Sampo DVE-631CF DVD Player with CF Reader and Photo Playback

by Sampo

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.6 x 12.2 x 16.9 inches ; 12.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000068V26
• Item model number: DVE-631CF
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,350 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

With the DVE-631CF's unique CompactFlash (CF) memory card and digital photo reader, you can share favorite digital photos without the aid of a computer or the hassle of attaching a digital camera to your TV. A thumbnail directory shows miniaturized versions of photos stored on the memory card, on CD-RW, or on CD-R. Simply use the DVE-631CF's remote-control keys to navigate between pictures. The resolution converter converts digital photos from basic VGA to multiple-megapixel resolutions to match the display capability of your television.

Advanced processing automatically adjusts the contrast and brightness of the video image to the contents of the video for improved picture quality. Black-level extender widens the player's contrast scale for more dynamic home theater images. Five digital memory markers let you zip right to favorite scenes, while digital zoom (up to 4x) magnifies favorite scenes. The DVE-631CF is also capable of playing MP3 music files stored on CD-R and CD-RW discs, as well as files from a CF memory card. The onboard 24-bit, 96 kHz digital-to-analog converter produces warm and natural digital audio.

The DVE-631CF features both coaxial and optical digital outputs for passing digital audio data to an external receiver or surround-sound decoder. If you don't have a surround receiver, the DVE-631CF's offers a dedicated analog subwoofer output so that you can enjoy the low-end slam of a powered subwoofer.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best budget DVD player on the market, September 4, 2002

By 

David Pearlman "sound fanatic" (Arlington, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sampo DVE-631CF DVD Player with CF Reader and Photo Playback (Electronics)

This is unquestionably the best budget priced DVD player on
the market. Build quality is good. Picture quality is good.
Feature list is outstanding: Plays MP3s. Plays "burned" VCD
and SVCD disks. Can display a set of pictures from a compactflash
card using the built in compactflash reader (only DVD
player in the world with this)...

AND then there's the really good stuff: 1) For those with
aptitudes for this kind of thing, you can hack this deck
to replace the compactflash reader with a hard drive. This
turns the DVD player into a DVD player + MP3 jukebox; 2) You
can hack the player to turn off Macrovision and to make it
region-free (so you can play DVDs from other countries).

There are cheaper players on the market, but they all
pale in comparison to this one, both in quality and/or in
hackability.

Unless you are looking for a very high end deck, or a feature
like progressive scan (which is one of the few features this
deck does not offer), your search should begin and end with
this player.

Not to mention that as of this writing, Amazon has the lowest
price on the planet (as far as I've determined) on this deck!

dap

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sampo DvE-631CF "BIG" bang for the buck!, October 2, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Sampo DVE-631CF DVD Player with CF Reader and Photo Playback (Electronics)

I have own this unit for 1 week now and finally deceided to write this review. All I can say is best well spent money in my life.

1. Unit came in a nicely packed box. Very well protected. Came with a remote, the unit and user manual. (I am the type that never read the manual and just jump right into playing with it. Without learning, this uint is extremely user friendly.)

2. I first tried opening the tray and put a DVD in there. The tray opened smoothly on a constant speed. (which is a good sign) Picture loaded up almost instantly....however, due to my wide screen TV. The aspect ratio was off. I pushed SETUP and made the proper adjustment under TV setup. The setup menu is very friendly.

3. Next, I inserted a CF card into the slot. A folder list came right up. My pictures and some of my MP3 files are all there. All you have to do is scroll with the up down arrow key to get to your favorite then enter to select the item. I had some 3.3 Mega images saved on it. It loaded up faster than my computer. Now, I really dont use my computer to do the image preview anymore. You may also do Slide show, Zoom, and Rotate on all the images.....>AMAZING!!! MP3 played just fine, very good audio quality.

4. I burned some images onto a CD-R and MP3. Pop it in the tray, the folder menu came right up! I was shocked...... Wwhat else can I expect more? Componet out, Optical audio out, Dolby, DTS decoder built in! Subwoofer out....Sampo have really out spec this unit for the money.

I ordered another unit to use in the office because I can show digital image instantly on our screen in the conference room.

At first, my biggest concern was the brand Name. I have never heard of SAMPO in my life. I took the risk to try it and realized they have really put out a great product. Highly recommanded.

Joe Umemura

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Buy, October 17, 2002

By 

Michael A. Farina (New Hyde Park, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sampo DVE-631CF DVD Player with CF Reader and Photo Playback (Electronics)

I bought it primarily for its photo viewing capabilities. Able to view crisp and sharp digital photos in JPEG either from my compact flash card or a photo CD, burned on a CD-R with Nero 5. A must for the digital photographer.