Does anybody recommed this DVD Player? Could you please tell me the pro's and the con's of getting this DVD Player?
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Yes. I'd reccomend it. Had it for a few months now and it has been reliable - with DVDs of all regions. I was a bit concerned at it was so inexpensive but it has worked out well.
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You get what you pay for. The remote has a very narrow control window, so you have to be sitting right in front of it to get the remote control to work reliably.
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I have had mine for a few months now and I am very happy with it. The remote buttons are a little tricky, but I love being able to watch DVDs from any region.
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good dvd player,it can play all region dvd disc,also DivX disc. I am happy with this player it is value for the price they sell!
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Here is the link to the DVD player that I reviewed. I do not know who the manufacturer is. ICOM is the label on the actual DVD player itself (even though the listing on Amazon is TMVEL). I have not considered service and support...I was just looking for a player that could play all regions, BluRay and 3D...this was the only one I could find at a low price. I suppose that if it does break down and I cannot fix it myself, I will just purchase another.
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Diana,Did you get it to play foreign dvd's on it or did you find a player that plays dvd's other than region 1?Thanks.
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Hello. I have not had any problems with the DVD's or Blu-Rays I have bought. It has worked flawlessly every time. Perhaps it is possible to have trouble with homemade discs, but I have not tried any of mine in the player.
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If you only want this player for watching movies straight to your TV, get a $50 LG player. Without a good speaker system or home theater you won´t be getting your money´s worth. But if you still want to buy this, go ahead, it is a very good and relaible player. maybe you will upgrade speakers in the future.
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No - this is a basic DVD player. I was looking for a low-price, fairly quality player just to have on my desktop while I work. Right now, I feel like the Blu-ray versions are higher priced than they are worth and since I've gone through two different portable DVD players (not this model or brand) and I didn't want to waste that amount on something I was unsure of.
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Mine plays DVDs better than any DVD player. Return your unit and get another one.
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Hi Tito, We returned the Philips DVD Player because it was not compatible with our TV (we have an older TV). However, the DVD Player that we got also did not have a manual (hard to believe!!). We looked up the model number on line and had to print the whole thing. I guess that's what I would suggest for you to do. Not very professional of the companies selling these products, but what can we do? Hope this helps.
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Thanks, Bishop, for your reply. I liked your last statement (very funny!). A couple of hours after i went out to get this model at Best Buy (i just couldn't wait!), a friend showed me the all-region equivalent (also from Pioneer) featured on this same Amazon site! Well, at least they claim it's all region, but seems some customers have had to get guarantees from the supplier that the unit will indeed play all types of discs. A bit confusing. ;)
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Hi ajs,This TV is a fantastic choice for DVD viewing. Setup is really intuitive and the picture is great even if you just use the out-of-the-box settings, though I'd recommend changing them for the best picture.
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Yes. Mine broke and will not play anything. I would look at another dvd player.
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@ Peter DeMars, I'm with you. I don't see these issues as a "major flaw." I enjoy the picture quality and the excellent sound. Good menu navigation too. I'm happy with this player.
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Sorry to reply so late... but yes I own this and it's definately one of the best Blu-ray standalone players out today. I updated it to the latest 1.6 Firmware and it works flawlessly and reliable. Also, I have noticed that this player upconverts regular DVDs better than my PS3... I would recommend this player if you were in the market for a Blu-ray stand alone player today.
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I bought a $29.99 Phillips HDMI "All Regions" DVD player recently just for that reason. btw - I bought my Toshiba A2 on eBay for $68. It works great.
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My advice would be to go for the LG. The Samsung is a good player but the LG is multi-region Blu-ray with a remote code and a simple hack makes it multi-region for DVD too. The Samsung has a Reon scaler & the LG a QDEO scaler, both are excellent. I had the LG for almost 3yrs, it's a solid piece of kit and with the right firmwares (go to avs forums for these) you can play burnt BD - Rs & - REs, it plays all the HD audio types & it was updated to 'BD Live' for all the on-line stuff some discs have. The Samsung is a good machine & has its fans but I think the LG offers more.
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I use cyberlink power dvd 14 ultra media player, I got it at fry's for $69.99. It work's awesome.
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Did you ever find out if it would play PAL format DVDs? I wonder it as well, i have one and i want to buy something on PAL format but i am afraid that once i buy it the player will not play them. Anyone know?