RCA DRC257N DVD Player

by RCA

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.9 x 8.7 x 1.8 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 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: B000FCSWRQ
• Item model number: DRC257N
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,642 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

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Since it's television systems were declared the national standard in 1953, RCA has gone on to continually develop and improve on the products that it helped make every-day appliances.

RCA's DRC257 DVD player has a number of original features that set it apart from other players. One of its most important features is the TV Guardian, which filters out foul language. Other features include -

• HDMI™ w/HD Upconversion
  A High Definition Multimedia Interface™ (HDMI™) output that connects the DVD player to your HDMI™ equipped television for stunning digital images from DVD. Upconverts DVD images to high definition resolution. HDMI™ cable included
• 9 in 2 Memory Card Reader
  Supports 9 different memory card types in 2 card slots for viewing photo images or listening to mp3 files
• DivX®
  DivX® is a video compression format that allows much more information to be stored on a single DVD. This DivX® certified player will play back DivX® formatted discs with all the features intended by the author
• Multi-Format Playback
  Plays DVD, CD, CD-R/RW, VCD, SVCD, mp3, WMA®, and JPEG photo playback with auto rotation
• Progressive Scan
  Eliminates scan lines on a video image and produces a cleaner, sharper picture than the standard interlaced process
• Component Video Output
  YPrPb component video output provides video connection between the DVD player and advanced TV systems
• Digital PhotoView™ & mp3 Combination Play
  Enables playback of JPEG files from a CD-R/RW disc in a rotating slide show format with mp3 music playback during the slide show

Product Description

RCA DRC257N DVD Player

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Picture, but...., June 5, 2007

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Raul Duran (Monte Vista, Co USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA DRC257N DVD Player (Electronics)

I Have never been crazy about any RCA products but the price was right and I needed an inexpensive upconverting player fast.
First off the up converting on this player is awesome! Even my back-up dvd looked phenomenal. however through the HDMI cable this player did not seam to do a very good job of separating the audio through a 5.1 receiver. Front and rear speakers seamed to be playing the exact same thing. Bummer!! I ended up taking this back to the store and purchasing a Panasonic DVD-53k which is supposed to upconvert to 1080p. Well my DLP TV recognizes the Panasonic as a 1080p signal but the picture is noticeably grainier than the RCA player. But the Panasonic does a wonderful job with the 5.1 audio. If only the RCA did as good as a job with the 5.1 audio.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money, May 24, 2007

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R. Luther (Hastings, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA DRC257N DVD Player (Electronics)

I am an avid electronics fan and have not had any problems ever with any piece of equipment that I have bought. Until now. This DVD player is not good. The picture is awesome (when it shows up). You often have to shut off the dvd player and then start it back up for the sound or picture to work using the hdmi output. Very annoying.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great upscalling DVD player with built in card reader!, March 18, 2007

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D. Ritter (Ada, Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA DRC257N DVD Player (Electronics)

I bought this DVD player becuase I purchased a widescreen LCD HDTV and wanted a good dvd player with an HDMI out port on it to upscale my dvds to make them look better on my new tv. This dvd has worked flawlessly. It has an HDMI port, composite out and component out and has a 9 in 2 card reader so you can watch slide shows of your images straight from your camera cards it can also read mp3s from those cards to make a music slide show. This dvd player comes built in with TV Guardian which can filter out foul language on dvds, I havent tried this feature out so I cant really comment on it. I would recommend this dvd player to anyone wanting to spend a little more to get HDMI support to upscale dvds. It is very sleek looking out of the box in a wide but thin stance. Great buy!