Good quality, good value, Goodmans

Advantages: Cheap and complete. Everything in one box
Disadvantages: Not as good as sytems twice as much

...like a train spotting geek, no change their then). At that time, Goodmans were quality and at the forefront of the developing hi-fi market. This is how I remember them, at their best. Later I watching them struggle and finally be sold to a large electronics concern (name escapes me). They have since become synonymous with cheap, mass produced Stereos and TV?s and consequently I?ve had nothing Goodmans for years, but that was to change this Christmas when on a spur of the moment I went out and bought our ?Home Cinema System?, we just wanted a better TV to watch the ?Lord of the rings? DVD on (see earlier review). Once I got to Comet, I found it wasn?t possible for me to leave without a surround sound system to (you know what us kids are like). I couldn?t afford a Sony or one of the more expensive decoders so I went for a Goodmans...

Dardalius 14.01.2003 (15.01.2003) · Read review
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Review of Goodmans DVD-3600PKT

goodmans 17" TV and DVD combo

Advantages: great picture and sound. Looks good
Disadvantages: remote feels and looks awful.

...We are very pleased with this TV / DVD combo. This was bought for a bedroom and runs off an indoor aerial, even so the picture and sound quality are excellent. The set was easy to set up and took just a matter of minures to auto tune the TV channels. The DVD part of the combo is easy to use, the DVD loads easily and produces great sound and picture quality. in addittion to playing DVD, DIVX, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RW and Kodak picture discs can also be played. This set can also be linked directly to a PC, being very untechnical I haven't done this but I thought it was a good additional feature. The set also has teletext. Just a couple of disadvantages The first is that the user guide is not a step by step guide - which is what we needed in using the DVD facilities. It took us a while to find out how to play a DVD eventually...

50hcr 09.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Goodmans GLCD17W2DVD

Goodmans 1990 DVDF

Advantages: Cheap, Built In Freeview, Small, Compact, Pleasing to the eye
Disadvantages: Poor Sound quality, No Dolby Pro Logic, getts hot

...I purchased this based on price. Big mistake! While it does have alot of features including Freeview, the sound quality is awful if you connect all the speakers. Basically if you connect the subwoofer it creates a buzzing sound that is very intrusive ant any volume, even if you press mute on the remote the subwoofer buzzes away. The remedy for this I found was to disconnect the subwoofer and change the sound settings to joint stereo, but then you are using it as 4.0 and not 5.1. Apart from that it has a place in the home as an economy 5.1 home entertainment system. It has Freeview, CD/DVD with Jpeg and MP3 support, plays DIVX Files, FM/MW radio, optical output and AUX in. But it appears that price matters when you but audio equipment, but on a plus note it plays DIVX and I have only just discovered this so I have rerated the product...

markybaby76 16.10.2007 (17.10.2007) · Read review
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Review of Goodmans 1990DVD

Goodmans DVD One not to miss

Advantages: Plays cds, dvds, cdrw, jpeg
Disadvantages: None

...I needed a new dvd player and decided to go to a well know stockist of quite a few brands. Untimately I was looking to keep the cost down, somthing that has all the toys with a fraction of the cost. The unit in the end was purchased from Currys. I came accross a goodmans GDVD157, on first view the unit looked modern, I liked the general look of it. The price was £36.99, which is a very good price for a good DVD player. I liked the fact that it was CD, CDRW, MPEG, JPEG, and VCD compatible. One feature I liked about this unit is that you can play your downloaded pictures from your computer, save them to disc and play them on your dvd player. it plays them as a slideshow, holding each picture for a few seconds, then moving on to the next one. You can still pause the picture should you require to do so. Playability...

cornishman30 10.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of Goodmans GDVD157

Goodmans

Advantages: Lots of Features
Disadvantages: None

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Nazuku 01.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Goodmans GPS185DAB

Great little TV with DVD.

