Report: DVD on your TV with a PC – Tips for TV-Out (8/9)

The alternative: a home player

Just hook it up and you're set to go! The connectors on the AD-M 512

If you're not one to tweak drivers, hack your registry or simply don't have your PC anywhere near your TV, you'll probably prefer the "classic" way to watch DVDs – with a DVD player. These aren't all that expensive anymore either. Take for example the Cyberhome AD-M 512, which has found a place in my livingroom next to my TV. What's remarkable about this player is that it is based (almost completely) on PC technology, using a KTC PC DVD drive. You'd never guess that though looking at the outside.

Cyberhome AD-M 512	A Conexant Bt864AKRF is working here (arrow)
a KTC  PC DVD-drive	It looks like a normal player from outside

Besides DVDs, the player also reads CD-Rs. This is important because it allows you to play your own recorded CDs as well as MP3 and Video CDs. It even has a digital output for an AC-3 amplifier on the back panel. Region code? Well, yes, if you care to leave it activated... ;-). Thanks to its MP3 support and AC-3 output, this player is almost luxury model at a bargain price of DM 599.-, offering some features you won't even find on more expensive players. Cyberhome is also offering another, smaller model which comes without the MP3 and AC-3 support. Yamakawa is offering similar models at a comparable price.

The beauty of DVD home players lies in their simplicity: Just insert the DVD and press play. Then just sit back, enjoy the show and do the rest with your remote from the couch..

Homepage: Cyberhome

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