Coby DVD-598 Super Slim Upconversion DVD Player with HDMI Output and DivX Playback

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.6 x 8.5 x 17 inches ; 6.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NW7A2Q
• Item model number: DVD-598
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53,055 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 27, 2007

Product Description

Product Description

Coby DVD-598 Super Slim Upconverting DVD Player with HDMI Output and DivX Playback. Progressive Scan DVD Player with HD Upconversion for Enhanced High-Definition Video.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Short life span, September 24, 2008

By	Thomas N. Beiter "Tom Beiter" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this dvd player because of it's ability to play usb media. However, I found that it can only read jump drives and powered hard drives. It was unable to read my usb-powered Western Digital Passport. I tried adding a powered usb port, but that didn't work.

I was impressed that it will play DIVX, .avi, and ripped DVD files.

About 2 months after I bought it, it no longer recognized any DVD's. I've looked unsuccessfully for a firmware upgrade for this dvd player.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars ya get what ya pay for, December 27, 2008

By	B. K. Perkins "eslteacher" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought 2 of these units and they are exhibiting identical behaviors, so I know it's not a fluke; they're just poorly designed. Like Tom and Elena (previous reviewers) I too have had problems with both basic functions as well as advanced features. When using SD cards, the units will only display 999 pictures. That sounds like a lot, but a 2GB card can easily hold more than that. Coby claims these will play DivX movies. Well, they do... sort of. The movies do play, but they are extremely pixilated (blocky) and jerky. They might look good on a 13" screen - MAYBE - but on a 37" screen it looks like crap. As Elena said, the video and audio are usually at least a 1/2 second out of sync and sometimes as much as 3 or 4 seconds. They will intermittently refuse to power up and must be unplugged to get them responding again. (One of mine is on a UPS, so I know it's not a power line condition issue.) They both also will begin skipping and stuttering after about 50 minutes of use with any DVD whether homemade or commercially produced. What else? I can't remember all the reasons to not buy one. The only positive is price though, so you could buy one for your mother-in-law... that is, if you don't get along with her.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars worse i ever imagine, November 8, 2008

By	elena c.c. "compulsive buyer" (Guatemala) - See all my reviews

This is a very bad quality dvd, the video and sound are not sincronizad. The control doesent work in a logic way. very bad. dont buy it