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| Sony | BDPS350 | I was going to buy the Samsung unit but was put off by the Amazon reviewsSony BDPS350 Blu-ray Disc Player 1080p Full HD Having got this instead i am very pleased with it- used in conjunction with Samsung 1080p LCD TV/HDMI - works very well but SONY need to rewrite the instruction book so people understand it a lot easier-looks to have been written by a technician- lots of connection options but u need to know your onions to understand it all-i got it working easy enough but wonder if it could be better- SONY instructions need to be better explained- big problem trying to register product as SONY web site not working- you need to register using enclosed CD in order to qualify for 2 free Blueray discs- Picture quality of Pirates of Caribbean absolutly magic- i now need a cimema speaker system to get the full effect- Hopefully SONY will get their act together and reduce Bluray prices as they are far too expensive.It is just a fancy DVD disc to be honest.Spend the money and u will not be dissapointed. |  | Amazon Reviewer | 19/01/2009 01:01:01 |
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| Sony | BDPS350 | I bought a Sony 32V4000 LCD tv and decided to go for the Blu Ray player too. I purchased the tv and HDMI cable from amazon which I received the next day, but got the player from elsewhere as £20 cheaper.
I have been really impressed with Sony set up. Just fill in the options and away you go!
My tv isnt 1080p and the 1080p option wont work or downgrade on this player. For 720p/1080i tv like mine set for 1080i. I went for the 32v4000 over the 32w4000 mainly owing to price but also that you dont see the benefits for 1080p unless the screen is above 32" apparently (friend of a friend who manages a Sony shop).
I put in an old DVD (Lord of the Rings) to test and the picture has blown me away. The upscaler appears really good and the picture so much smoother than the old DVD player I had. I will probably borrow my mates Blu Ray Indiana Jones to see what the difference is with that. He uses PS3 on a 46" Sony X series and the picture is really awesome.
Also the size of the product is good and not bulky at all.
Overall I am really impressed with the Sony products I have bought (previously Toshiba 28" CRT/DVD/Video owner) and would recommend them. | | Amazon Reviewer | 09/01/2009 01:01:01 |
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| Toshiba | XDE500 | I have recently taken the plunge into Blu Ray and will be purchasing only these from now on but due to the fact that I have a massive number of standard DVDs I was not particularly keen to replace all my existing DVD titles with Blu Ray titles - pretty expensive to do that!!. When I saw this player advertised (along with the promises from Toshiba of near HD quality from standard DVDs) I decided to get hold of one. The result is, in the main, very good. It certainly does make standard DVD images much clearer and sharper, however there is a BUT to this and this is that this player essentially lives and dies according to the quality of the DVD you play in it! If the disc has been manufactured and encoded well (by the studio)the results are absolutely fantastic but if the disc is poorly encoded (with a low bit rate) the results are not as good! No hardware/player can make any software/disc look better if the material on the disc isnt there in the first place!! I tried a well encoded DVD (Pixars Toy Story)and the picture was as near Blu Ray quality as it can be without being HD - if a Blu Ray version of this film is ever brought out I wont need to buy it!! However with older and poorly encoded discs the results are variable and I sometimes ended up turning off the picture enhancement modes. It is still a great upscaler (I view in 1080i mode on a 50" plasma) even with the enhancement options turned off. The best enhancement mode is Sharp giving extra edge detail and the player always starts, every time, with this engaged. With poor discs (with Sharp mode engaged) it will enhance any grain and MPEG compression noise in the picture which can make it look horrific and distracting - so dont be afraid to turn off the enhancement options. In conclusion this player does live up to Toshibas claims and I am very glad I got hold of one; but be careful of the DVDs that you feed into it!! | | Amazon Reviewer | 07/01/2009 01:01:01 |
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| Toshiba | SD280E | THIS DVD PLAYER IS ALL GOOD. FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PLAY REGION 1, OR ANY REGION FILM, THEN ITS EASY... POWER ON.OPEN TRAY. DONT GO IN TO SETINGS OR ANYTHING. JUST PRESS 9879 O .... 0 IS STANDED FOR FREE REGION. IT WILL SAY ON SCREEN THIS DVD PALYER IS NOW REGION 0. FOR THE PRICE YOU CANT COMPLAIN. IM VERY HAPPY. | | Amazon Reviewer | 29/12/2008 01:01:01 |
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| Philips | DVP3980/05 | Great product - simple to set up and use.
Plays the usual plus DivX and can be made region-free - see KN for the code below - thanks for that KN.
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| Toshiba | XDE500 | Bought this at a bargain price from Amazon (the price has risen again, why ??) but even if you pay full price for this baby, its worth the dosh...
