RCA DRC220N DVD Player

by RCA

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• Shipping Weight: 12 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: B000066R6S
• Item model number: DRC220N
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #185,678 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This stylish, modern RCA DVD player is sure to turn heads. The sleek, mirrored-silver design alone will make it an accent piece in any environment. But, not only does this player have style, it also offers cutting-edge features like Digital PhotoView, MP3 music decoding, and SRS TruSurround.

Digital PhotoView lets you enjoy digital photos on a television quickly and easily. Not only can favorite movies be watched on this DVD player, it will also decode and play MP3 files that are stored on CD-R or CD-RW discs. This player also has great sound: you'll enjoy a simulated surround-sound experience provided by the SRS TruSurround feature, and you can listen through speakers or headphones using the provided .25-inch headphone jack (with dedicated volume control).

Product Description

CONSUMER ALERT: This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009 to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the U.S.'s transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322), or visit the commission's digital-television Web site at: htttp://www.dtv.gov. RCA DRC220N DVD Player

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars superb little player, November 19, 2002

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This review is from: RCA DRC220N DVD Player (Electronics)

Having just moved into our new apartment, we were looking to furnish the place with all the gadgets and gizmos anyone could want, while also on a budget. We needed a DVD player. So off we went to Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart prices on the electrical items are hard to beat, so we were really pleased when we found this little beauty in the store. Being originally from England, i had never heard of RCA before though my wife tells me that they are a very good make, so i took her word for it and brought the DVD player. it has just been reduced in price from $130 to just under $100 which i thought was a really good deal.

First thing that struck me when i took it out of the box was it's styling. It looks a lot more like a very expensive player with its mirrored silver finish. I love the way the buttons are positioned on the player. it doesn't look to cluttered like some players do. Hooking the player up was easy! There are 3 connections on the back Composite video output; S-video output and a Component video output i chose the s-video output, because you get a much better picture quality.

This DVD player can play virtually any disc! it can play: DVD, DVD+RW, DVD-R, Video CD and JPEG and when it comes to music cds it can playback: CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and MP3. I was very impressed with the incredible versatility of this machine.

The sound reproduction is very high too! It can boast: Optical and coaxial Dolby Digital/DTS surround sound outputs And it has Analog stereo output it also has Virtual surround sound for 2 speakers and a headphone jack with separate volume control!

It has all the features of the bigger players! 2x and 4x zoom, English, French and Spanish on screen displays, parental locks, so you can stop you kids from seeing stuff they do no need to be seeing, a built in screen saver to stop any image burning into your screen (very handy for those with projection televisions) and the remote control will also operate your GE and RCA television sets. The remote also comes with 2AA batteries and a you also get your video cable so it is ready to go straight from the box.

The player is very quiet when it is operating, and it does everything you tell it too very quickly. I have yet to have a DVD that refuses to play or a DVD that jumps on this player yet. You will love this player if you buy it. Do not be fooled by the price

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love it., November 29, 2002

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R. Parsons "rick" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA DRC220N DVD Player (Electronics)

I, too had problems with voices not being heard. If sound is sent to stereo tv, the voices disappeared. But when playing in dts 5.1 mode through my receiver via digital connection, there is no problem at all. It seemed to me, though, that the problem was with the dvd itself wanting to output in dolby 6 channel sound, and those dvd's didn't have plain old 2 channel stereo output as an option. A problem created by the dvd itself and not the player imo; seems many dvd's are wanting to output only in dolby digital for a home theater system with 6 speakers and those who want to pipe sound through a two speaker tv are out of luck...?

So, I highly recommend this player, for price, quality, and value. The dolby digital sound output is flawless when hooked up properly to a dolby digital dts 5.1 compatible receiver, and the picture couldn't be more pristine. I am extremely happy with my purchase!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ken in Denver, November 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: RCA DRC220N DVD Player (Electronics)

This RCA player is a nice buy for [X]. It does almost anything that non-progressive DVD players can do. The compatability with different formats is impressive, as I can do slide shows with JPEG pictures, or burn those pictures onto VCDs using Nero 5.5. Actually, you don't need JPEG compability if you do the latter, but you do need VCD compatability.

The list of features is broad. There is zoom up to 4x, and I like the headphone jack with volume control. The fast forward and reverse is limited to 16x max, which is too bad. The remote control is cheap and inconvenient small buttons don't make things easier.

Like the previous writer, I've had problems with voices in Surround Sound mode. First I'll get crackling noises with all the sound intact, then I'll lose the voices entirely! This isn't good, but you can fix it by taking out the DVD, shutting down the player, and starting over.

Also, I notice that menu text shows artifacts when selecting a choice, a sign that the laser design is a little cheap. There is slight jitter or shimmer of still frames when in pause.

Other than those quirks, I enjoy using this player. It's in my bedroom, so having a headphone jack is a must....not that many DVD players have this feature.

At [X], this is a worthwhile unit to consider.