Coby DVD-224

Pros: A surprisingly robust system for such a cheap price.

Cons: The remote is too damn small for my massive paws.

The Bottom Line: For 25 bucks I wasn't expecting much, but I got a pretty good system. No, it's not the best player I ever owned, but it's still surprisingly solid.

Review: It was not too long ago that my mom sent me a whole bunch of home movies that she wanted me to dub and edit and clean up on my computer. Since I had a video capture card already plugged into my rig, I thought the easiest thing to do would be to get...

Pros: Cheap, Compact size, okay features for such a low-ender...

Cons: Cheap (in terms of quality), required patients to get it working correctly.

The Bottom Line: If you're lucky you may get one that works properly, in which case it might be a nice value. But then, who knows how long it will hold up...

Review: I bought this DVD player for practical reasons. Paid $34.95 for it but have seen it for as low as $29.95 in stores. Pricewise, its a winner. Also was one of the few around that was small enough to fit into the cramped space I needed it to fit into...

Pros: Easy to use and very inexpensive.

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: A great DVD player for children and those on a budget.

Review: I purchased this DVD player for my daughter to use. We have owned it for quite sometime and have had no issues with it.

Price
This DVD player costs next to nothing. For that reason, I have no concerns with allowing my daughter...

Pros: So extremely cheap, yet it works without complaint.

Cons: Um, haven't really found one. Maybe our standards are low.

The Bottom Line: Ours was free. We'd actually buy one -- it's cheap and good.

Review: We've had our Coby (and has anyone else noticed it's in a font reeeeally similar to Sony?) DVD player for almost two years now and it's been a pleasant surprise.

Okay, in October 2005 we sat through a time-share presentation because they...

Pros: Very low price and all the features you need

Cons: Audible hum when reading

The Bottom Line: For $24 you can only ask for so much and this unit more than delivers that plus more. Perfect for a light-use system.

Review: Like most people who have reviewed this product (it seems), I purchased this DVD player as a secondary system for use in our spare tv. At a surprisingly cheap $24, I wasn't expecting a lot from it, but I got more than I expected.

When I was...

Pros: Ok features when they work

Cons: Buttons are hard to activate on remote. Life expectancy about 30 DVD's or 1 month.

Review: I purchased this DVD to replace my old APEX. It was cheap $30 or so. At first it worked fine and I watched about 30 DVD's after which it would only read about every 5th DVD I tried. The unit will display no disc after about 2 minutes of trying to...

Pros: cheap; easy set-up

Cons: bad remote, horrible video playback, no display screen on the unit

The Bottom Line: If you are looking for a dirt-cheap DVD player it might be worth it- you may get lucky and not have any problems.

Review: I bought this DVD player as a cheap replacement for a DVD player I don't use very much. Price was the only consideration and Fry's electronics had 2 players at this price point. I chose the Coby because the remote had a better layout.

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Pros: Compact and works for 2 months.

Cons: Stop working after 2 months.

Review: I bought this DVD about 6 months ago for my daughter. I like the very compact design and thought that this will be very practical for her to have it in her small dorm room.
Unfortunately, this DVD player only worked for the first 2 months...

Pros: Low cost, plenty of features, small size

Cons: Questionable lifespan, low quality video cable

Review: I just bought this DVD player at a local retailer since I needed a DVD player to put in my bedroom. I wasn't looking for anything fancy, especially considering the TV in there is only 17" with mono audio. The Coby DVD-224 did not let me down!
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Pros: Cheap, Does the job, light weight, Easy to use!

Cons: Can be destroyed easily, Care when handling, not easily fixed.

The Bottom Line: Get it for budget purposes!

Review: Honestly if there is one DvD player that I see more then any its definitely this one. From place of business, to your friends house down the street. I owned one of these and I must say for the budget I had and the time it was needed I surely could...