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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: flyjetsusa

  Updated:04-24-06

  Duration of ownership:3 Months

  Strengths: Appearance, features, price.

  Weaknesses: Digital display, some controls on unit but not remote.

  Overall Evaluation: The first unit I bought was defective and would occasionally go to a blank screen during playback while using the up-conversion feature. The second unit works well with no such problems. The up-conversion IS VERY noticeable on a HD TV, especially when watching sci-fi type movies and also during close-ups on faces. WOW! When you go back to normal TV viewing after watching a movie is when you will notice it the most- nothing else is quite as sharp and almost seems fuzzy! The unit has a very very thin and sleek mirrored front. (High cool factor!) Some of the features require you to use the front panel buttons and are not on the remote. (Download and read the short manual from the manufacturer for details). The display (digital readout), is so small it is un-readable from 10 or 12 feet away. I did not buy the unit for the memory card feature so I haven't used it and can't comment on that, but as long as it does something I consider it a bonus.I have read the other reviews and don't seem to understand all the gripes about noise, load time, ect. It is slightly louder than drawer loading mechanisms but not that much that it is bothersome, especially for the only 2 or 3 seconds it takes to load or eject. I think it's great that there isn't any drawer to break off or cause disc scratches. The 10 second delay after insertion is welcome since it gives me time to go and sit down after putting in the disc. At $100. after rebate for this kind of functionality it is a terrific bargain and a no-brainer.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: Eightball43420

  Updated:04-09-06

  Duration of ownership:1 Months

  Strengths: Price, Slim design, HDMI output, Slot load

  Weaknesses: Slot load a little noisy, Flash card slots slow loading

  Overall Evaluation: This is a great unit for the price and comes with some top of the line features. The slot load design is unique howerver when loading or unloading a disc its a bit noisy. Playing the disc is whisper quite however. So far this unit has played every format ive put throught it. DVD-R & RW, DVD+R & RW, DVD+/- Dual layer discs as well. The manual said it can play MP3 and Windows Media CD-R's and it does but, it will also pay MP3 & Windows Media DVD's. The unit will allow you to make playlists from the audio DVD with onscreen menus.

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  3 Star Review

  Reviewed by: klemets

  Updated:03-31-06

  Duration of ownership:3 Months

  Strengths: Tray-less loading mechanism, HDMI up-conversion, plays DivX movies

  Weaknesses: Noisy loading mechanism, slow to eject discs, poor picture quality when displaying photos

  Overall Evaluation: The biggest selling point for me was actually that this DVD player does not use a tray to load the discs. It loads the discs the same way as a car stereo. My toddler tends to scratch the discs on the tray. With this player, there are no more scratched discs. Although toddlers can still damage discs with this unit -- one time I found two discs stuck inside the player and had to take it apart to pry the discs out.The loading mechanism is noisy and it takes annoyingly long to eject a disc. But I take that over scratched discs any day.The upconversion did not result in a significant improvement in picture quality on my HDTV set. Perhaps it because I am using comoponent instead of HDMI. Note that when using component cables, this DVD player will not upconvert copy-protected DVDs to 720p or 1080i. I tried with ripped DVDs and it still didn't look any better.I tried using it to display some photos stored on a Compact Flash card, but the picture quality was very disappointing, especially when viewed on the HDTV set.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: jadombro

  Updated:03-06-06

  Duration of ownership:14 Days

  Strengths: Up converts over component video.

  Weaknesses: Memory card slots responds very slowly

  Overall Evaluation: I've been looking for an up converting DVD player to use with my Philips 34PW8520 HDTV because it only has component and VGA inputs to HD. So far I'm very happy. The picture at 1080i is fantastic. The unit is very slim and looks great next to my other equipment. The vacuum loading slot works smoothly, althought the load time does seem a little long. The only downside is the speed of the memory card slots. I shoot all my photos on a 5 MP camera at the hightest resolution. Most photos take 10-20 seconds to display on the screen.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: schneiderdriver

  Updated:02-20-06

  Duration of ownership:2 Months

  Strengths: Slim...Very, very slim. Slot loading (personal preference, but I like it). Mirrored face. Auto play. Has a real quality "feel" to it.

