Zenith ZDA-311 Slim Progressive Scan DVD

by Zenith

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 1.4 x 16.9 inches
• 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: B0007MGCNA
• Item model number: ZDA-311
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,477 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Progressive Scan DVD Player, Super Slim Design, Various Playback Options, MP3 Decoding, Moveable Zoom, Component Video Output, Multiple Rear Outputs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Skippy, you get what you pay for, September 12, 2005

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Paul Benda (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zenith ZDA-311 Slim Progressive Scan DVD (Electronics)

After having used a Zenith combo player (XBV-443) for over 2 years with no problems with either DVD or VHS components, I was looking for an inexpensive Zenith DVD player hoping the quality would have continued. I was wrong. This thing is not very good at all. But, what does one expect for the price?

It plays Joliet mp3 CDR's flawlessly, just like the XBV-443; you can navigate menus while playing, and track names are not truncated like on other players (eg, Phillips DVP-642).

The universal remote is logical & easy to use, the menus are fine, the manual is well written.

BUT, the main problem with this player must be the quality of the laser, for it has skipped on over 85 % of the mass-market DVD's I have played in it. I even returned it and tried another one -- same deal. The old XBV-443 had no problems at all with the exact same DVD's that skipped in the ZDA-311.

To boil it all down, if you want a cheap prog-scan DVD player, don't buy this one until they put some better lasers in it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Zenith DVD player, January 15, 2006

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Cornelieus Bongtrotter "Extraordinare" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zenith ZDA-311 Slim Progressive Scan DVD (Electronics)

I've owned Zenith products in the past and was always pleased with their quality and performance. When my last DVD player stopped working I purchased the Zenith, thinking it would be a quality product. Much to my amazement I was horribly wrong in that assumption. This DVD player is a fart. That's right, a fart. Ten minutes into a DVD it stops playing and is completely unresponsive to any attempt to resume playing. The only solution is to unplug the unit and then plug it in again. This problem developed immediately after purchasing the DVD player with less than ten hours of use. I would rather buy a new DVD player than deal with the hassle of sending this piece back. The next time I feel compelled to waste some money, I'll just go buy a nice hat and sun dress, then break into the zoo and attempt to make the bear wear the hat and dress; because that would be less painful than trying to watch a DVD on this pile. Good bye, Zenith, never bother me again.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Zenith DVD Player, May 11, 2006

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A. Trandem "Disappointed buyer" (Marietta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zenith ZDA-311 Slim Progressive Scan DVD (Electronics)

This is not the DVD player for you if you want it to work. Within a month of purchase, it quit playing all DVDs. It stops at 3 seconds and will go no further. Spend extra money and get a DVD player that works. I would never have purchased this one if I had read the reviews.