DVD Players > Alba DVD Players

Advantages: Simple & Straight Forward. Easy operation.
Disadvantages: Picture Quality

ALBA DVD Player 73. This is a simple, straight forward DVD player. It will play all DVD's and music cd's. The image it produces shouldn't be expected by the buyer to be excellent, however, it is viewable and understandable. The DVD player doesn't effect the movies sound quality and doesn't have as many features on as other more expensive DVD players however, it does it's job. A DVD player is for playing DVD's and watching movies on your television. ...
...DVD player is not a cd player and the buyer should not expect any DVD players to play a cd. It's in the name what it plays. It is small and light weight making it easier to be carried and moved around. Connections include 1X Scart and the coloured wired cables plug in. Instructions included. ... Read review

Advantages: GREAT PRICE, EXECELLENT PICTURE
Disadvantages: NOT VERY STURDY

I bought this product wanting a cheap replacement for my old DVD player that I'd given to the kids. Unlike most DVD players this DVD player is small compact easy to use and will play any region (they have all worked so far)!!!. It you are looking for a DVD player that has it all, has a name or more gizmo's than most, then this is not the player for you. It has the necessary features for basic usage. **Specifications** (See Ciao Product Information ...
...Digital Stereo Sound Multi Angle Feature Parental Lock Remote Control Multi - Region Player **Dimensions** Dimensions: 255mm (w) x 38mm (h) x 248mm (d) **Features** The unit is about the size of a sheet of A4 paper and Silver in appearance. On the front of the machine there are the simple operating buttons. Standby, Eject, Play/Pause, Stop, Backward, Forward. On the rear there are audio Output sockets, Coaxial Output Socket, S-Video Output, ... Read review

Advantages: two in one unit, Video Output
Disadvantages: No VCD/SVCD Playback

...Appox. the Alba DVCR2 is a Unit with a DVD Player & Video Player combied. The Unit can Support 5.1 Surrond sound Via DTS or Dolby Digital The Video Player can support Auto Tracking, NTSC Playback and you can record on your video. The DVD Player can Support A Varios range of DVDs,Picture CD but can not support VCD and SVCD which is a shame as many DVD Players can support this. the DVD Player has a problem with loading the disic sometimes but all ...
...works The Unit has Built in Video Output when you can connect a Video Camera To trasfer it on to Video or have it as a spare output for a games console.etc Overall I throught £80 was a High Price for this product as i expect so much more like VCD Playback and a Proper LCD Disply ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap.
Disadvantages: Unreliable.

I recenty gave up the fight to resist investing in new technology and bought a DVD player. It worked fine and was easy to operate. It even played DVD's from other regions, once I found a code on the internet to unlock it. However, after watching three DVD's it refused to play the fourth. To be fair, it was a free DVD given away with the Sunday Times that may have been faulty. Anyway, the problem reported on screen was that the DVD was the 'wrong ...
...regions brought up the same error message until all the regions had been exhausted. I tried another bona fide DVD that had previously worked and still got the same error message. So, after three DVD's it gave up the ghost and is now languishing in the dustbin as it is cheaper and less hassle to just buy another player (they are now under £20 at Asda). ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, works with DVD-RW etc
Disadvantages: No front panel display

...DVD-RW discs, but his cheap-and-cheerful Alba one does. In fact it will play all of CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW type discs, including movies in Video CD (VCD) format. I understand that it will also play discs containing MP3 files, but I've yet to try that. The disc drawer sounds and feels a bit plasticky, but it works just fine, and it looks ok when it's closed. The front panel has basic controls such as Play, Stop, Pause, Next, Prev, ...
...look at the TV to get any visual feedback. This is a little inconvenient if you use the player for CDs as well, but I guess it keeps the cost down. Picture and sound quality is as good as other more expensive players, which is the really important thing about any DVD player. We haven't experienced any audio/video sync problems which earlier players sometimes suffered from. The remote control has all the functions you'd expect and it works ok. ... Read review