Cyberhome ADM512

Advantages: Cheap, reliable, multi-region.
Disadvantages: Slow, clumsy-looking, noisy, naff remote, unresponsive...

...I'm gonna go against the grain with this one. The CyberHome ADL528 (Cyber who?) is an award winning little DVD player. It comes highly recommended as a budget machine from a whole host of home entertainment magazines. Even here on Ciao, the five reviews that have already been posted on this product give it the full 5 stars. Based on these recommendations, I even bought one as a Christmas present for someone who herself said that it was a great player and hadn't given her any trouble at all. It's cheap, reliable and is easily converted to multi-region capability with a simple hack via the remote control. Overall then a good buy... except for one teensy weensy problem. I just don't like it. What do you know about it Spike? Well, I may not be an expert when it comes to the intricacies and electronics of a DVD player but I do spend a lot... Read review

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Advantages: VERY cheap. Plays all kinds of media and formats
Disadvantages: No frontal diplay - your maiden aunt would approve

...was it particularly forthcoming on the types of media, burned or otherwise, that it was prepared to handle. The W H Smith’s website by comparison, told a wholly more comprehensive story. Not only did their machine (Cyberhome CH400) cost the same, but also using a combination of their ‘crib sheet’ and a whole host of testimonials from buyers enabled you to garner together a very wide specification for the machine. 1. CYBERHOME CH DVD400 Cyberhome is a little-known brand outside of the budget end of DVD purchasing, but even so, it is a brand with a firm following of fans. This particular machine is quite compact (225 mm wide) compared to the usual ‘Hi-Fi separate’ size. To achieve this, it has no frontal luminous display (my 'dong' doesn't have a luminous nose either!). However, a press of a button on the remote brings up the equivalent display... Read review

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Advantages: Small, plays DivX, XVid, firmware upgradable, multi-region capable
Disadvantages: Very small, can't stack under TV or hi-fi

...The CyberHome CH-DVD 401 is a combined DVD, DivX and XVid player. The unit itself is tiny; just 25cm/10ins across- way too small to take the weight of a TV, but it perches quite happily on the top of a telly. The remote is also very small, but the buttons are well laid out with high contrast colours for the common playback functions, making it easy to use in low light. Outputs include standard SCART and left/right audio, plus SVideo, Composite Video, surround sound and coaxial audio connectors. There is no RF modulator, you will need a SCART socket at minimum, SCART cable is not included. All interaction takes place on the TV screen; there is no display on the unit itself (a larger, more expensive model the CH-DVD 462 has a display and will stack under a TV/HiFi etc). For DVDs it just acts as a normal DVD player, and a very good... Read review

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