of the disk you don't need them anymore. You can just store them if you want but not need to play with the physical thing, neither DVD nor player.

I mean if you particularly enjoy very specific things, e.g. bonus, or the physical feeling of the media (why not, harder to justify than with e.g. vinyl but still fine) you can still do that but otherwise the physical media isn't actually needed anymore.

[–] anon5621@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

U can buy any cheap nettop which cost about 70$ on eBay for example something like HP mini connect to USB bluray reader and using display port to HDMI wire connect to tv generally it would cost about 90$ together

[–] monovergent@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

HP also made laptops with a Blu-Ray drive built right into them. I got one for a few bucks at a flea market and ended up swapping the BD drive into my old ThinkPad.