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DVD Type: DVD Player
Playable Disk Types: DVD Video
VCD
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD Audio
CD (Audio)
CD-R
CD-RW
HDCD
Picture CD
Fujicolor CD
Surround Sound: DTS®
DTS ES®
Dolby Pro Logic II
DTS Neo:6
Dolby Pro Logic
DTS 96/24
Dolby Digital® EX
Dolby Pro Logic IIx
Playable File Formats: MP3
WMA
JPEG

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RCA DRC285 - DVD player Reviews

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Average ratings from 4 sites

	Amazon.com
	Newegg.com
	Tigerdirect.com

Wize has read 38 reviews

5 stars		(3)
4 stars		(8)
3 stars		(1)
2 stars		(3)
1 star		(22)

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Some electronic glitch. Unplugging and replugging at first would reset it, but after a few times, that ceased to work and plugging it in no longer gets the red wait light. I will not buy another RCA DVD player. Made in China. from Amazon.com It worked great for about a year of light use, then became useless. I've had DVD players for years and never had one fail. So I can only conclude that there is a manufacturing defect (most likely a defective chip) so you think RCA would offer a repair solution. This really damages their reputation. from Amazon.com Back to dvd is another 25 seconds. It plays jpgs but the lag is so bad that you'll just live with the slide show or not bother. When it finishes playing a mpeg it immediately starts playing the next - would be nice if this was an option, but you have no choice. To get out of the loop you have to switch out of usb mode and back again. from Amazon.com My first RCA DRC285 player performed very nicely for about 6 weeks, and then failed, with the picture freezing into a random pattern on the HD screen, and with all controls on the unit and the remote having no effect. Unplugging it unfroze it for a few times, and then it crashed altogether. from Amazon.com OK, I normally research my products before I buy them. Well, I was out buying a well-researched new TV and saw this on sale and figured, Why not? RCA has traditionally been a good brand. After bringing it home I saw all the bad reviews, but my unit played beautifully so I kept my fingers crossed - for about 3 weeks. from Amazon.com My second unit was used 5 times (yes, this is no exaggeration) and started to shift portions of the video horizontally while occasionally peppering the video with white snow. The bottom line is that this is a cheap, flimsy product. You can get NO RCA SUPPORT! The website states that if the product is still within warranty you have to send it back to the place of purchase. from Amazon.com New replacement unit failed after 2 DVDs (same symptoms and no sound this time). It's just not worth the gas to return it any more. Other Thoughts: A wonderful example of how RCA has lost all its market share. from Newegg.com Do not buy this DVD player!!! I bought this one based on the high review it got from Consumer Reports. The RCA DRC285 worked fine for about a month (daily use), and then suddenly started freezing up. The picture would be frozen in a garbled image, and then the machine would be completely unresponsive, and I had to unplug it / replug it in to get it to work again. from Amazon.com This is the only product on the market, at the time of this review, that has both HDMI up-conversion and TV Guardian. Of course, TV Guardian doesn't work on all movies, but we've had very good success. As far as quality, I kept my Sony HDMI up-converting DVD player because it is a clear winner in quality (I bought the RCA for the TV Guardian). But, my Sony also cost about 4 times more. from Amazon.com I purchased this from Amazon 6 months ago. It broke last week. Since it is suppose to be under warranty I called RCA. They wanted to charge me a $50 service fee to have the DVD player switched out, which is almost the full price of the unit. from Amazon.com

Specs

Released	over 2 years ago
DVD Type	DVD Player
Playable Disk Types	DVD Video VCD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW DVD Audio CD (Audio) CD-R CD-RW HDCD Picture CD Fujicolor CD
Surround Sound	DTS® DTS ES® Dolby Pro Logic II DTS Neo:6 Dolby Pro Logic DTS 96/24 Dolby Digital® EX Dolby Pro Logic IIx
Playable File Formats	MP3 WMA JPEG
Front Speaker	2 Way
Included Components	DVD Player Radio Tuner
Main Speakers Power Output	125 Watt RMS
Number Of Discs	1
Number of Channels	7.1 Channels
Number of Speakers	5 Speakers and Subwoofer
Progressive Scan	With Progressive Scan
Stereo Mode Power	220 Watt @ 8 ohm
Surround Mode Power	770 Watt @ 8 ohm
Type	Receiver
Wireless Speakers	Wireless Ready

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