Using the sharp mode as well as HD upscaling, provides superb picture quality with any good quality standard DVD release, very, very close to genuine high definition viewing. As well as the unique sharp mode and 1080p upscaling, this machine will also do 1080p/24 frames per second, for standard DVD discs !! (My blu-ray player will only output 24fps with blu ray discs, but maybe other machines do this for standard DVDs ? Im not certain though...) The machine will also output 5.1 sound directly via HDMI, my previous DVD player couldnt do that, but again maybe this feature is commonplace now...
The only bad points, : build quality and the remote control are nothing special, there is a high pitched noise (only noticeable in the dead of night, you wouldnt generally hear it), and its no good for 4:3 discs, but I have few of those and am happy to watch them stretched anyway..
If you have a large DVD collection, keep them all and buy this player, it will be far cheaper than replacing them on blu ray...Also many of the blu ray re-releases will not be specially great on picture quality anyway, whilst this baby will enhance definition beautifully.... | | Amazon Reviewer | 27/12/2008 01:01:01 |
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| Philips | DVP3120 | having read the reviews & hack for this great dvd player,i asked for TWO
for christmas as i have TWO 32 ins lcd tvs. christmas day brought both players home & followed the hack instructions & hey presto! r1 test & anything you throw @ it ,this dvd plays it.the hack was so easy almost anyone could do it,i say almost because my mate couldnt, he sat for 6 weeks with the subtitles on screen in japanese before i switched them off
on his dvd player! | | Amazon Reviewer | 25/12/2008 01:01:01 |
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| Philips | DTR220 | I bought this product at £25 and find it performs very well in all respects. It is unobtrusive in appearance, of good quality and very easy to install. My aerial was upgraded just before I started using the box and this probably maximised performance. | | Amazon Reviewer | 25/12/2008 01:01:01 |
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| Toshiba | SD280E | My DVD player refused to play any longer and I ordered this DVD-player a few days before Christmas. As usual, I chosed my company as the delivery address and when Amazon sent a message that it would be delivering after Christmas, I didnt see a problem. I was surprised when I read an e-mail on the 24th of December in the morning that Amazon would be delivering today. We are a European company and are always closed on Christmas Eve.
I went to my company and put a note outside with my home address and you can image how happy I was when 2 hours later the delivery service came. Many thanks Amazon for this great service!
The DVD-player was made just for me: simple to use and works fine. I just put the DVD in and press the play button.
Although I have bought 99% of my DVDs in Europe, I also have some region 1 DVDs (like A Human Voice with Ingrid Bergman), which were never released in Europe.
I followed the instructions below and chosed "0" (multi-region") and it works! If you choose the region once, it is not necessary to change it every time after that. I also wouldnt recommend choosing a special region, because some drives allow changing the region only once and "0" is for region "1-4", I believe, but I am not sure.
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| Philips | PET830 | This is an amazing portable DVD player. I dont have any problems with the screen resolution as its been fine with most of my DivX avi files that i have played on it.
I was looking for more information on PET 830 and PET 831 and both of them are of the exact specification except that PET830 has a USB port and the PET831 has an SD/MMC slot. If you want both of them, go for the PET1030 or the PET1031 models. | | Amazon Reviewer | 09/12/2008 01:01:01 |
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| Samsung | DVDV6800 | For the price this seems an excellent little unit. Unlike the other reviews have had no problems with any playback or the remote. Maybe Im just lucky but cant find anything bad to say on this. All media plays well too. | | Amazon Reviewer | 05/12/2008 01:01:01 |
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| Sony | DVPNS15 | This dvd offers an amzing resolution, no artifact, no blocks, and the typical Sony colour. Compared with my previous Pioneer 717a (700 GBP of DVD Palyer), yes the Pioneer is better, but only lightly BUY IT. | | John | 19/02/2008 18:00:58 |
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| PROLINE | DVDP708W SIL | perfect product for our 4 year old son with special needs, our son has autism and we needed a player with a fast forward button on the player ( most seem to be only on the remote now adays ) He enjoys watching the same part over and over again and loves watching on fast forward too. Finnally after searching the shops in town we were able to buy this one with the car bag for £69.99 all in from Comet, perfect... Son really seems happy, nice big screan. Buttons easy to use for little ones. Im searching the net looking for a 2nd one to keep as a spare. Battery lasts 2.5 hours, | | emma | 30/12/2007 10:02:51 |
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| Lafayette | LFDV969 | For what it is priced at, this unit is incredible! Using the component output on a 43` Pioneer plasma screen the picture is of a very high quality. Also, having tested both the optical and coaxial audio outputs on a top of the range Pioneer AV reciever through some large speakers I was amazed at the quality of sound that this low budget DVD player produced. As a temporary DVD player, before I buy an HD-DVD player, I am very happy with this unit. | | Anon | 26/05/2006 08:06:25 |
