Sharp DV740U DVD Player

by Sharp

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 16.9 x 3.6 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005T3HN
• Item model number: DV740U
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,582 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

This DVD player from Sharp plays DVDs, VCDs, CDs, CD-R/RWs and is also MP3 compatible. That means you can listen to up to 10 hours of your favorite music from one CD! Component outputs provide the best video connection for a great picture, and the Virtual Dolby Surround decorder allows for a fuller sound from just two speakers. Other features include headphone output with volume control, parental control, and Skip, Slow Play, and Still play modes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Peice of junk don't waste your money!, March 2, 2002

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Marla Smart - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp DV740U DVD Player (Electronics)

I have nothing good to say about this dvd player. Sharp should be ashamed of this product. The freezing problem drives me crazy. All of these units should be pulled from shelves. If you have one already return it, if you don't have one yet don't buy one. Period.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sharp DV740U Freezes, locks-up, and stutters., March 8, 2002

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... (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp DV740U DVD Player (Electronics)

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I'd rate this unit zero (0) stars if it was allowed!!

I got this unit as gift for XMAS and have little experience with DVDs. Since XMAS almost all DVD titles exhibit some abnormality in playing about an one to 1.5 hours into the movie -- either stuttering, freezing or lock-ups. With some DVDs the playback artifacts are minor and short-lived -- with other DVDs once the player hiccups it keeps it up for the entire movie. And once the player locked-up and had to be powered off/on. Because of my inexperience I thought it was me, or the DVDs; after reading these reviews and an analysis of the problem on anther website I'm sure it's the 740U unit (which is really a .... 611 clone.)

It's been very frustrating!! ...

Thanks to all the people who entered their reviews into this forum, this has been a very frustrating and maddening experience. (And, to Amazon.com for providing this forum.)

In closing, I know one electronics manufacturer who's lost a customer. Most likely I'll order my new DVD player from Amazon!

PS: I still haven't heard from ...., but I talked to the manager of the retailer I bought the Sharp unit from. I explained the problem, showed him the web info I had collected, and he took the 740U back for a store credit. I purchased one of the top rated units shown on Amazon.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Low Quality!!!, February 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Sharp DV740U DVD Player (Electronics)

I'm a big fan of Sharp electronics but this one has nothing to do with the rest of their products. Looks good and the features are awesome, but the quality is extremely poor. I personaly have problems with the disc loader: it only plays audio CDs. Most DVDs and all of CDRs result in "NO DISC" message. Unlike other people I have not experienced freezing picture or stuterring, but I could only play a few DVDs.