Advantages: Plays more than just DVDs, great value Disadvantages: Can take some time to set up on some TVs
I've been part of the DVD revolution for a while now, due to my computer being bundled with a DVD-ROM. My family was able to watch our collection of DVDs, however it meant being huddled up in my room, watching from a 17 inch monitor. Not the most thrilling prospect in the world.
We grinned and bared it until eventually we decided to take the plunge and purchase a DVD player for our living room. Looking in the trusty Argos catalogue we looked through the lists and decided on the AkaiDV-P3410, a player that seemed to fit all of our needs, and then some.
=PRICE=
The AkaiDV-P3410 was for sale in Argos for £99.99, and came with batteries for the remote control, and all the cables that we may have needed to set up the player.
=FEATURES=
The DVD player is capable of playing PAL and NTSC DVDs, but that is not all. It is also ...
Karnage 25.10.2002
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Akai DV-P 3410
Advantages: Class leading HD pictures, Well above average SD pictures, 100hz technology Disadvantages: Even though this set is cheap at £850, £850 is still a lot of money.
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The "motionflow" electronics seem to really help out fast moving images in SD. The picture is close to a CRT. The W4500 has improved up-scaling as well. The result is good, even watching live football in SD, (something that is not very pleasant on most LCD's), is enjoyable. Very few artefacts are present, and MPEG noise is dealt with well by the new improved Bravia 2 processing engine.
The set is capable of 1:1 mapping, which means that a 1080p video signal is mapped pixel for pixel onto the screen. This results in the highest picture quality as no scaling is used to "fit" the signal to the screen resolution.
Another improvement is the film mode. The set can output 24p to match film stock. It does this well without any of the "judder" that I've seen on other LCD's.
For PS3 and Xbox360 owners, there is a Game mode. This simply reduces the lag ...
wilding2004 20.11.2008
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Advantages: Easy to use, Records & Plays Both DVD+&-, much more Disadvantages: None
Firstly, let me say that AKAI are an excellent brand who have been manufacturing high quality, good value for money electrical products for many years. However, although AKAI was a well known & popular brand in the UK in the 90's, best known for it's high quality excellent value VCR's, it has been largely absent from our stores since then so this DVD recorder is a long awaited product in the UK that will hopefully re-introduce the brand back into our highstreet!
I have owned AKAI products for many years, as long as I can remember, and I have always found them to be of an excellent high quality standard, very easy to use with many new and advanced technologies and great value for money. I have owned an AKAI VCR and TV since I was about 8 or 9 (I am 19 now) and both are still working as if they were brand new! The VCR also has many ...
thomasperkins321 30.07.2006
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