Advantages: Reliable, robust DVD player Disadvantages: Bit on the chunky side
I got my Yamaha DVD-S520 for Christmas 2002. It was purchased from Richer Sounds for £129.95 (plus £9.99 delivery), though nearly a year and a half on I imagine you might be able to pick one up a bit cheaper. I also paid a little extra to get the region free version of this player.
I had decided to get a DVD player after many months of attempting to watch films on my computer through the DVD-ROM drive. Due to some technical problem with my computer, ... ...I decided on either this Yamaha DVD player or a Toshiba model. Due to the limited availability of the Toshiba in the run up to Christmas, I went for the Yamaha DVD-S520. What can it do?
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The player is capable of playing DVD, Video CD and regular CDs and I have used it to play all 3 without any problems. The player will also read CDs or DVDs containing MP3 encoded audio tracks but not being much of a music downloader I haven’t needed ...
PaulL_UK 26.04.2004
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