Advantages: It plays EVERYTHING Disadvantages: Cheap construction
...My Christmas present to myself this year was the “Yamada-DVX-6700” – which looks like a DVD player, works rather like a DVD player but offers a special something extra - this unit not only plays DVDs but many other digital formats too.
The device cost me ~£55 – to make it price comparable with other DVD players… It replaces a CyberHome “CH DVD 400” which only plays bone-fide DVDs – and cost the same 18 months ago. The build quality of the Yamada is best described as “cheap” – but… don’t get me wrong – it looks OK next to the TV – only if you look closely is it obvious that every component has been made to the tightest of budgets – everything from the flimsy eject-tray to the front-panel plastic buttons and cheesy digital display which might have looked modern in the 1980s. To criticise the unit on aesthetics, however, is to...
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Advantages: cheap and plays 99% movie format Disadvantages: nothing
...I bought my YamadaDVX 6600 last year at around £70, this was when DVX dvd players were starting to be used. I'm sorry but i cannot remember where i purchased my player from but it was from a online shop off the net, so i guess they are easy to find.
Well, what can't the Yamada play?? i don't know because my Yamada can play everything ive tried, from dvd's, vcd's, jpegs, wma, xvid, dvx. The Yamada is supposed to play 99% of movie fromats but up to now mine has played 100%.
The Yamada is a stylish silver unit that is slim and easy to function, and has the caperbility to play 5.1 surround sound, with the correct speakers of course. Comes with a remote control that you can change various functions such as PAL, NTSC, screen size, volume control etc. ITs easy to install just basically plug a scart lead into the unit and into your tv...
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Advantages: Plays Almost Everything, Quiet Operation, Great value Disadvantages: Slightly poor build quality, but just treat it nicely!
...machine is fantastic!!!
I have never had a problem with it, i seriously recommend this dvd player, and i've used it daily for about 4 months now.
There is a great forum available on the internet called My-Yamada which has loads of helpful stuff about the player,
Now go and buy one!!!!!...
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