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NAPA DAV311 is the all-in one portable MP3/ VCD/ CD-DA player. It supports MP3 CDs as well as ordinary audio CDs and is compatible with the CD-DA, VCD (MPEG1), CD-R and CD-RW....
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NAPA DAV 311
A review by garfitt on A-MAX Technology CD / MP3 / VCD player
October 13th, 2002


Author's product rating:   

Sound Quality Satisfactory 
Ease of Use Simple 
Look & Design Satisfactory 
Range of Features Excellent 
Value for Money Satisfactory 

Advantages: Plays mp3s, CDs and VCDs .
Disadvantages: Poor playback of VCDs .

Recommend to potential buyers: no 

Full review
I bought the Napa DAV 311 from Dabs for about £80 because I discovered that our £500 sony DVD system would not play recordable CDs. This appeared to be the perfect product to play all my home movies that I had recorded as Video CDs.

In the box you get:
The player (obviously)
Cables to connect it to a TV (red, white and yellow)
A remote control.
A power adapter.
Some earphones.

The DAV 311 is quite large (14cm W, 15cm L and 2.5cm H) compared to most portable CD players, but this is to be expected, due to its ability to play mp3s and VCDs as well. I personally quite like its aesthetics, but that's just a matter of taste. Despite its large size it does not seem very durable, although mine still remains intact, the small clear plastic section in the cover is just waiting to be knocked out. The lid could be brocken off with a gentle knock while it is open and is held open by a small spring. The same goes for the battery cover. The buttons also look quite cheap. It is obvious to see where they have cut corners to lower the price.

The remote control is the size of a thick credit card and has similar buttons to those found on the old Sinclair ZX-81 keyboards. However it is adequate and operates everything it should. However the remote also has some extra functions that cannot be accessed using the controls on the device, which means if you lose the remote some functions cannot be accessed, such as scene select and switching between Pal and NTSC formats.

Playback of standard audio CDs is comparable to that of most CD players, but there is no bass boost facility. You will also need to buy new earphones as the ones supplied are not very good. It has all the standard functions of a CD player as well as programming the order of tracks.

Plying mp3 CDs works just like the normal playback of CDs. One major flaw of the player is that it does not remember, which track you were at last when it was switched off so it starts from the beginning. This is acceptable with audio CD's where there are only 20 tracks but with an mp3 CD it is incredibly annoying when you have to skip through hundreds of tracks or use the remote to enter the track you want.
Anti-skip is fine for in the car or on the train, but forget about running or jogging with this CD player.

Finally we get to the VCD playing function - the reason why I bought this product. Connecting the player to a TV is just like connecting a video camera and I had no problems with this. When playing VCDs the sound and picture quality is perfect, but the video jumps back a few fractions of a second about every 30 seconds. The video can also break up occasionally into blocks, which requires you to pause or stop the video and press play again. These problems seem more apparent with action movies than others. It plays Pal and NTSC video formats.

If you want a portable media player to take on holiday then this is fine, but if you expect it to play music and video as well as seperate device you will be disappointed. I think NAPA have tried to build a device to carry out more functions than it is capable of doing. What do you expect for £80? 
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Advantages: VCD/CD/MP3 Playback And iR Remote
Disadvantages: Bad headphones, Over heating Adapter

I am amazed that no-one has done a review on this thing! Its more or less like the DAV-310, but from my point of view, this newer player can read far more mp3 cd's than the 310. Style wise, its blue not orange, may seem like a small change on paper, buts its a drastic change from the highlighted orange of the 310. It comes with credit card sized IR remote, good for the VCD, but when its in your pocket listening to mp3 songs, an in line remote is ...
...comes with NI-MH batteries as well as a DC adapter. I must admit the adapter gets very hot, and I've noticed the adapter information sticker bubble, and thats on the first day. Cable wise, a phono video, phono audio and headphones are supplied. If you do buy this, get rid of the headphones! They are crap, the player can achieve far better with better headphones. VCD playback was almost faultless. On some cd's there was some jerkyness, but overall ... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, plays VCD
Disadvantages: Poor quality construction, uses up batteries very quickly