  Weaknesses: none so far

  Overall Evaluation: I bought this after purchasing a DLP projector. I was looking for a DVD player with the HDMI output. I have been very pleased with my decision. One feature that I've really enjoyed (and maybe this is common on most new players now, I don't know) is the auto play feature. You can select whether this is on or off. If on, it will skip any previews, anything that normally delays you from starting your movie, and it will begin playing the longest program on the DVD (which will normally be the feature movie).

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: greenhauler

  Updated:02-13-06

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: Looks sleekCard Reader for all formatsNo loading disk trayHDMIPlays Divx movies

  Weaknesses: Noisy eject mechanismCostlyDVD's that are dual-layered are a tight fit

  Overall Evaluation: The best thing about this player is the video it displays on my CRT. I have never seen a smoother picture out of any DVD player than this one. The best feature is the card reader which can play .mp3 loaded on them. That's cool. It also looks nice too with a mirror-like strip on the top edge of the player. When ejecting a DVD DL the disk seems to have some trouble coming through the narrow slot. Some reviews say that their disks get scratched when this happens but I have ejected many times and no scratches appeared. The remote is a thorough one and is responsive to commands.I recommend this player but it is a bit pricey.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: ONEHELLAWAITS

  Updated:01-17-06

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  Strengths: LOOKS GREAT,PLAYS GREAT WITH COOL FEATURESMEMORY CARD,VACCUME LOADER,HDMI ECTWILL UPCONVERT BACKUPS OR COPIES TO 720P,1080I WITH ONLYCOMPONENT WIRES!

  Weaknesses: A LITTLE NOISEY WHEN LOADING A DISC

  Overall Evaluation: BOUGHT THIS ITEM AT BEST BUY 150.00 BUCKS,OVER THE SONYDVP-NS70H THAT I ALREADY OWN ,WANTED TO CHECK OUT SOMETHINGDIFFERENT, SAME PRICE AND IM GLAD I DID. CHOOSE YOUR RESOLTUION ON FRONT OF DVD PLAYER.ORIGINAL DVD,S PROTECTEDCAN ONLY UPCONVERT WITH HDMI,BUT ONCE COPIED OR BACKED UPYOU CAN UPCONVERT TO HD WITH COMPONENT CABLES FOR THE MONEY YOU CANT BEAT IT LOOKS KILLER!

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  2 Star Review

  Reviewed by: azsteve

  Updated:01-16-06

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  Strengths: Excellent picture with upconversion. Easy setup

  Weaknesses: Takes long time to load DVD to be able to play. Loading and viewing photos on memory cards takes so long as to make it unusable. Not worth the extra cost.

  Overall Evaluation: Playing DVDs is very good. Quality of image is excellent. I have 50" Panasonic Plasma HDTV with HDMI input and viewing DVD in 1080i or 720p was very impressive. The function to view memory cards seems a very good feature, but loading images is painfully slow and the function to move from photo to photo has a very poor user interface on the menu. The image quality of photos was marginal at best. I have found outstanding quality by merely inserting the memory card into my laptop and connecting the analog output of the laptop to the PC input on the Panasonic. Image quality much better than viewing the same photo using the slots on this player. I give image quality of DVD a 4.5 rating but the function of viewing photos on memory cards a 1 rating ... given a choice, a person would never use this function if they have capability to attach their laptop to their HDTV. Overall ... "2" ...

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: akm099

  Updated:12-15-05

  Duration of ownership:10 Days

  Strengths: Ultar Slim shape and full of features.

  Weaknesses: Display window too small.

  Overall Evaluation: Ultra slim shape. Support all kind of pic files. The picture when connected with HDMI cable it is just amaizing. Memory card slot support all memory card in the market.Extremetly happy whit this choice.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: lisachua

  Updated:12-14-05

  Duration of ownership:2 Days

  Strengths: Extremely slim form factorNoticable difference with picture quality with HDMIInexpensive

  Weaknesses: Remote does not have all the functionality that it should

  Overall Evaluation: I just bought this unit from Circuit City. We looked at 2 other units that were price the same and picked the LG because of its form factor and the fact that it did not require your TV have a special HDMI connector. There is a noticable difference in picture quality when you turn on the HDMI. I would recommend this model.

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LG Electronics LDA-511 DVD Player

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