Norcent DP-220 DVD PLAYER WITH DIVX PLAYBACK

by Norcent

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002XP70I
• Item model number: DP-220
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,324 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

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When it comes to DVD and multimedia convenience, high-quality image reproduction, and an affordable price tag, look no further than Norcent's DP-220. The DVD/CD player features dual NTSC/PAL video output (depending on your TV), built-in MP3 audio and JPEG image decoding, and compatibility with DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW. It even plays CDs loaded with MPEG-4 and DivX motion video from the Internet.

Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the DP-220 stands ready to deliver the full potential of your DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

Top-of-the-line interlaced component-video outputs help minimize digital and line-scan artifacts on compatible advanced televisions, while composite- and S-video outputs bring compatibility with nearly any television.

In the audio realm, the player offers stereo (2-channel) analog RCA outputs and Dolby Digital 5.1-channel passthrough via a coaxial RCA digital-audio output so you can enjoy enveloping, theater-like surround sound with a surround receiver and multichannel speaker setup.

Playback options include an onscreen menu, parental lock, resume/memory play, 8-grade fast or slow motion, 9-image digest viewing, memory play, A-B repeat, and picture zoom.

What's in the Box
DVD player, full-function remote control, user's manual, stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable, user's manual, warranty information.

Product Description

Measures 14.2 x 2 x 9 inches (W x H x D)Plays DVD-R/RW DVD+R/RW MP3 CD JPEG image CD and CDs with MPEG-4/DivXNTSC/PAL output lets you play region-free UK DVDs on compatible TVs9-image digest viewing A-B repeat and picture zoomProgressive-scan outputs for seamless high-res images on HD-ready sets; composite- and S-videoouts accommodate a range of TVs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cheap awesome DivX/XviD player!, April 11, 2005

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Patrick "Patrick" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Norcent DP-220 DVD PLAYER WITH DIVX PLAYBACK (Electronics)

I love this player! I also have a Philips DVP642 DivX player and have had nothing but problems with it. I wanted so much to love that player, but it could barely play anything I had. There's two main reasons why I wanted a DivX player: anime and downloaded TV/movies.

Philips choked on so many things with that stupid codec message. Plus, it had problems reading various media. The latest firmware didn't fix anything.

This player is rock solid. It's so much cheaper than the Philips. It plays XviD! People said that XviD wasn't working but it works beautifully. I can throw old CD's, dirt cheap media, high-end media, etc. and so far they have all worked.

Picture quality is excellent.

At first, I thought it used the same chipset as the Philips because the file menu looks eerily similar but I haven't had the same problems on the Norcent.

Problems: There is no front panel LCD. I didn't miss it much after awhile. I read that the Norcent handled scanning better than the Philips but it didn't seem better at all. The Norcent is uglier than the Philips.

I haven't tried Q-Pel stuff yet but I'm not holding my breath on that one. If it does work, I will be in heaven.

SUMMARY: DivX player preference Norcent > Lite-On > Philips

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Additional notes, April 20, 2005

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Noelix (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Norcent DP-220 DVD PLAYER WITH DIVX PLAYBACK (Electronics)

Something that was annoying was that the parental level is on by default, and is set to "G", the lowest level. I had to dig in the instructions to find out the default password was "8888". On top of that the error on-screen for the parental lock is misspelled
"Parental Voliation"

The remote control is a little dinky but perfectly functional.

My other complaint is that the menu for when you load up a divx disc is really not that great. It can only list around 12 characters or less per filename. So let's say for example you have files named "Jim's Birthday 1", "Jim's Birthday 2", etc. You won't know what file is what with this menu. Typically it does play them sequentially though, although sometimes in reverse order.

As far as the actual playing of files and dvds goes, it does a great job. Plays divx, xvid, and even mpeg-1. It says it plays mpeg-4 files but that does not include wmv. Also, in the instructions, it mentions that it does not handle mp3s that are encoded with vbr that well, so be wary.

SUMMARY:
Cheap n' Cheerful divx dvd player that is robost in playing but a little rough around the edges. Decide for yourself if saving the money with a Norcent is worth it or not.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good DVD player for only $45, March 6, 2005

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CT (GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Norcent DP-220 DVD PLAYER WITH DIVX PLAYBACK (Electronics)

Pro: Plays practically everything on earth, even DivX files burned onto DVD+R disc. Good picture guality.
Con: No optical digital output.