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Philips
- Contents: Standard - PAL, NTSC / Compatible Media - DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW Picture CD, Kodak Picture CD / Removable recording supports - No / Internal hard drive - No / Integrated Audio Decoder - MP3, Dolby Digital, PCM, WMA / Video Out - Progressive component video output Digital coaxial output HDMI socket USB port / Audio Out - G/D analogue audio output / Scart Adapter - Yes / Included Accessories - Remote control / Dimensions (mm) - 435 x 38 x 210
- Weight (kg) - 1.4
- Other - Parental control Child lock 1080p video oversampling Progressive scan
 Everything i needed, 2008-11-22
I wrote this review to justify this item's overall rating, as its 1 star right now due to the guy below (or above me) whining about the place he ordered it from (Pixmania), and not getting a UK plug and ultimatley putting off prospective buyers.
Right, i'll make it quick.
The DVD player just works, as any should now days straight out of the box. Simple scart lead (not provided so get a spare) into your TV and power cord into wall. If you want a little extra quality through the HDMI connection, and you have a HDTV then use a HDMI cable (also not provided).
I havent used the upscaling feature yet so i cant comment but as with most, it wont be a big step up from DVD, for the true high def experience you need HD content. But for £63 i dont mind my DVDs being upscaled.
The DivX is great, i have a few films i have on my PC and i can now watch them on my TV anytime. Just copy the file onto a USB stick if its above 700mb and plug it into the players front port (usb 2.0 as well), and it plays smoothly off that (my usb stick is good quality, 1gb about £15 so i didnt notice any skipping, but could happen with cheaper drives). Or you can also just copy the file onto a blank CD using Windows copy to disc and it plays no prob on the player. You just navigate to the file using a folder tree system.
Overall 5 stars, did everything i wanted it too. Looks good, very slim. Simple to use interface menus, good price - recommended.
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Our Price: £55.78
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Sony
- SONY PORTABLE DVD PLAYER
- 2 BUILT IN SPEAKERS
- IN BLACK
- 8" LCD SCREEN
- MP3 PLAYBACK
Excellent as you would expect from Sony, 2008-10-25
I did a fair bit of research before settling on this Sony. I was originally interested in the 7" model, but it is worth going for the extra size to get a better picture. The quality is outstanding - very sharp even with 80s TV programmes on DVD. The colours are punchy and crisp and overall I am very impressed with the visuals.
Althought it is region 2, it plays my region 4 DVDs fine, but cannot play Region 1 NTSC disks.
Two earphone jacks is great so you can watch a movie on a plane or train with others.
The detachable battery is slim and means when using the unit through the plug without a battery, it is nice and slimline.
I think it is better than any of the Phillips, Toshiba and other models I viewed.
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Our Price: £151.70
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Toshiba
- TOSHIBA UPSCALLING DVD WITH HDMI
- 1 X HDMI CONNECTION AND 1 X SCART CONNECTION
- MP3 PLAYBACK
- IN BLACK
no reservations what so ever!!, 2008-11-05
I have the toshiba regza tv hooked up to this with a hdmi cable and we have none of the above problems, the remote is a bit cheap looking but our tv remote operates it anyway as they a re a matched set, we got this to replace our phillips upscaling div x dvd player which went bang just outside the guaruntee but this player makes me glad it did the sound and picture quality are way and above what I already thought was brilliant, the sound and picture quality are so good! would recommend to everyone Wow! I will keep this updated if we do have any problems and will update if it doesnt last that long if I dont update assume its still working and still well pleased, but weve never had any trouble with toshiba before they go on until they are outdated in my experience weve never worn one out yet. Really pleased buy one.
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Our Price: £48.82
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Toshiba
- TOSHIBA UPSCALING DVD PLAYER
- 1 X SCART CONNECTIONS AND 1 X HDMI CONNECTIONS
- IN BLACK
- MP3 PLAYBACK
- UPSCALLING 1080P FUNCTION.
