Coby DVD237 Progressive Scan DVD Player

by Coby

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 11.4 x 11.6 inches ; 3.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009RVG7U
• Item model number: DVD237
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,062 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

The Coby Progressive Scan DVD Player is packed with quality features and functions for a top-notch DVD experience.

Features:

• Progressive Scan DVD
• Player Plays DVD/MP3/CD/CD-R and CD-RW
• Compatible with PAL/NTSC
• Multiple Subtitles/Viewing Angle
• Convenient On-Screen Display
• Zoom Operation
• Parental Lock Control
• 110-220 Automatic Power Adjustable Input
• FCC Approved and ETL Listed
• FDA Approved
• Unit Dimensions:10.9"W x 2.14"H x 10"D
• Includes Full Function Remote Control

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

83 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Unreliable DVD player, October 11, 2005

By 

bassoonben - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coby DVD237 Progressive Scan DVD Player (Electronics)

Given that this DVD player was priced at $30, I didn't expect it to impress me, but I did expect that it would work on a basic level. After initially plugging it in, the disc drawer would not open. After power cycling it a few times it did open, but would not recognize any of the discs I inserted. All were normal unscratched DVDs. After power cycling the unit a few more times it did eventually play a DVD properly, but it also demonstrated that it would never behave reliably and repeated plugging and unplugging would be the norm with this DVD player. I hope that all of Coby's entry level units are not this poor. I give it two stars only because this unit could be coaxed into operation with enough perseverance.

74 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Lovejoy addict is SO HAPPY!, August 15, 2004

By 

Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews
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One thing being a pain when to go back and forth between Britain and US is Regional DVDs. US has one standard and Britain has PAL. In order to play anything in the US other than region 1 you have to buy a PAL DVD player, then have to have a PAL telly! What a pain. Even when you get region 0 which supposedly plays on a few (not my four!), you still need the telly that reads PAL!

So the brilliant solution is this AKAI DVD. It is just such a dream to this videophile. It's a multi region player, and yes I can play my DVDs I get in England and no special tell. The player has a converter! Gee, how SIMPLE can you get!!

It plays multi regions - 5 Disc changer, DC CDRW/MP3. The picture is exquisite. The Zoom is amazing on this one! So this Lovejoy Addict has my 5 Disc changer loaded with series 1 and 2 of Lovjoy (nearly) and eagerly waiting release of series 3.

So, don't sit around wishing you could play a DVD from Britain or elsewhere! Take control.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars COBY DVD-237 Player IS NOT Region Free, March 21, 2006

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Pat Bittner - See all my reviews
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STOP and BEWARE. If you want to purchase a multi-region DVD player DO NOT buy the Coby DVD-237 DVD player it is just a regular DVD player. I wanted a multi-region player that I could watch DVD's from England on (Region 2). I read the reviews and other people wrote about how easy this player was to do it, so I ordered it. Well I got the player yesterday, and the player DOES NOT do multi-regions. It may be a fine little player, but it is not what it is advertised as, now I have to return it. You can contact Coby Customer Service at 1-800-681-2629 and they can tell you what the player can and can't do. But it does not do Regions outside the US.