Before I bought this player I visited the manufacturers website, I liked the specifications and it's peformance values so I decided to go for it, I bought this player from a shop at £37.99, For a player that boasts 3-5 hours playing time on one set of rechargeable batteries, has in-built charger, supports VCD, comes with a remote control and gives an on screen display of the MP3's on the disc this would apear to be great value for money. The manual ...
...can be hard to follow at times. Ther player comes with all the cables that you require to connect it to the TV, and a credit card sized remote control, as well as headphones, although sound quality improves dramatically if you use better brand headphones It takes up to 5-8 seconds for the player to queue up and play each track. According to the manufacturer the following is the battery operating times: 3-5 hours (MP3/128kbps or VCD / Alkaline ... Read review

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Review of A-MAX Technology CD / MP3 / VCD player by FVELLA

Advantages: Low Price
Disadvantages: Anti Shock is Pants

I purchased this product last week. Great it can play MP3s. It palys VCD. Yes it does but here is some further info. This unit fails to play any MONO MP3s. I have a lot of audio books in mp3 format and they are all recorded in mono. This defeats the object of why I purchased this unit. I was told by the salesperson that it would play mono MP3s. The Fastforward or Rewind does not work whilst playing a CD or MP3. Or Maybe I fail to understand the ...
...I have tried several VCDs in the unit, some work others don't. I did not have the time to analyze all the differences. I made a VCD which was a v2.0 (using Nero 5.5.2.4) which contains about 50 piccies. This plays on the SCAN2000 and various other things but NO JOY on the DAV311. The VCDs that work are reasonable quality. Anti Shock Protection is pants. Just move the thing slightly and it skips all over the place, both in CD and MP3 and yes I did ... Read review

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Advantages: Plays vcd's and mp3's (though just!)
Disadvantages: No anti shock on cd's, useless battery, mp3 search poor

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Advantages: Good value for money (at the time), feature-packed
Disadvantages: Some quite big problems

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Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Doesnt Read Tracks, Jumps Songs, Hard to Select Song, Slow, Sluggish

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A-MAX Technology CD / MP3 / VCD player

Audio system

Sound Output Mode: Stereo

Sound Effects: Extra Bass

Features: Hold button, digital volume control

Cd system

Type: CD / MP3 / VCD player

Media Load Type: Slot-load

Playback Modes: Programme play, random play / shuffle, all tracks repeat, one track repeat

Response Bandwidth: 20 - 20000 Hz

Signal-To-Noise Ratio: 85 dB

Shockproof Memory: 45 seconds

CD Track Programming: Yes (20 tracks)

CD-R/CD-RW Compatible: Yes

CD-RW Compatible: Yes

Headphones

Headphones Type: Headphones - binaural

Connectivity Technology: Wired

Sound Output Mode: Stereo

Remote control

Type: Remote control - infrared

Manufacturer's product description

NAPA DAV311 is the all-in one portable MP3/ VCD/ CD-DA player. It supports MP3 CDs as well as ordinary audio CDs and is compatible with the CD-DA, VCD (MPEG1), CD-R and CD-RW. Compact size, light weight, and really affordable price make it the best and versatile CD-DA Player out there. NAPA DAV311 is able to recognize and play multi-session CD-DA. A multi-session CD-DA is a data CD to which data is added incrementally in more than one session, allowing you to periodically add and update files and folders to your CD-DA. NAPA DAV311 has the greatest compatibility with most brands of CD-R/RW disc. NAPA DAV 311 supports programmable playback. Its built-in programming features allow you to select up to 20 of your favorite song titles and store them in a desired sequence. You can store any track more than once if you wish to.

Connections

Connector Type:

  • 1 x headphones ( mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm )
  • 1 x composite video output
  • 1 x DC power input

Power

Power Device: Power adapter - external

Battery

Battery: 2 x player - AA type - rechargeable - Nickel Metal Hydride

Included Qty: 2

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