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Where can I buy a cheap DVD player?
Yes, all the DVD players for sale in Hanoi are cheap when compared to their Western counterparts. But the standard price seems to be 1,000,000VND in Hanoi, whereas just forty kilometres south in Hung Yen you can pick one up for 400,000VND.
I just want something that will play the crazy pirated regionless DVDs that are so prolific in this country, preferably with no complications.
I worry that if I purchase a major brand name player from a standard electronics store it may be locked to a specific region and not play the pirated DVDs.
Any assistance or general knowledge on this topic is appreciated.
I'm also on the hunt for a WIDESCREEN television at about 19" width. All the widescreens in the electronics stores are huge.
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answered about 5 months ago by Atomic
I'm going to Metro tomorrow and will check out the region-free DVD player prices and report back. Some say it's cheap, other say not so much.
answered about 5 months ago by April1
I visited the electronics store on Vincome last week and saw a cute small DVD player (black color) for 600.000 VND. They provide warranty too. I guess that would be cheaper then going to Hung Yen. I think you should visit that store, its on 3rd or 4th floor in Vincom. You can also find a wide range of TV/LCD there. They have 19" one.
answered about 5 months ago by alpha
The best luck I've had with playing the local, pirated DVDs (and I've had three or four players at this point) is a tiny little Phillips DVD player I picked up last year. I think it's failed to play one DVD in that time. My previous players had a failure rate ranging from 20-40%, depending on the shop the DVD was from. I'd always heard that the knock off Chinese DVD players were better for playing the pirated discs (this is what the DVD shops always told me), but it hasn't been the case.
answered about 5 months ago by bobthebob01
i saw a dvd player around 500 000VND on Ha Bai Trung and Ba Trieu, in that new fancy building/electronic shop. You can't miss it as they always play very loud cheap dance music outside. on the second floor is the TV/DVD section. but i have to agree with alpha, i bought a simple Phillips DVD player 4 years ago and it freaked out on one DVD only so far. very satisfied with that brand. It's also a multi zone DVD which means you can play any DVD you can put your hand on.