Fantastic Product, 2008-10-09
I bought this product and ordered it and an 8GB USB Stick at the same time, and then noticed that it only addressed 4GB from the reviews, however when I received the Toshiba, I plugged in the 8GB USB and it worked fine.. I bought the Flash Memory 8GB USB DRIVE, from Amazon and it works perfectly.
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Our Price: £59.99
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Samsung
- Contents: Region - Zone 2 / Standard - B/G, L/L' / DivX/MPEG4 compatible - Yes / Compatible Media - DVD±RW, DivX, CD, CD-R(W), MP3, WMA, JPEG / Removable recording supports - No / Internal hard drive - No / Internal hard drive capacity (in GB) - - / Integrated Audio Decoder - Compatible with DTS, Dolby Digital / Video Out - S-Video output Component video output 2 scart sockets / Audio Out - Digital optical audio output Digital coaxial audio output / Scart Adapter - 2
- Included Accessories - AV cable, remote control, batteries, coaxial cable, scart lead
- Manual - Information will soon be available
- Dimensions (mm) - 430 x 84 x 240
- Weight (kg) - 3.4
Great Bang for the Buck, 2008-08-11
The DVD and VCR that this replaced (from 6-10 years old) cost four times as much and yet this is superior to them both. I can't beleive that some expected a DVD Recorder was included at this price...give it a few more years at least, however the descriptions for the v6800 do vary depending which site is visited. The VCR definately has 6 heads and not 4. The DVD can become multi-region with the hack descibed by others on Amazon. If like me your TV only accepts Progressive Scan in NTSC format the DVD player won't output a PAL disc in NTSC format. NTSC encoded disks work fine. I didn't have any issue with the remote either although the dubious unbranded batteries could have caused that issue.
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Our Price: £54.38
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Humax
- 320Gb Hard Disc Drive Recorder
- Upto 200 hours recording
- Twin Tuner
- HDMI upscaling
- *Subject To Reception Confirmation
Does What it Says On The Box, 2008-11-20
Humax PVR9300T Humax PVR-9300T 320GB Twin Tuner upto 200 hours of recording, HDMI upscaling.
Regarding the noisy fan mentioned in another review,this has now been sorted by Humax there is a slight noise but nothing to bother about. Set up and running in half an hour
I exchanged my Topfield (I had 3 all with problems) for this Humax, it is better and cheaper it has a good handset better displays and in my opinion easier to use. The upscaling makes a difference to the picture.The hand book like most nowdays could be better but most operations are commonsense.
Hoping it proves reliable, only time will tell
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Our Price: £167.49
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Panasonic
- HDMI 1.3 with Deep Colour
- Super Multi Format Record & Play
- Viera Link
- VHS Refresh Dubbing to DVD
- Accurate Record & Schedule Change
 Very good but not great, 2008-08-04
I bought this recently so have not seen its full potential.However,playing DVDs and old videos, produced very good results and in the old videos I saw lots of detail I had previously missed on my old sony VCR player.I watched Pan's Labyrinth on it recently, through my panasonic 37 inch plasma and I was amazed at the colour and depth ,it was at times almost 3D. Overall I am very pleased with it and I wanted a combi because I still have a big collection of VCRs, I've just not yet replaced with DVD.If I was paying for A DVD recorder only, at this price, I would however expect more.
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Our Price: £168.00
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Sony
Pick up a bargain., 2008-09-13
Now that the new S350 is out, you can pick one of these up for a bargain price. Remember this was originally a £400 machine aimed at early adopters and videophiles, and the build quality is therefore superb.
Picture quality is fantastic and I doubt whether most people would be able to tell the 1080p output apart from any other machine, as it is basically perfect.
Sony continue to support this product with firmware updates, now on version 4.20 and the speed of operation is now more than acceptable. Latest firmware supports Dolby TruHD too.
Okay, so it's only profile 1 and won't support some advanced features, but if you want a well made player just to watch movies, I can highly recommend this Sony.
