This next review is on my time on The Blue Mountains National Park, located in Sydney Australia. A few friends and I had decided to hire a van and take a tour of the national park, as we had been recommended it by several people we had met along the way. I am usually a fan of national parks; it gives you a chance to take in the scenic view, it gives you a chance to relax and unwind if you have had a busy week, and you even get to see some wildlife. It?s a great experience, which allows you to camp overnight, whilst also have a magnificent driving experience.
History & Park Info:
The park covers 267,954 hectares, which included several mountains and rivers along the trek. The highest point of the park is Mount Werong (1,215 m), and there are some breathtaking views from the top. The area became a national park in 1932, and ever since ...
Advantages: Dirt cheap, slimline, plays MP3's and CD's. Disadvantages: Not multi-region, remote will not last.
I am no technical wizard; I clung on to my VHS recorder for dear life until videos became virtually non-existent for the most popular films. It was then and only then that I decided to invest in a DVD and even then I looked for the cheapest I could find. Functionality was my only purpose when searching for a player. I cared not whether it could play mp3's, CD's or STD's I just wanted a slimline, unobtrusive player that played a DVD from start to finish. As such finding the Alba DVD45 for a mere £27.99 in my local Asda was a Godsend.
Measuring 36 cm across and 5 cm high this is a surprisingly slimline DVD player. It is quite stylish for the price with a silver shell and black panel front. Setting it up is refreshingly simple and requires plugging the scart lead (supplied) into the back of the DVD player and then into the scart ...
Shortsharpshock 10.07.2005
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Advantages: Small, well built, great picture and sound, HDMI, Freeview and loads other connections. Disadvantages: NONE, NONE NONE!!!!
put together. When you turn it onto standby a nice blue light appears on the front just underneath the ALBA logo!! Yes I am a badge snob!
The initial setup is a doddle. WHen you turn it on for the first time it asks you your country and language and then if you want to tune. Tuning took a couple of muinutes but it picked up all the freeview channels no problem. Then the surprise came. The picture and sound were fantastic for such a reasonably priced budget make TV. Colour and contrast ratios are really good without any fiddling what so ever and the sound is nice and balanced.
It has a full compliment of connections on the back. HDMI, SCART, COMPONENT, LINE OUT, SPDIF/COAX OUT, so really you could connect this to anything. I haven't coz it is in the kitchen, but I am sure upscaled DVD's, Bluray and games consoles will look fantastic ...
mickdundee123 16.03.2009
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