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Zenith DVB612 DVD Player

DVB612 DVD Player

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Zenith DVB612 DVD Player

  • Reviewed by: yayawoo

    08-19-08

    Duration of ownership: 21 Months

    Strengths: do the job, picture looks ok, slim size

    Weaknesses:not playing vcd with region lock out from the box,

    Overall Evaluation: I use it to play DVD and VCD mainly. Yes, I found the unlock method so it can play VCD and other region DVD. The picture looks good to me via hdmi output which I have no complain for a $20 upconvert player on my 42" HDTV. I bought it in December 2006 and had no problem at all in playing DVD and VCD. I have no regret purchasing this player.

  • Reviewed by: IP68

    06-22-07

    Duration of ownership: 7 Months

    Strengths: Slim design

    Weaknesses:Delay in respond on remote or keys, Not all formats plays, in some cases even freeze. No VCD support

    Overall Evaluation: Slim DVD player. Simple to connect and use. Conversion is fine for regular DVDs. For some AVI or MPG files it has some issues, even freeze the picture. No VCD support. Overall, better than old DIVx players, cheap 1080i player.

  • Reviewed by: amfei

    04-25-07

    Duration of ownership: 10 Days

    Strengths: Upconversion, easy setup, divx 6 support

    Weaknesses:No HDMI cable enclosed, some DVDs skip

    Overall Evaluation: I needed a new DVD player and bought the cheapest one at CircuitCity, but I am really happy with this purchase. The picture is much better than my other DVD player (3-year old). Some DVDs skip and I haven't figured out why. But overall, it is a good DVD player.

  • Reviewed by: pbkim

    02-26-07

    Duration of ownership: 15 Days

    Strengths: Thin form factor, compatibility, up converts to 1080i via component, quiet

    Weaknesses:Some DVDs skip, motor sometimes grinds, doesn't play SVCD/VCD out of the box.

    Overall Evaluation: This player is actually made by LG since they now own Zenith. It is likely same as LG DN191H and uses the new Zoran 888 chipset. That said, it plays every divx/xvid file I've thrown at it and its a lot. Subtitle is nice and easy to read although it could diplay a bit snappier (could be due to transparency effect of the background). It also has long filename support out of the box. Doesn't play SVCD/VCD out of the box but it does after easy hack available on videohelp.com. It upconverts via component but only for backup DVDs or divx/xvid files (not with pressed DVDs). Divx/Xvid/DVD look very nice upconverted to 1080i on my 27" 1080i Panasonic Tau TV. Only minor issue is some pressed DVDs seem to skip here and there like Star Wars Episode I DVD even though there is absolutely 0 scratch. But some movies are fine like Saving Private Ryan. Thing is problem DVD plays fine on my other DVD player. Main reason for purchase was for Divx/Xvid so thats a minor issue for me. I chose this over Philips DVP5960 since my main requirement was 1080i over component since I don't have HDMI on my TV. Philips can only do upconversion via HDMI no matter what is being played. I like the USB support but it seems kinda finicky and I burn all my divx anyways so its not a requirement. Besides, Zenith was cheaper.All in all this player beats the pants off of my 2 year old Philips DVP 642. I know the new 5960 is getting all the attention but I really think the Zenith is under rated.

  • Reviewed by: johnnyclux

    02-25-07

    Duration of ownership: 10 Days

    Strengths: price, hdmi, long filename support for browser

    Weaknesses:no upscale for protected dvd via comp, video quality, stutter playback, awkward OSD

    Overall Evaluation: I really like the price of this dvd player when i got it. not only does it have hdmi, but also long file name support which is lacking in philips low end dvd/divx player. I almost fell in love with it until the playback start to stutter every few minutes watching any dvd that work perfectly in philips DVP642. Judging from 480P output, the video quality is slightly better than DVP642 and DVP642 is poor at best when watching on 40"+ display. Lastly, the OSD decide to leave out the display of either time elapsed or time remaining and you have to rely on the small lcd display in front of the dvd player for time elapsed. not recommended

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