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Cheap Portable DVD Player that is Satisfactory.

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3 Jun 21st, 2009 

5 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
Cheap, good sound, good battery life .

Disadvantages:
Cheap plastic, average screen quality, breaks after a couple of years .

Recommendable No:

Detailed rating:

Picture Playback

Sound Level

Ease of Use

Durability

Value for Money

moneymagic26

moneymagic26

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Bought two years ago from JTF Wholesale for £50. Was very good, for its price. It isn't a feature rich DVD player but it does give you the basic things. Picture quality on the 7 inch screen is average, if you look closely you can see pixels, and the colours aren't very natural (skin tones too pale or too orange). If you hook it up to a TV using the included AV cable the quality is excellent. Battery life is good, it says 2.5 hours but I managed to get at least 2 hours. Charging it is easy too, red light mean charging, green means charging is complete. The sound is quite loud from the two speakers and very good if you plug in your own set of headphones. The remote is nice and slim but the flat buttons are hard to press. The DVD lid is creaky and feels cheap, one of my hinges has broken.

Now two years on it has stopped working. Whenever I put in a disc it says 'NO DISC' or 'DISC NOT AVAILABLE.' Only sometimes it works. It contacted the Alba Customer Help and they said try using a lens cleaner, that didn't work. The DVD player doesn't even start to spin it as it says 'NO DISC.' They also said that as my Guarantee has ran out I should try finding an electrician or specialist. I thought I'll just buy another one, something even better.

Overall, it is a cheap Portable DVD Player that delivers your needs (playing DVDs). Don't expect excellent picture quality from the 7"screen and don't expect it to last!

 

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Comments about this review »

kevin121 21.06.2009 16:09

That's a shame it hasn't lasted longer.

moontheloon09 21.06.2009 14:57

I try to avoid Alba.............steve



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