Matsui 8" Portable DVD Player - not bad

Advantages: Good screen and unit size, nice and portable, pretty lightweight when battery isnt used
Disadvantages: Had problems with the disc tray opening (has now been fixed), battery pack heavy

...). Okay so Matsui is perhaps not the biggest quality brand name out there and there may be a problem on some of their units with the disc tray opening but like I've said there is a very easy solution to this and hopefully thats sorted (I've had it a few months and its been fine since I fixed it in March, so I like to think its fully fixed now and if not I still have that handy paper clip!). The quality of the parts and so on may not be as good as other makes but its still a good item with good features at a competitve price, which was what I was looking for and I don't regret buying it, considering how much more some of the more well known brands charge for 8" portable DVD players. I'm not too worried about the Matsui make apart from the problem I've mentioned already as my family have a few Matsui products and they've all been fine, so I think...

IzzyS 21.06.2007 (16.10.2007) · Read review
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Review of Matsui PL 800

Matsui DVD 120

Advantages: Another winner.
Disadvantages: The colour.

...OK, I've been buying things at Currys again. I really only went in to get a new microwave, honest! A Matsui DVD 120 was sitting on the shelf saying" I'm only £128.99,please buy me". Well that?s cheap enough but how cheerful is it? A guy named Gary, with whom I've dealt before was close by so I asked him the obvious question--is it any good? The reply,? Yes its got the same insides as my Grundig". Never! I asked to buy one but Gary said he?d only got refurbished stock at the moment, but they are reduced to £110 with a years guarantee. When I got the machine home I was pleased to find a SCART cable in the box, so I Immediately swapped it for a shielded one. That?s the downside to this machine and many others, one SCART socket. You can daisy chain through a VCR but with most VCRs you won't get RGB signal only analogue. I connected...

staron 21.04.2001 · Read review
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Matsui DVD225 - Review

Advantages: Small, easy to use
Disadvantages: Whirring noise

...I got one of these as a birthday present a couple of years ago, its has a good range of features including mp3 playback and dolby digital sound. Its only very small compared to other dvd players which is really good because it means it can be kept just about anywhere, mine currently sits on top of my small bedroom tv, completely out of the way. The dvd player is easy to use, although the remote has quite a few buttons that I am unsure what they do. The dvd plaer has good sound and picture quality and plays both real and copied dvds. I have never had any technical problems with mine. The only disadvantage I have had with the product is that it makes quite a loud whirring noise at times when playing dvds. Overall good product thought....

AshR3006 23.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Matsui DVD225

The Matsui DVD225

Advantages: Slim Design which means it can easily fit anywhere
Disadvantages: none

...I saw this DVD player in an electronics shop and instantly knew it was the one i wanted to buy. I have a relitively small bedroom which means that finding places for things is slightly restrictive. This DVD player was perfect from me because of it's small size. It is a third narrower than most DVd players i have seen. For me this ultimately meant that i could free up some extra place on the shelf to store my DVd's which was brilliant. The DVD player is relitavely easy to use once you have figured out what all the buttons on the remote mean. I have had this DVd player for nearly 18 months now though and have never experienced any problems with it. It plays all of my DVD's perfectly without making them skip or jump as some of my friend's DVD players do. The DVd player also has some ohter functions which mean that it does not only...

Tuffin_87 11.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of Matsui DVD225

Matsui DVD225

Advantages: Great Still Picture, Easy to set up
Disadvantages: No Clock or timer, Gets warm, Short lead

...This DVD player gets warm and is quick noisey but it is a great first time player. Quick set-up but at the price lacks advanced features. Compact so it takes up little room which is handy for those with limited space for a larger DVD player. Plays more than just DVD's which is a bonus on this cheap little unit. Features Dolby Sound and plays MP3, CD's and has a Kodak reader for viewing picture cd's instead of just a DVD player as on more expensive players. I would buy this player if I needed another player and was tight for space. The lead on the player is a let down unless you have an extension lead available, or a plug socket close to the unit. Paying abit more on another unit would be better due to short cord and only one scart lead so you can't add it to anything other than a television. To connect a video...

