Pacific Microsonics PMD100 sourced from a cheap DVD player?

I am in the UK and the only source of Pacific Microsonics PMD 100 is China, wich after import duties and VAT will end uip being about £ 130.

Searching the internet I came across some information on a forum thus:
Pacific Microsonics patented the PMD-100 digital filter and others, which reside on all HDCD players and DACs offering HDCD.

A look on ebay for HDCD players shows this model, for under £20. No idea of the manufacturer but the model is DVD 225.

Does anyone have one of these and has looked inside? ...and if so, does it have PMD100 in DIL package?
It seems too good to be true - are there other chipsets that process HDCD that do not use the PMD100?
 

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