RCA DRC257N DVD Player

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RCA DRC257N CDR
CDRW
DVD-R
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$60  7.7/10
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HDMI output
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1 Panasonic 2xBD-R (MEI...T01) comments, 0 plays 1 dont play.
1 Sony 16xDVD+R (SONY....D21) comments, 1 plays 0 dont play.
1 Verbatim 16xDVD-R (MCC 03RG20) comments, 1 plays 0 dont play.
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Johnnyflash1 from Canada reported July 27, 2007:
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CDR?
CDRW?
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD-R DL?
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD+R DL?
BD-R?
BD-RE?
BD-R DL?
MP3
WMA
CVD?
$60 30 days 10 of 10
JPG/JPEG
DVD-JPG
DVD-MP3
DivX
XviD

Comments:
Awesome!!! Plays movies burned to dvd in data form as well as anything transferred to mmc card including divx and wma movies. This is an amazing machine as far as I'm concerned, it's a hidden gem!!




Craig Robinson from United States reported July 15, 2007:
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CDR
CDRW
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD-R DL?
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD+R DL
BD-R?
BD-RE?
BD-R DL?
MP3
WMA
CVD?
$60 180 days 8 of 10
JPG/JPEG
DivX
XviD
DVD-RAM

Comments:
Poor remote
Zoom display icon does not turn off
intructions very poor
plays nearly ever disc I tried




DaveB67 from United States reported June 07, 2007:
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CDR
CDRW
DVD-R
DVD-RW?
DVD-R DL?
DVD+R
DVD+RW?
DVD+R DL?
BD-R?
BD-RE?
BD-R DL?
MP3?
WMA?
CVD?
$60 90 days 7 of 10
JPG/JPEG
DVD-JPG
DivX

Comments:
Exceptional quality for the price. Unit comes with SD and CF card slots on the front of the unit - big plus.
However, the unit failed after roughly 3-1/2 months. The documentation that comes in the box is minimal (front and back side of a single 11x18 paper with columns). Troubleshooting for my error (powers up, displays root, and won't respond to any actions) is to unplug the unit for two minutes and if it still doesn't work, take it to a service center where I have to pay for the labor but not parts (91 days to 1 year).
I went to RCA's support web site in an attempt to locate additional assistance and found that RCA's support web site does not recognize the model number. To make it even better, RCA does not allow you an option to contact a support center (via phone, e-mail, or web input) for any form of assistance.
Really a shame the unit failed. It really is an exceptional unit.




Jos3ph from United States reported April 07, 2007:
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CDR
CDRW?
DVD-R?
DVD-RW?
DVD-R DL?
DVD+R?
DVD+RW?
DVD+R DL?
BD-R?
BD-RE?
BD-R DL?
MP3?
WMA?
CVD?
$60 21 days 8 of 10
DivX

Comments:
Does this really play XviD? When I try to get it to do so it spits the CD back out.




dp83stark@evertek.net from United States reported March 21, 2007:
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CDR
CDRW?
DVD-R
DVD-RW?
DVD-R DL
DVD+R
DVD+RW?
DVD+R DL?
BD-R?
BD-RE?
BD-R DL?
MP3
WMA?
CVD?
$70 120 days 8 of 10
JPG/JPEG
DVD-MP3
DivX
XviD

Comments:
I have not had any problems with the remote at all.




topCON from United States reported January 08, 2007:
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CDR
CDRW
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD-R DL?
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD+R DL?
BD-R?
BD-RE?
BD-R DL?
MP3?
WMA?
CVD?
$70 2 days 8 of 10
JPG/JPEG
DVD-JPG
DivX
XviD

Comments:
The one and only possible flaw I see is not having a way to skip to a certain point in an xvid movie like (1:22:34). It may be there and i haven't found it yet, but I dont think so.

As far as the remote, works perfectly fine, all the buttons.




Michael Smith from United States reported September 02, 2006:
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CDR
CDRW?
DVD-R
DVD-RW?
DVD-R DL?
DVD+R
DVD+RW?
DVD+R DL?
BD-R?
BD-RE?
BD-R DL?
MP3?
WMA?
CVD?
$? 14 days 5 of 10
Comments:
I am updating my previous review here. Although the player had very good picture quality and played anything that I threw at it, I returned it today. The fact that the remote didnt work most of the time was just too much to take. I was sitting on my couch pressing stop repeatedly from different angles and even walking to within an inch of the player when I asked myself...is it really worth it? I tried a universal remote with the same results. I bought a Samsung and am totally satisfied so far.




Michael from United States reported August 25, 2006:
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CDR
CDRW?
DVD-R
DVD-RW?
DVD-R DL?
DVD+R
DVD+RW?
DVD+R DL?
BD-R?
BD-RE?
BD-R DL?
MP3?
WMA?
CVD?
$100 7 days 8 of 10
JPG/JPEG
DVD-JPG

Comments:
This is a great DVD player. It produces a very nice picture in progressive scan as well as an upconverted picture. Setting up and using this DVD player is quite simple. The player also looks nice. It has played everything that I have tried. I have brought out some of my Staples brand DVD+R discs and it has not missed a beat. PAL conversion was flawless although it says in the manual that it does not support PAL!

Now for the negatives...
When watching movies in 720p or 1080i there is a half inch black bar that stays on top of a 16:9 screen. It does not effect the picture but it is annoying.

The remote is horrible. At first I was glad to be rid of my Cyberhome remote with all the same buttons. At least it works! This remote is fairly well laid out but you have to repeatedly push the buttons and change angles to make them work. My TV remote programmed for the DVD player works better but still not great.

The remote aside I would highly recommend this DVD player...and I have never been a very big supporter of RCA products.




Matt G from United States reported July 16, 2006:
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CDR
CDRW
DVD-R
DVD-RW?
DVD-R DL?
DVD+R
DVD+RW?
DVD+R DL
BD-R?
BD-RE?
BD-R DL?
MP3
WMA?
CVD?
$80 90 days 7 of 10
DivX
XviD

Comments:
It's been great so far. Been able to read any DVD+/-r I've thrown at it.



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