winter fun- a dvd frankenstien

rosconey · « **on:** 21 Jan 2004, 12:10 am »

going to try and modify a philips dvd727

dont know a dam thing about how but-i did redo my michaura m55 crossovers and did the ones rick craig sent with my kit

my joints look good

no cold welds

i bought one of these a few weeks ago and it sounded great but made load up sounds i didnt like, so i bought a more expensive philips -i also like it.but it doesnt upsample

the 727 does-24/192

work is going to be slow for a few months(dont matter i will finish a winters worth of work at the job tomorrow

)

so after work i'm going across the street and buy 2 of these-80$ each

at target

will play with one and have the other for comparison

first off how do i tell what size the caps are

is it printed on them or do i remove and test.

will also try a power cord upgrade- resistors-dampen chasis-rca conectors

any help welcome-

rosconey · « **Reply #1 on:** 22 Jan 2004, 12:52 pm »

well no go they are out of stock

WerTicus · « **Reply #2 on:** 23 Jan 2004, 08:15 am »

i would say that modifying the philips dvd727 would definatly improve things... as a $100 player must have some cheap and nasty stuff inside!

rosconey · « **Reply #3 on:** 23 Jan 2004, 11:47 am »

going to comp usa today-heard they have some.

rosconey · « **Reply #4 on:** 23 Jan 2004, 08:55 pm »

got one

Marbles · « **Reply #5 on:** 23 Jan 2004, 09:05 pm »

I liked the title to your thread....Edgar Winter, They Only Come out At Night is a GREAT LP, and one of the hits from it is the instrumental Frankenstein!

Did you title the thread on purpose to match that album?

rosconey · « **Reply #6 on:** 23 Jan 2004, 10:36 pm »

frankenstien is awsome

rosconey · « **Reply #7 on:** 24 Jan 2004, 01:37 pm »

opened up the unit

wow what a cheap piece of crap-
wish i had a camera-1 decent size cap on the power board, none of the others are any bigger than a pea

not so sure now about what to do, or even if i can do it.
but dam it sounds good

JohnR · « **Reply #8 on:** 25 Jan 2004, 01:02 am »

The diodes would probably be a good candidate to replace, and the power supply caps. If you search for Chris Fraser's page on DI/O mods, that will give you a good idea of the types of parts to look for

Please keep us update don how you go!

rosconey · « **Reply #9 on:** 25 Jan 2004, 10:11 pm »

well the drive is a piece of crap-started skiping after about 6 cds today , the sound is awsome -anyway-
is it possable to add a different drive and use it as a dac?
this might be the best option is it can be done-the chip sounds very good

would make a great dac for 80$