SoulLine 26.12.2004 · Read review
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Review of Matsui DVD225

Matsui DVDR 100 Budget DVD Recorder

Advantages: Multi Format Playback, Small and Sleek
Disadvantages: Menu System

...I've always liked Matsui. I purchased a Matsui DVD Player many years ago, and once I had hacked it to multi-region, it proved to be one of the best purchases i'd ever made. It played anything I threw at it and lasted years. I picked up this DVD recorder second hand about a week ago and I thought i'd try and write a review. First impressions are very pleasing. It's small, silver and quite sleek. Compared to some of the large and clunky budget recorders on the market, it looks a lot more expensive that it actually is. It's Dolby Digital compatible and has 3 S-Video sockets, 2 on the rear and 1 in the front panel. It plays MP3 cd's, along with JPG picture CD's and is also compatible with all format DVD's - plus and minus R and RW. It also has 2 rear scart sockets and the usual RF inputs for recording from TV. Now...

JasonWatkins 24.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of Matsui DVDR100

My Matsui

Advantages: Cheap price, good size
Disadvantages: Smallish freezer drawers

...I was recently looking for a new fridge freezer, as I gave mine to my mam when hers went off. As I eat most of my meals either at work or at my mams house I didn?t really have call for my huge Hotpoint fridge freezer. After giving her it though I decided I didn?t like the gap it left in my kitchen, so decided to keep my eye out for a cheap one to fill the whole. Cost and Availability After a visit to Curry?s I spotted this one, the Matsui MCS55 which I managed to pick up for the discount price of £129.99. Curry?s stock these in store for £219.99 so they still retail relatively cheap, but this one had a nice discount of £90 taken off it, as it was the last one they had in store and it had been used as a display model. After doing a little research online I have realised I have got quite a good deal, price wise as various...

MurkyDismal 18.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Matsui MCS55W

Matsui 14" Portable TV

Advantages: Cheap and it works
Disadvantages: Looks

...A while back I was looking for a small portable TV which I could stick in my spare bedroom for guests and more so to use with my PS2. After looking at a few I decided that a cheap TV would do the job and so arrived at the Matsui 14" Portable TV. This particular one is a 1420 T. I bought it for £60, more than enough to spend bearing in mind the usage it was going to get. The TV is the usual black plastic with vents all over the place. The plastic quality is far from great as you would expect but it is sufficient and looks reasonable enough. The screen is 14" which I think is about 34cm and runs at 50MHz, not the biggest or fastest but suitable for a portable without paying silly money for an LCD. In fact the screen is not even flat. Picture quality is surprisingly good on the TV with good colour definition and plenty...

skrg28 31.10.2005 · Read review
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Review of Matsui 1420

Marvellous Matsui

Advantages: Good value for money
Disadvantages: Mono not stereo sound

...I really hit on a bargain for once in my life. Shall I tell you what it was:- THE MATSUI 14" COMBINED TV & VIDEO I know a lot of people go for well known names such a Sony, Sharp, Bush etc. So I suppose you are wondering who the heck is Matsui. Dixons store group, cover Currys and Dixons. Before the two stores merged Currys own brand was Saisho and Dixons own brand was Logic. When Dixons bought Currys out they merged their own brands and thus the new name own brand Matsui was invented. This may not be a well-known brand to many people, but because it is their own brand it is very reasonably priced, it enables more people from all walks of life to own and enjoy this TV/Video combi. Curry's Price £169.90 Is that a bargain or what. Now this is small enough and light enough to be easily moved from room...

gill1960 07.10.2002 · Read review
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Review of Matsui 14 inch TV and VCR

Matsui make the best freeviews

Advantages: does the job efficiently
Disadvantages: the dtr3 is better

...Matsui make great freeview boxes, i have the dtr2 and dtr3, this dtr2, is dead easy to use and really quick, the signal is also great with the remote and can probably extend to like 7 metres (with full battery),( the remote takes two triple a batteries) OK let me explain why I say the signal is good...I use my matsui dtr2 freeview box upstairs in my room, on my 5" TV ! I have the freeview box under my 2 interconnected beds. I got a small indoor aerial for £5.00 from ebay which I connected to the freeview box and I get good reception! - the trick is to update the freeview box when you are in good reception that way you will get all the channels from then... anyway back to the matsui dtr3, this box is quite large, like the horizontal length of a VCR player but not so high, there's a red light on the left that shows when the box is off...

f18nfz 08.01.2008 · Read review
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