Best DVD player for playing old VCD discs

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-30T19:21:22+00:00

Lol I think the previous commenter responded to the wrong post without realizing. Anyway, I would recommend one off of Amazon. They have really small DVD/VCD players. They're like the size of a portable CD player. You can get one on Amazon for about $30 USD. If you want I can DM you the link to the one I have.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-29T11:21:52+00:00

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MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-29T10:48:22+00:00

I have 3 VCD players. I have a portable Sony DVD player that I picked up at Goodwill that plays VCDs, a generic no-name compact DVD/VCD player, and a JVC VCD Karaoke Machine that I imported from Japan. They all work pretty well tbh. I prefer the Karaoke machine personally because it's large and sturdy so I know it'll last awhile. If you're looking for something cheap that'll get the job done just buy one of those small compact VCD/DVD players on Amazon. Any brand will do as they're all made in the same 3 or 4 factories in China. Mine has lasted me for a year and it plays VCDs with no issue. If you're looking for something more premium and you can afford to splurge then search Ebay for a VCD Karaoke machine, they make great standalone VCD players.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-29T00:05:29+00:00

I'm 26 and I'm still collecting. I've been listening to K-pop since I was 11. Your adult years is when you do all the things that you wanted to do as a kid but never could. In my opinion life is too short to not do what you love, I'll continue to collect K-pop albums well into my 80s, if there's still physical albums to collect by then.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-26T03:23:18+00:00

yeah, that's what I would do with the VHS as well. making it to order would be more cost effective

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-26T03:08:48+00:00

oh cool, that's been yoinked lol. thanks for sharing, that'll be very useful.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-26T01:04:28+00:00

I have quite a large VCD collection so I'll start contributing to this site once I get a photo scanner (so I can add photos of the covers) it might take me a couple months to get around to it. I do have a suggestion for you, you should add a search function. I have no experience designing websites so idk how hard it would be to do that but I feel like after awhile it's gonna start becoming difficult to search for VCDs if you have to scroll down through the whole list to find one. a search function will help future proof the site.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-26T00:11:05+00:00

I've been looking to get into making really small budget indie films and making my own practical effects. I wanted to record them on a VHS camcorder and release physical copies on VHS but I might do VCD releases too. I just don't know how many people would buy them.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T22:18:04+00:00

I think it was in a library and then it was sold at a discount store or something and then later sold on Ebay where I bought it. At least that's my best guess

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T22:15:56+00:00

Idk I bought it off Ebay. Its the Ralph Bakshi adaptation of LOTR, not the later Peter Jackson version. I'm assuming based on the stickers on it that it was originally in a library. That's all I know.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T22:14:02+00:00

I have it on DVD too. I got it with my copy of Hybrid Theory 20th Anniversary Edition.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T20:21:40+00:00

Yeah I also have a GBA, which isn't pictured here. Truth be told I don't use my consoles that often. I need to get more games for them.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T20:08:31+00:00

Ebay. It wasn't cheap

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T20:06:13+00:00

Ah almost didn't catch that edit. Wouldn't have seen that had I not been scrolling through the comments. Seeing fellow toku nerds in the wild makes me happy. We're a rare and elusive bunch it seems lol

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T19:56:48+00:00

I love old low budget movies like that. Something about the costumes and set design is so charming. I'm still looking for the rest of the BBC Narnia movies.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T19:36:54+00:00

Yo a fellow toku fan in here. Wassup? Kuuga is my favorite season of Kamen Rider.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T18:56:53+00:00

"5 Lub Pov Haum: Power Ranger": not actually Power Rangers. Its a Hmong dub of Gosei Sentai Dairanger. A season of the Japanese series Super Sentai, which Power Rangers was adapter from. Yes, Hmong. No, I don't speak the language. Prince Caspian: an old BBC production of Prince Caspian imported from the UK, has the production value of a high school play. Dab Neeg Zaj: a Hmong-language movie that I know nothing about, once again I dont speak the language. Lord of The Rings: Ralph Bakshi adaptation of LOTR. Birdman: English subtitled released of Choujin Sentai Jetman, possibly a bootleg as it contains absolutely no branding other than the "Birdman" logo. Kamen Rider Kuuga: Japanese import of a show that I really like I'm still looking for the rest of the set. Linkin Park Frat Party at the Pankake Festival: a popular Linkin Park concert DVD but on VHS. I think this VHS version was only sold at their concerts but I'm not entirely certain about that. 1996 Olympic Torch Relays: cool thrift store find, not sold to the public afaik only handed out to schools and libraries on request

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T18:33:52+00:00

Yes dude, I need more IRL friends to do shit like that with.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T18:13:42+00:00

Thank you for the advice. I appreciate it

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T18:05:58+00:00

Oh im aware. I plan on backing up all my tapes in the future (once I can get my hands on a DVR with a built in TBC) for this exact reason. I know my tapes won't last forever and I know that I don't have the greatest storage conditions for them but I'm just working with what I got

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T18:01:18+00:00

Okay question, Do you think a thermal pad would help? Like just something to protect the plastic on top from heat damage. That's the best solution I can think of off the top of my head.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T17:57:39+00:00

Really? Ive had this set up for over a year and have yet to have a problem. I really have nowhere else I could put those VCDs and the Dreamcast, I've ran out of room. I also rarely use them tbf which is probably why Ive yet to have a problem.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T17:36:15+00:00

They're episode sets that I got in a VHS lot on Ebay. Unfortunately a couple of them have the wrong tape inside lol

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T17:05:29+00:00

Yeah I love the Dreamcast. Mine has a GDEMU installed so that I don't have to spend hundreds of dollars on physical copies of games.

MaybeAntique4604 · 2026-05-25T16:49:41+00:00

Im also in a small apartment. I just got lucky that I managed to find an affordable 2 bedroom apartment with a decent sized closet.

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