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| Hitachi | PDV313 | The conection on the battery for my Hitachi Portable DVD player PDV313 broke so I`ve been looking around to see if I can buy a replacement battery. Is it possible to replace the battery? Does anyone know where I can buy a replacement? I`d be grateful for a responce | | ferguspthom@aol.com | 18/02/2006 09:46:48 |
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| Acoustic Solutions | ASVM6071 | I have this dvd player and I think its great my son uses it and it holds its charge very well and has a good clear picture very happy with this. | | subrina | 09/11/2009 18:24:10 |
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| LG | DVX9900H | very good product. if divx format movie has subtitles, they are good size on screen, not like some other dvdplayers i have seen | | kert | 04/05/2009 14:49:14 |
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| Wharfedale | DSA243 | We have just purchased a DS-A243 unit,it will only display a black and white picture,it will be going back to Argos in the morning. | | Lovejoy | 19/01/2009 14:43:59 |
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| PANASONIC | NVVP30 Multiregion | had this product for years and despite the comments above it works (and always has) beautifully | | Anon | 17/12/2008 10:44:09 |
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| AIPTEK | PDV919 | Hey dudes...where can I find a rechargeer cable...what model is this dvd-player using/. | | Bogdan | 16/08/2008 12:31:44 |
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| INGERSOLL | ING36 | Message for Pam,Currys have spares and they are available on E-Bay but its most likely cheaper to sell yours off on e-bay and buy a new unit.If anybody wants a region free hack then try a site called DVD Reviewer where there are loads of diffirent hacks for many models of dvd player etc. | | Anon | 31/07/2008 08:10:00 |
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| MATSUI | MATPD702 | I love it the screen is ace sound is ace its is the best for the money | | Anon | 06/07/2008 08:26:23 |
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| Wharfedale | WDP1210 | Reviewed by: Phil Cole Rating:4 out of 5 Date Reviewed:16Sep2007 `Its pretty good but when the battery runs out completely it will never work again`. NOT TRUE! The unit will run from any 12v dc source (car battery or even a small 12v motorcycle battery)and also the mains via a universally-available adaptor. The Clip-on Battery has a very long life if charged / used carefully and it is possible to replace the internal batteries when completely exhausted so to openly state that `When the battery runs out completely it will never work again` is totally misleading. | | The-Radio-Engineer | 24/06/2008 14:36:34 |
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| PIONEER | DV656A-S Multi Region | Its not much good at PCM CD play back ( My Arcam CD72 blows it out the window for CD sound quality) but and its a big but its great at high bit 24/192 SACD DTS DVDA playback absoluly stunning but be sure you have a top class system to appreciate, I am a audiophile( Hi Fi nut) and have never used it for DVD video, the player came tops in a double blind test on SACD/DVDA playback conducted by the high end HI FI mag HI FI news in 2002, need I say more? | | John Walsh | 30/05/2008 12:26:44 |
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| Wharfedale | WDP3377B | Yes we own this product great for the caravan good picture. Easy to use on electric and battery . but we could do with another battery | | allan tindall | 02/05/2008 19:05:31 |
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| PANASONIC | NVVP30 Multiregion | I own this product (Panasonic NV-VP30 PAL Region Combi DVD/VCR) for more than 4 years now and I just love it. I simply lost its Users Guide and can`t resolve connection problems that arose by the time I`ve bought, 8 months ago, a Panasonic 42` HDTV PLASMA, and can`t achieve interconectivity/compability among both sets. Please Help me. | | Frederico Oom | 19/04/2008 08:35:07 |
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| PANASONIC | NVVP30 Multiregion | I have had mine for at least three years, constantly in use, and never had a problem. Highly recommended in my honest opinion. | | Anon | 01/04/2008 18:46:41 |
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| Wharfedale | WDP1210 | For the price you pay for it, it`s an excellent piece of kit. I took mine on holiday, and it does exactly as it promises. The picture is great, and the sound is good too. I was surprised by the quality for the price I paid. If you want a simple no-frills portable DVD, this is a good call. | | Michelle Butterworth | 12/03/2008 11:57:08 |
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| Wharfedale | WDM6988 | Bought this from Argos £74-99 BARGAIN. YES IT DOES PLAY COPIED DVDS...... | | firestorm1uk | 20/12/2007 13:04:48 |
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| Acoustic Solutions | AS8099 | Had mine for 3 years,works Perfect,plays all disks I put in it,best dvd player I ever bought | | Peter | 13/11/2007 16:55:39 |
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| Alba | DVDP722 | `Hugh`, either phone 0871 230 1777 for spares (remote control in your case), or email them at sparesdist@albaplc.co.uk Tip for Alba DVDP722 owners: If anyone want to make the player region free, press eject to open the lid, press 9,7,3,5 on the remote - simply choose region `0` from the list that is displayed. Now you can play discs from all over the world! | | Anon | 13/11/2007 16:54:52 |
