Konka KD1800 DVD Player

Rating:
Summary: Full Marks For The Konka KD1800
Review: As mentioned above, the Konka was reviewed in Home Theater Magazine. It received top marks in comparison to those DVD players in its, as well as the next higher, price bracket. The details escape me, but the review said that even if you are an audio-/videophile, this unit would be ideal for use with a second TV (e.g. bedroom). In any case, the performance:price ratio is stellar.

Rating:
Summary: Hands down - best player under 300 bucks!
Review: I read a review of this player last year in Home Theater Magazine and man were they right. This player is sleek, quiet, and is comperable to a player closer to $350. It easily plays all DVD's that I own as well as the ones I have rented and plays audio CD's as well without any difficulties. Highly recommended and definately worth the money!

Rating:
Summary: Hands down - best player under 300 bucks!
Review: I read a review of this player last year in Home Theater Magazine and man were they right. This player is sleek, quiet, and is comperable to a player closer to $350. It easily plays all DVD's that I own as well as the ones I have rented and plays audio CD's as well without any difficulties. Highly recommended and definately worth the money!

Rating:
Summary: A great value player may suffer from fatal power flaws
Review: The Konka player manufanctured by one of china's major TVmakers, boasts notable quality for the price. Aside from the slick silver styling, the 1800U is a fairly typical bottom-end DVD player. One major bonus not found on other inexpensive DVDs is both kinds of digital outputs, optical and coaxial. There's no DTS decoding, however.

It has a very low price with a lot of features that you only see on the more expensive units (S-video, multi angle options, etc.). One of the player's great strengths is its ability to play CD/VCD/CD-R The DD 5.1 seems right on target, but it is not DTS compatiple.

BEWARE: After asking friends and people at work, I have come to question its initial performance. It seems some players have been equiped with a 300MA fuse which blows easily instead of a 350MA one.

I found that the first batch of units had a power supply problem where the player would suddenly stop working, usually with a DVD in it. Konka USA will replace those units free of charge, or you can fix it yourself by replacing and power supply fuse with correct type. Regardless of the fuse, the unit generates a lot of heat. But it seams like the units on sale by Amazon are new enough that the problem has been fixed. I price is an issue and you are not sure about buying a DVD player from an unknown manufacture, try some by Phillips or RCA. Otherwise, spend an extra [money] to get a reliable player.

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