Customer Reviews

Coby DVD-537 5.1 Channel DVD Player with Progressive Scan

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This product does what it advertises and not really much else. It has progressive scan playback with component out and digital audio out. Playback quality is passable though it does not contain the technologies in higher-end dvd players to prevent pausing during layer-changes and buffer through skips and dirty disc sections. But then again, it's a $40 dvd player. The remote is, well, a remote you'd expect with a dvd player of this price.

This player will not take abuse or excessively heavy use. But if you break it, take consolation in the fact that you can buy 9 more before you have paid up the same for a quality Sony/Onkyo/Denon/etc. player.

I was able to use this product twice before it ceased functioning. I watched one DVD over 2 sessions and when I attempted to watch another one a few weeks later, it wouldn't even power on. Truly you get what you pay for.

I purchased this DVD player cause i thought it was a nice original design and is half the size of a regular DVD player, but when i went to use it for the third time the unit would not turn on. Since it was older than 30 days (but less than a year) i called Coby directly. They said i had to send it to them, plus $12 to get it fixed or they would send a new one, but that it would take 4-6 weeks! Since it was only $35 I junked it and got a second Philips unit which i have never had problems with.

This dvd player is alright. Picture and sound quality are good, especially considering the cheap price. However, the one big drawback is the remote, this thing is tiny and the buttons are not very responsive.

This DVD Player is great! Works for all regions, and it is compact. I've used it a lot and carried it to different places. No problems. I tested several dvd discs from different regions and they all work! Much better than those named brand like Sony.

I am very happy with this DVD player so far. It is nice and small which is what we were looking for. Very easy to use too. My 5 year old son can manage to use it on his own. Also the price was right

I've this DVD player more than a year and works great! Its cheap and compact. It's much better than those named brand like panasonic,sony etc etc ...

I had this product for several months, but only used it a total of maybe ten times before it stopped working completely. Even in earlier uses it didn't work as advertised, because it wouldn't play my DVD+Rs correctly. Also this player has the worst remote control I've ever used. The buttons are completely flat and extremely hard to push. I had a similarly priced unit from Magnavox that lasted for years, so I don't buy the whole 'you get what you pay for' argument. This product is just poorly made. I won't be buying any more Coby DVD players.

We purchase the Coby DVD-537 5.1 Channel DVD Player with Progressive Scan thinking we were getting a good deal for the price however within one night we regretted our purchase.

The Coby will not allow our TV to play Closed Caption and the subtitles from the player kept missing whole converstations. This is a very negative feature for a deaf person or those who watch tv using captions/subtitles.

The picture was quite grainy compared to our last DVD player.

The Coby remote kept glitching our sound system (we have a seperate sound system with it's own remote). We finally had to cover the sound system with a heavy towel to prevent the Coby remote from constantly ajusting the sounds up and down.

When I placed a call to Coby Electronics about their product, their response was lackluster and there were no offers to help, compenstate or even thank me for letting them know. All they said was for the price we paid, glitches are to be expected.

Thankfully a call to Amazon much more satisfying and I was able to return the DVD player for a different one.

I both it but it worked 2 times well after that didn't read the DVD's