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| Alba | DVDP722 | Yes I do own this product. It works beautifully. Would recommend to others. I need your help in replacing the remote control. Can you help me? and how much will it cost me? Hugh | | Hugh | 18/09/2007 13:48:29 |
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| Toshiba | SDP2800 | Awesome player, well worth the money, amazing picture quality and surround sound. Its chunky but then the battery lasts 5 hours. | | Kev | 26/08/2007 09:26:00 |
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| PANASONIC | NVVP30 Multiregion | Despite the above comments, we find this to be a very reliable machine - had it for 3 years+ with no problems | | Steve Williams | 05/08/2007 08:21:36 |
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| Wharfedale | WDP1210 | When I got mine, I thought I was only going to get the portable and the controller like the one I had before, but I was surprised when I found out that is had loads of other stuff with it including a travel case. Great quality, size and price, looks nice too, quite slim for its size. Anon, I think the portable only has an output | | koolcheatguy | 10/07/2007 08:10:58 |
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| ALBA | DVD54 | ive had this for 4years no probs.great player. | | Edge | 18/05/2007 18:15:13 |
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| PIONEER | DV2750 | excellent dvd picture,very reasonable cd sound (not quite as good as say a Denon cd player,5.1 is very good , and mp3 is an added treat. get one cheap before they all go. Currys last price about fourty quid. | | Michael Pailing | 09/02/2007 09:25:00 |
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| Matsui | PL618 | i`ve had one for two years and had no problems with it, except it don`t like dirty disk`s eg.. finger marks on disk`s, otherwise perfect little go anywhere player. | | Alan | 30/01/2007 17:22:13 |
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| Wharfedale | WDP1210 | very good machine. Plays dvd copies in all formats and very easy to use. picture quality is excellent for its size and unlike others all my dvds are region 1 so have no worries on that score. and come on its only £99.00. Good value. | | manicman | 08/01/2007 15:35:00 |
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| Welkin | T516 | Just found out about the product recall, so have emailed woolworths to see about a replacement battery. Other than that it is a very good and stable unit, it can be `unlocked` for multi-region, and it plays all my `backups` as well as VCD`s | | Monkee | 06/12/2006 07:20:34 |
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| Bush | DVD2049 Multi Region | I have just started using this dvd player and it is awesome! I cannot say enough about it. great! worth every penny! buy it today!
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| ALBA | DVD108 | Does play copied DVD, excellent quality......No problems, just found out its muti-regional too so bonus. | | Rachel | 17/08/2006 21:04:36 |
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| SANYO | DVDSL40 | I own this model one of the best models that I have had in over ten years. Very reliable easy operation | | bigbadmike | 08/08/2006 21:02:04 |
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| Prism | TFDVD7100 Multi-Region | this product is great! except the in-car charger thing. Which is pretty useless and plastic. But hey the product is great. You can play games, look at pics, dvds, mp3s... the list goes on! and multi-regional! | | MimmiMei | 10/07/2006 10:22:59 |
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| PHILIPS | PET710 | This is one of the sexiest DVD players to date, even though it dosn`t have the added features like USB port or card reader but to get these you are talking an extra £50. The picture quality is amazing and the sound is acceptable. The wide range of formats is also good. Overall an amazing buy. | | Anon | 27/05/2006 17:07:00 |
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| PHILIPS | PET710 | This is one of the sexiest DVD players to date, even though it dosn`t have the added features like USB port or card reader but to get these you are talking an extra £50. The picture quality is amazing and the sound is acceptable. The wide range of formats is also good. Overall an amazing buy. | | Anon | 26/05/2006 08:07:07 |
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| Sony | RDRHXD710 | v good product | | mr bob | 26/05/2006 08:07:02 |
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| Matsui | PL618 | Bought in dec for my 3 yr old to keep her occupied in the car. Never had a problem with it. Worth the money | | Happy buyer | 16/05/2006 09:57:58 |
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| PIONEER | DV535 | I have owned this Pioneer DV535 for about 3 years now and it`s fantastic. The picture quality is perfect and has proved very reliable indeed. | | Anon | 10/05/2006 05:31:40 |
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| Sony | RDRHXD710 | This DVD is great and very versatile. It was really easy to set up and I was recording on it within half an hour of taking it out of the box. I can be recording something on a freeview channel and watching a DVD or a programme recorded on the hard drive at the same time.
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| LG | DVX9900H | Easy install, setup and the viewing difference on a HDTV is amazing. The only down-side is the pricey HDMI cable that you have to buy seperately(around £60), but WELL worth it. | | BFred | 10/04/2006 15:33:16 |
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| Matsui | PL618 | Brilliant, never any problems with it. | | Anon | 10/04/2006 15:06:34 |
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