Advantages: Small portable Tv with a DVD player
Disadvantages: Haven't found any so far

...it on as they go to sleep. · Will switch off after 5 minutes if no signal is received · Wide screen option · DVD / Video CD / CD /CD-R / CD-RW / MP3 / JPEG Play back. Wow! Just to let you know that this wasn?t what we were going to buy. Originally we had gone in to Tesco?s to buy either a small potable TV or a TV with a built in Video. We had a good idea of what we wanted and how much we wanted to spend and had looked at various websites to give us a good idea of what was about and for various amounts. My wife and I both saw this Goodmans TV and thought okay lets have a good look at this instead. After about 5 minutes of thinking about it the TV ended up in our trolley or to be precise on top of the trolley as it wouldn?t fit inside. We couldn?t believe that this was £149.99 (I think!) It also helped that I have a 10...

ostrilla 31.10.2003 · Read review
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Review of Goodmans GTV14DVD

Wow Good...man!

Advantages: Compact, light, plays home-made disks
Disadvantages: If using battery-power, not long-lasting.

...In my home I have my main stereo downstairs. The trouble is, I often like listening to music at night before I go to bed. I did have a (really old) personal cd player, but I was sick of replacing the batteries. I went into Argos and spotted the Goodmans GPS222 on display, so I bought one. ~Design~ The Goodmans GPS222 is 13 inches long, 9 inches deep (at it's widest) and 6 inches tall. It weighs around 4lbs - not very heavy - but it might feel quite weighty if you were carrying it around for a while. As you can see from the picture the Goodmans GPS222 is quite modern looking and I was pleased with the design of it. The buttons are laid out symetrically on the top of the player, which makes everything easy to find, and makes it look nice too. What you can't see very well from the picture is that the panel on the front, over...

lindsayjayne 31.05.2006 · Read review
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Review of Goodmans GPS222

Goodmans gracious me!! (UPDATE -PANTS!!)

Advantages: Good price, attractive system, good sound
Disadvantages: Doesn't last 12 months!

...We treated our youngest to a new CD/radio for her birthday. Her old Sanyo one had broken ? the CD just died after 13 months! So we had a good look around and not wanting to spend a fortune we went for the Goodmans 1002 micro system from Argos. It cost us £64.99, not a bad price I feel. Now available for £59.99!! The unit its-self is very attractive, being primarily silver in colour. The main unit is 16cm x 17cm and 26cm deep with the speakers 22cm x 14cm x 19cm. The speakers are a pale wood colour with silver covers for the front, which can be removed if you wish and are both 12.5w. It now sits quite unobtrusively at the back of her little desk and seems to take up very little space. This micro system, however, is only a CD/radio, IT DOES NOT HAVE A TAPE DECK. We took the decision that really cassettes are a bit old hat now...

numberthree 12.02.2004 (24.11.2004) · Read review
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Review of Goodmans 1002

Good TV, Good DVD

Advantages: Easy to setup, easy to use, good functionality
Disadvantages: Strange remote!

...Having just started university, I decided it was time to replace my ageing television. I also thought it would be a good idea to buy one with a built in DVD player as this would save me having to carry a seperate one about and would save on space, even if I had to compromise on quality. Now, bearing in mind that I have just embarked on my university life, I'm not exactly able to go out and buy one of the top of the range models. I'm also remarkably lazy, so I didn't shop around too much before I settled on the Goodmans GTV14T4DVD. THE BUNDLE I bought the TV from Tesco, so as you can understand, the package I got was the most basic one (I'm not entirely sure it varies between retailers anyway). Basically only four things come in the box: the TV/DVD combi, an independent arial, remote control and two AA batteries. Not a lot, but...

crutchley_am 28.10.2005 · Read review
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Review of Goodmans GTV14T4DVD

Goodmans GDVD67LCD Portable DVD Player

Advantages: Slim, Easy to use.
Disadvantages: None

...recharge it with the charger that comes with it in 5 hours and also comes with a car adapter so you can watch or recharge in the car. Great for camping! Highly recommended and without doubt in my opinion the best for the money by a long chalk. Others you may want to look at are the pioneer and the LG 7" which was very tempting. This player comes as region 2 only but a very simple button pressing sequence opens it up into a region free player. Terrific. Now the important bit, DONT BE PUT OFF IT BEING A GOODMANS! I was sceptical as Goodmans stuff is um...er usually crap, but this is high class kit, spoil yourself. One more thing..........The mp3 player software is top notch great sounding mp'3 through any amplifier you choose, I use a pioneer pc 5.1 system (£70) and it sounds awesome. Ok Update time - It is very trippy on vcd playback sometimes...

Shaun.er5 02.08.2004 (24.08.2004) · Read review
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Review of Goodmans GDVD67