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Shinco
shincoSDP-1735, 2008-02-15
I was pleased with this DVD player,a good design,nice size and easy to use! I was also impressed with the FM transmitter and its multi region capability which was the main reason I purchased it.And at this price you cant go wrong.Ive had no problems as of yet.So overall definately a good buy.
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Our Price: £92.96
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Philips
- Contents: Region - Zone 2 / Standard - PAL / DivX/MPEG4 compatible - Yes / Compatible Media - CD, CD-R/CD-RW, CD video/SVCD, DVD R/ RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD video, DivX MPEG-1, MPEG-2, JPEG Picture CD, Picture CD Kodak / Removable recording supports - No / Internal hard drive - No / Internal hard drive capacity (in GB) - - / Integrated Audio Decoder - MP3, Dolby Digital, PCM, WMA / Video Out - Progressive component video output Digital coaxial output HDMI output
- Video Out - Progressive component video output Digital coaxial output HDMI output
- Audio Out - Analogue G/D audio output
- Included Accessories - Remote control
- Dimensions (mm) - 360 x 37 x 210 mm
Total bargain!, 2008-11-07
I know this player lacks a couple of bells and whistles, such as USB or memory card inputs, but let us look at what it does have. Picture quality is amazing from the HDMI port on a HD ready TV. Video is handled by a 12bit video DAC and it is truly very nice. Audio is handled by a 24bit Audio DAC and the sound is wonderful too. 1080p and 720p scaled DVD's honestly look very clean, clear and flow well...which is the sign of a very capable scaling chip.
At first I fretted that the DTS logo was nowhere to be seen, and not mentioned in the manual either, but I was quickly relieved when I hooked it up via the coaxial digital output to my separate decoder to find that it passed through the 7.1 / 5.1 DTS bitstream without issue. So it seems that Philips merely cut a corner by not putting a DTS decoder inside...backed up by the fact that switching a disc's audio track to DTS results in muted TV speakers....but hey, DTS is a surround sound mode and if you crave it you will already have a DTS capable amp....so this is no big issue at all.
As regards connections it has: 1x HDMI, 1x Component, 1 RGB SCART, 1 pair of analog audio out sockets (RCA/phono) and 1x coaxial digital out socket. No Toslink/optical I'm afraid....but most amps have coaxial inputs and, at the end of the day, digital audio is digital audio. Philips have also kept the price down by including no free AV cable of any kind, which is commendable, as most people would prefer to buy their own as opposed to using the cheap things that come in the box. So the only accessory in the box is the rather nice looking remote control and 2 AAA batteries.
DivX playback was flawless....and the files were quickly loaded so I could tell that the 'engine' is pretty fast too. I should note that the first thing I did was to find the most beat up/scratched rewritable DVD-RW I could find for the DivX test....if a machine plays files off one of those you will know that it will not bother you in the future by being fussy over media. And I'm pleased to report that all the files played through fine. As did some old/scratched DVD-R and DVD+R discs authored as DVD-VIDEO. It seems this is one of those machines that never complains and spits out a disc over a few lousy marks (I should add that I look after my discs in general, I purposefully scratch a couple up for this test as it is a good way to spot laser over-sensitivity in a player). I should also add that this player is 'DivX Ultra©' certified... so it comes with extra menu, subtitle and audio features with its DivX playback, as opposed to standard DivX certified machines. This is a very nice feature.
Overall Philips have cut all the right cost corners and not sacrificed the important things to place this model as their entry level 1080p DivX DVD player - and to be totally honest it seems more like a midrange machine. If you require USB inputs and extra AV outputs, then look elsewhere....perhaps even Philips models above this one, but if you don't need these extras but still want DivX and upscaled output....you will not go wrong here. I personally have to commend Philips on this machine, as it does all I wanted from it, does it well, and came in at a bargain price. For that I give it five shiny stars.
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Our Price: £49.99
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