Proline DVD 1350

Advantages: Great Price, DVD/ CD/ MP3/ KODAC JPEG
Disadvantages: Only Region 2 Codes, Scart Not Included.

.... Proline Dvd1050 Features: CD Playback MP3 Playback CDR Playback CDRW Playback Scart Socket Remote Control Dolby Digital & Dts Compatible... Read review

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Advantages: Inexpensive, Good sound and picture quality
Disadvantages: brand name has a poor track record with regards to dvd!

...Proline dvd players, it has to be said, have had a distinctly shaky start! The first model had to be recalled when it wouldn't play The Matrix. The second, sprayed gold and supposedly bug free, recently came a cropper when it wouldn't play the Gladiator features disk. Having just invested my hard earned cash in the third edition I'm hoping, for both our sakes, it'll be a case of third time lucky! Aesthetically speaking the Proline 2000 isn't the best looking bit of kit in this price bracket. Whilst Proline appear to have taken on board criticisms with the 1000 model the overall impression is still disappointing. The 2000 model is far smaller than its predecessor, ideal for a hi-fi unit, but on the downside less sturdy than it's sister. Gone too is the tacky gold finish, we now have a tacky silver finish! The window display and title... Read review

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Advantages: General quality. Excellent value
Disadvantages: Doesn't send screen format switching signals

...Project (which I can honestly say gets less scary every time you see it, but we won't go into that here). The Proline 1000 is already the subject of many a favourable review (both here and in magazines like Home Cinema Choice), and has picked up a couple of awards along the way. Most notably, it was named 'Best Budget DVD Player' in 'What TV and Video's 2000 awards, which is actually quite a feat considering that for them 'Budget' DVD players are still what most of us would consider actually quite expensive for a glorified video player with the 'Record' button chopped off, but that's another story. 'Home Cinema Choice' had a lot of complaints about the remote control, and although I have to admit that it's not the best example of such a device I have seen, I think they were a little harsh - it's not unusable, you just have to practice... Read review

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