RCA DRC290 Reviews

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This is the second RCA DVD player I've had in less than 4 years. The first started freezing and I would have to unplug the unit for a couple of minutes to reset it. from Amazon.com I guess I'm glad I didn't pay more for the feature. Also, it may make more of a difference on larger TVs than my 32" widescreen. Also, I miss the scene again/goback feature of my previous RCA DVD player. (It jumps back ~10 seconds and briefly turns on subtitles.) from Amazon.com 1st, I could not get to the menu to change the display to read as I wanted it to read unless I pushed the display button on the remote around 100 times (that is not an exaggeration), and then if I was really lucky, the proper display--the one which should always come up--would come up. Then I could change the clock to read as I wanted it to, but the moment I turned the player off, it would reset to another unwanted setting. Customer Service at RCA is poor. I spent thirty minutes on the phone waiting for someone to answer (unfortunately, not anyone who spoke English as a primary language, so my call was filled with a lot of "can you repeat that"), and after I had won this war of attrition--apparently they decided they had better answer, because I would not lose hope and hang up--I was told to unplug the unit for thirty minutes to reset it (like I had never tried that!) Of course it did not work, so it was back to the phone, at which time I was informed that this player that I had owned for less than a week would need to be sent out to be repaired. from Amazon.com Be aware that you are buying the very most basic of players. This DVD/CD player is called a "changer", but it will not automatically advance to the next disc. from Amazon.com Bought this player at the local Wally World. It was cheap and flimsy feeling from the beginning. from Amazon.com 1st, I could not get to the menu to change the display to read as I wanted it to read unless I pushed the display button on the remote around 100 times (that is not an exaggeration), and then if I was really lucky, the proper display--the one which should always come up--would come up. Then I could change the clock to read as I wanted it to, but the moment I turned the player off, it would reset to another unwanted setting. Customer Service at RCA is poor. I spent thirty minutes on the phone waiting for someone to answer (unfortunately, not anyone who spoke English as a primary language, so my call was filled with a lot of "can you repeat that"), and after I had won this war of attrition--apparently they decided they had better answer, because I would not lose hope and hang up--I was told to unplug the unit for thirty minutes to reset it (like I had never tried that!) Of course it did not work, so it was back to the phone, at which time I was informed that this player that I had owned for less than a week would need to be sent out to be repaired. from Amazon.com It is hard to believe people don't like this player. Of course at this point there are only 4 reviewers. from Amazon.com Purchased this product 6 months ago for about $75 from the local walmart... worked fine for a while, then it started making a very loud noise while playing dvd's... from Amazon.com I guess I'm glad I didn't pay more for the feature. Also, it may make more of a difference on larger TVs than my 32" widescreen. Also, I miss the scene again/goback feature of my previous RCA DVD player. (It jumps back ~10 seconds and briefly turns on subtitles.) from Amazon.com This is the second RCA DVD player I've had in less than 4 years. The first started freezing and I would have to unplug the unit for a couple of minutes to reset it. from Amazon.com

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Released	over 2 years ago
DVD Type	DVD Player / Changer
Playable Disk Types	DVD Video VCD SVCD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW CD (Audio) CD-R CD-RW
Exterior Color	Black
Parental Control	Yes
Depth	12.6 in.
Height	2.76 in.
MPN	DRC290
Number Of Discs	5
OSD	Yes
Outputs	Composite x 1, Component x 1, HDMI x 1, Analog Audio x 1, Digital Audio Coaxial x 1
Playable File Formats	DivX MP3 WMA JPEG
Progressive Scan	With Progressive Scan
Remote Control	Standard
UPC	034909620700
Video Upconversion	1080p (HDTV)
Weight	3.97 lb.
Width	16.93 in.

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