Wanlida/Malata DVD-806 Progressive-Scan DVD Player

by Malata

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17 x 11.2 x 2.5 inches ; 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 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: B00076AT58
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,885 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Incredibly affordable and uniquely designed to play your digital media, Malata's super-slim DVD-806 lets you spin your homemade digital music and photo CDs for listening through your stereo or surround system and viewing on your television.

The player is also ready for your favorite movies, of course, in either standard NTSC or in the PAL format (region 1 or all-region discs only). Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the DVD-806 can deliver the full potential of your DVDs through its advanced MDDI progressive scanning. 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 component-video outputs (switchable between 480p and standard 480i) help minimize digital and line-scan artifacts on compatible advanced televisions, while composite- and S-video outputs bring compatibility with nearly any television.

A set of left/right analog-audio outputs channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the player's digital-audio outputs (one each of RCA coaxial and Toslink optical) for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver, or decoded and sent to "Dolby-ready" receivers via a set of 6 RCA analog outputs.

A parental lock keeps young eyes off mature content.

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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Grrreat Little DvD player. . ., January 26, 2005

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E. J. Doran (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wanlida/Malata DVD-806 Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Electronics)

This is a dandy little device - Set-up was quick and easy and I was playing a DVD within 5 minutes of opening the box. This machine has great features for the price, and seems well-made.
Another reviewer has commented that the tray does not fully extend -- while this may be unconventional, it is still easy to insert and remove discs, so I don't see this as a problem. The weak point is the remote, which is not as responsive as it could be; you need to very firmly depress the small keys. Overall, I'm very pleased with the value of this DVD player.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Good, January 22, 2005

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R. Blanco - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wanlida/Malata DVD-806 Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Electronics)

I've been holding out on buying a DVD player for a long time since my computer has a DVD drive already. (...). Yes, a couple of reviews before gripe about how this player doesn't have RCA 5.1 (Hey - this player is cheap!) and it seems a little awkward to put in a DVD (the tray pops out about 97% of the way, with 3% of the circle that holds the DVD unexposed and inside the DVD player) but you know what? It took all of 7 minutes to plug it in and make it connect to my TV/VCR/Stereo/PS2 setup, it plays my DVDs, and it even plays my VCDs (even though there's no mention of VCD playback capability in the manual or the box it came in). It's really slim (1.25" height) and fits nicely stacked on my VCR, under my PS2, so I am very happy with my purchase (...). So if you're some kind of stereophile or videophile that must have all the latest options and gizmos even from an inexpensive DVD player, then this one isn't for you. However, if you just want your DVDs, CDs, VCDs, and MP3 CDs to play, then this is a very good deal.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good player for the price, February 9, 2005

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Grouchy Grunt (Seattle, WA.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wanlida/Malata DVD-806 Progressive-Scan DVD Player (Electronics)

This is a player with very nice features for the price. It has a built-in counter/display, which most of the other cheap players omit. Having both types of digital output is useful. I also like the slim design. It seems to play every type of dvd media quite nicely. It will not play any .avi or .mpg files on either dvd or cd. It may play vcd's, but I don't have any of those. One feature that I like is that it will play mp3's from a dvd-r, and there are no restrictions on the number of files in a folder either. Very nice. That way you can play music for a couple of days nonstop without having to swap disks... The remote is better than most of the low end competition, both ergonomically and in terms of available functions.

Update 3/17/05: I have tested a VCD and an SVCD, the unit will play both without any problems, fast forward, rewind and all other functions are implemented. However, it did have an overscan problem with the SVCD I played, a small part of the screen on the left and possibly right edge also was cut off.

Update 10/6/07: We now own 2 of these players and both are failing to turn on normally, they freeze several times and have to be power cycled repeatedly before starting to function. Once they are on and not turned off they still work perfect. Looks like some really cheap capacitors were used in the power circuitry that are now ruining the players. It is truly a shame as these are otherwise outstanding machines. We now keep both of them on at all times, and as of yet they still work.