Akai DVDS3500P Progressive-Scan DVD Player

by Akai

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 12.5 x 4.6 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0001YIA5W
• Item model number: DVDS3500
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,313 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Akai DVDS3500 multiformat progressive-scan DVD player will become a valuable player in your home entertainment center. In addition to DVD movie and CD audio discs, the DVDS3500 is compatible with VCDs, CD-R/RW discs burned with either CD audio or MP3 digital audio files, and HDCDs. It supports discs with up to 8 sound tracks and up to 32 subtitles, and it offers 10-bit video decoding and dual-channel Dolby downmixing. Other features include selectable screen aspect ratio (4:3 and 16:9), multi-angle viewing, PAL/NTSC playback, and parental lock function. The DVDS3500 offers the following connections: composite A/V, S-video, and component-video (Y, Cb, cr) outputs.

Tech Talk

• Progressive scan: Also called sequential scanning, a progressive-scan system displays the entire image--providing all the horizontal lines per frame, rather than every other line--once every 60th of a second. This method reduces flicker and increases stability. Progressive-scan viewing requires a compatible digital TV.
• Aspect ratio: The aspect ratio refers to the shape of the video image. Standard television has a 4:3 aspect ratio, which is almost square in appearance. Digital television will have either a 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio, which is widescreen and appears rectangular, looking more like a movie screen and filling more of the viewer's field of vision for a more lifelike viewing experience.
• Component video: Unlike a single video input, component video maintains the video signal as three separate signals through three jacks. This connection provides optimum quality. To ensure maximum picture quality, use three video-grade cables for the Y, Pb, and Pr connections.
• VCD: Video CD (VCD) is a video standard that can store audio and video to a compact disc (rather than a DVD disc) using MPEG-1 compression. You can fit up to 74 minutes of video with audio onto a VCD-formatted CD, but you can expect the video quality to be similar to that of a VHS videotape.

What's in the box
Akai DVDS3500 DVD player, remote control, batteries, and printed operating instructions.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Built to Last!!!!, August 11, 2004

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Jimmy "traveler" (NY NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Akai DVDS3500P Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Electronics)

This is a very nice unit. I bought it for the bedroom and it ended up replacing the Sony unit in my family room. I use it every day and the Progressive scan makes all the picture difference in the world. Do yourself a favor and pick this unit over the no-name brands.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This DVD player stinks!, January 3, 2005

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M. Carter "DVD guy" (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Akai DVDS3500P Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Electronics)

This DVD player is a big disappointment. First off, when you eject a DVD, the tray does not even clear the roof of the player the entire way, so if you have a 2 sided DVD, the top of it gets all scratched, and since they have yet to develop a scratch resistant DVD this is a very bad thing. Secondly, you can't even turn off the power with the remote, you have to use a manual button on the player itself that looks like it's from the '80s. [...] I'd highly suggest moving on to the next DVD player on your list.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars quality is a problem!, October 20, 2004

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Tellu Atruth - See all my reviews

This review is from: Akai DVDS3500P Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Electronics)

This device is just lasting about a month, then video output is a problem. Usually products Amazon carrying are OK level for quality, but this is first time I had a bad experience.