RCA DRC240N DivX-Capable Progressive-Scan DVD Player

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Summary: Great buy for the money - plays tons of fomats
Review: Have had the RCA DRC240N since Oct 04, liked it so well that we bought our kids each one.....Plays almost any format you can throw at it.......Does on occasion allow the video and audio to misfire with each other, a quick ff or rewind does the trick.....Would like to see RCA offer firmware upgrades when available......If you want to drive a Jag then fork out the big bucks for a more expensive unit... don't complain about this units minor faults when you only spent $75 to $85 for it, those prices are a bargain for the features you are getting with this unit.....Sound quality is very good, remote is nice and manageable and very easy to use.......It could use an extra audio left and right output, but inexpensive "Y" connector cables enable you to connect to TV, VCR & to a stereo...I am very pleased with this unit and its abilities to play what I throw at it.....In addition it has digital readout on the front of the unit when unit it turned on, also has on screen read outs as well

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Summary: Completely wasting money
Review: I bought this player reading reviews from here, however it was a big mistake. Probably some reviews written by biased people.
What's good:
1. Sleek design
2. Eject from remote
3. Displays long file names in a scrolling line
What's bad
1. Too long time to recognize DIVX disks
2. Freezing and lips sync problem almost for every disk I tried including regular DVDs
3. No support from RCA and firmware updates
The player should be returned.

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Summary: RCA DRC240N vs AVAYON DXP1000
Review: I compared both dvd players. I am not pleased with RCA, there are no firmware updates for this unit. BUY THE AVAYON DXP1000. I am happy to say I returned my RCA DRC240N to BEST BUY. The AVAYON DXP1000 can be set to play DVDs from any or all 6 Regions, and future updates can be downloaded from the Avayon website when new updates are available for the divx codes, unfortunately the RCA divx DVD player lack these two crucial features, leaving you to purchase a new player with the latest updates.

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Summary: Plays all DivX/Xvid
Review: I have tried over 20 divx and xvid movies with this player, and it plays them all, including ones that don't play on the Philips 642.

In particular it supports the advanced features of Divx: GMC and Qpel. It was these features that where stopping some movies from playing on the Philips.

Like the previous reviewer I have also notices a slight audio/video sync problem on a couple of files, this can be fixed by a quick FF then Play.

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Summary: Great potential needs fixing
Review: I purchased this DVD player from my employer, CompUSA the day it came off the truck about 10 days ago. It has some perks against the Philips 642 which I also own. The fast forward/rewind is MUCH smoother and doesn't just skip frames as the philips player seems to do. Also is the much missed (at least in my case) support for motion compensation from the Philips player. I also like the remote layout much more, find it more ergonmical and naturally laid out and less likely to hit the wrong button by accident. Also while the philips limited file names to 9 characters, the rca scrolls longer file names showing their entire length. I also prefer the aethestics of the RCA with its slot loading front and hidden lcd screen. Unfortunately things seem to fall apart when one starts to actually use the player. Some movies and videos play fine, but many that I have tried fail to maintain sync with audio often dropping in and out, or the video increasing pace to catch back up to the audio. Often corrected with a quick fw or rewind jogging it happens all to regularly. I can not track so far if its limited to certain bit rates, or codec (i.e. one divx or xvid version). Between the two players its a tough call... For now the RCA will stay hoping for a firmware update but for the time being, buyer beware.. I see ZERO support on RCA's website though the product is still very infantile!