Digidir.net - Zenith DVB312 Progressive-Scan Slim Design DVD Player
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List Price: $109.99
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Manufacturer: Zenith
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Batteries: 2
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Zenith
EAN: 0044642300333
Feature: DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+RW, CD, CD-R/RW, WMA, JPEG, MP3 playback
Label: Zenith
Manufacturer: Zenith
Model: DVB312
Publisher: Zenith
Studio: Zenith
Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Features
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DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+RW, CD, CD-R/RW, WMA, JPEG, MP3 playback
Progressive scan technology produces superior, crisp, clear images
Moveable zoom allow user to view images in greater detail
S-video, component video, progressive scan video, and composite video outputs
S-video cable, A/V cables, remote control included
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Strikingly Zenith
Comment: I recommend this Zenith DVD player. It may not be the best player, but for the price and the features it provides, it's worth your blood, sweat, and tears. I've had this DVD player for three years (Christmas 2003) and I haven't had a problem so far. Those people who had a bad experience with this DVD player should be kept away from electronics definitely. Either they're impatient, careless, abusive, or overall just plain idiots.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Slim-Design, Big Fat Disappointment
Comment: This unit quickly developed a problem of freezing in mid-DVDs. There'd be a short freeze of a few seconds, then another, frequency increasing. At times, the problem would seem to correct itself -- it seemed, in fact, a question of overheating. It got Progressively worse. Finally unworkable. Sending it back for a partial refund. Recommend Philips' slim-lines instead. I have two of them, comparably priced, and no problems.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good buy
Comment: This is the first Dvd player I have bought I can play Dvd's on my computer but wanted a more relaxing way to watch them. I have had this unit for about a year and it is fantastic I watch an average of 45 Hrs. of DVD's a week and have not had a single problem with this system, my roommate had a more expemsive Sony unit that lasted 6 months and couldn't beleave how good my player worked and the picture quality I got for the price I paid. He has since bought the same unit. For the price this is a GREAT player and works as good as some twice the price.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Well, at least it has progressive scan
Comment: I got this player to upgrade my old DVD player and get beautiful
progressive scan capability. The support for MP3/JPG/DVD-R
was an extra bonus--I hoped. Well, I haven't done an A/B
comparison with my old player, comparing interlaced with
progressive, but it clearly wasn't earth shatteringly different.
Watching JPG slideshows is PAINFULLY (and ridiculously) slow,
even on the fastest setting. I made a DVD-R disc full of
MP3's ripped from my CD collection. That works.
So, the fancy features are there, and do work after a fashion.
What about just sitting down and watching a movie (this is a
DVD player, after all). Certainly, the picture is clear and
sharp, with fewer jaggies or flickering lines you're used to
seeing with the composite video of yesteryear. But, too many
times this player has failed me. Some discs won't play at
all, but when I pull out my old Toshiba, they play fine. The
audio regularly gets out of sync with the video--very
disconcerting. There is no excuse for this kind of failure.
I hoped to used Zenith's "Upgradeable Software" feature, but
their technical support site has no mention of it, or any kind
of upgrades for that matter. Finally, some buttons are
very slow to respond. I guess Zenith was trying to save you
from accidentally performing functions, so they make you press
and hold the buttons (on the player itself as well as the remote)
for up to 1 second before anything happens. This can be
particularly annoying when fast forwarding/rewinding. If you
don't hold the button long enough, you'll do a whole chapter
skip. Please, Zenith, add the two more buttons to distinguish
between fast forward and chapter skip!
Depending on what you are looking for, however, this player may
still be a good choice. If you don't mind its flakiness, and
are wowed by the extra bells and whistles, but don't have a lot
of money, the Zenith is a good choice. For myself, I would have
been happier spending a bit more, getting fewer features, and
having a stabler player.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Could have been good...
Comment: This DVD player has real problems synching audio and video. We have to restart every DVD we play due to the problems with audio synching. It's like watching a bad Godzilla movie! Another problem with it is that the remote is very confusing. It's difficult to start a scene over, it frequently goes to the beginning of the DVD. All in all, we wouldn't buy this player again.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Video data is processed faster and sequentially to produce superior, crisp, clear images. The DVB312 stands only 1.7" high for convenient addition to existing home theater configurations. It plays DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+RW, CD, CD-R/RW, WMA, JPEG. The DVB312 plays CDs filled with hours of MP3 files downloaded from your home PC. See images in greater detail by zooming in and adjusting your viewable area. Component video output delivers the highest quality picture by breaking down video data into three separate signals - red, blue and luminance - before the data is sent to the television.
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