GPX DV2000 DVD Player

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Summary: Much Better Than Expected
Review: I bought his a week or two before Christmas. I wasn't expecting much -- I'd never even heard of GPX -- I mainly picked it up because it was the cheapest one there and it had a 3x zoom. Let me tell ya', it's a very good player and well-worth the [$] I paid for it. The picture is sharp and the sound is much louder & clearer than anything I've ever heard on a VHS. There's even a pointless karaoke option for when you are drunk and want to embarrass yourself in front of friends & family.

Now it's not perfect, on the newer DVDs -- ones with the dual-layer format -- your always going to get a slight pause an hour-something into the movie when it switches over to the second layer. I'm not positive; but I believe almost every low/midrange player that doesn't have a dual-laser reading thing is going to do this when it switches layers. I wouldn't say this is even that annoying though -- the people putting the movie onto DVD know this and make sure to place the layer switch during a scene break or something. I have 27 DVDs at the moment and none of the dual-layer ones have layer switches during action scenes/when people are talking, or anything like that. Basically, if you blink at the right time; you might miss it altogether.

Now on the plus side, I really like the 3x zoom option. I always make sure to get widescreen versions because you can just hit the zoom button which makes it fairly close to the TV format. The 3rd zoom is kind of pointless though -- none of the DVDs I've played have enough picture quality to show a decent picture on 3x (I doubt many do at the moment).

The only other thing I can think to point out is that you might want to turn it off for about 15 minutes between movies to let it cool down. I had a few very slight freezes once near the end of Saving Private Ryan, and I think the player had been on for about four hours. I have to attribute it to being on so long since that's the only time it's happened.

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Summary: GPX JUNK
Review: I got a GPX CD player for Christmas and it broke the 2nd time I used. TARGET wouldn't exchange it becuase I didn't have a receipt (It was a dang Christmas present!) I called GPX and they wanted me to ship the player back to them which cost $10 and mail them a check for $15. So it would cost me another $25 to replace it. GPX makes lousy products. You would have to be a FOOL to buy this product.

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Summary: as good as component video dvd players
Review: i mainly was using this for the karaoke features, but when i compared the svideo output against my toshiba sd1600 that has component video outs hooked up to my toshiba 65" hdtv widescreen, i saw no difference. i looked at the same movies, same scenes and the picture was great!!! i was truly amazed. plus it has vcd, svcd and karaoke features that my toshiba didn't have. now my toshiba sd1600 is collecting dust while my gpx gets shelf on the entertainment center!

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Summary: Great product, needs more advertising
Review: I recently purchased this product as a gift (for myself :) ) and i didn't expect much. Gpx has never been much of a brand name, and i had no intention of using it that much. Now, after spending countless hours watching ALL of the DVD movies I can get my hands on, i have a new perspective. It is merely the name that keeps this product from being a bestseller. Dont look at external appearances, read into it, watch the EXTREMELY high quality movies, and enjoy life!

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Summary: Good Product at first, then becomes a piece of junk!!
Review: When I first got the DVD Player for Chirstmas 2 years ago, I was amazed by the clarity of the picture. Then a year later, the player went bad, first stopped reading one dvd disc, then a few, now all. The player used to play those dvds but now cannot get a picture from the player. The DVDs could play easily in my PANASONIC DVD-LV750 PORTABLE much better than the GPX product. A portable simply did better than this product, that is no excuse. Simply, the product went bad just like many cheap, off-brand items do.