# DVD Player recommendation **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 6, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-player-recommendation/263352 "2004-09-06T17:02:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Creative\_Munster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Creative\_Munster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creative_Munster)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-player-recommendation/263352/1 "2004-09-06T17:02:48Z")
Could someone please recommend an affordable DVD player that will play all formats: SVCD, VCD, KVCD, DVD-R, etc.? A bonus would be XVID. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-player-recommendation/263352/2 "2004-09-06T17:52:25Z")
This place sells units that are Xvid/DivX-rated: [http://www.onlybestrated.com/](http://www.onlybestrated.com/) To check out the features on a specific model, go to [http://www.videohelp.com/](http://www.videohelp.com/) and put the model name into their feature search. (Note: VideoHelp is moving to a new server today and will be back tomorrow according to their temp page.) ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-player-recommendation/263352/3 "2004-09-06T20:30:20Z")
Try this site to narrow down your search [http://www.weethet.nl/english/video\_dvdcompatibility.php](http://www.weethet.nl/english/video_dvdcompatibility.php)