Coby DVD-283 Upconverting DVD Player

• HD upconversion for enhanced high definition video
• DVD, DVD+R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, & JPEG Compatible/NTSC/PAL Compatible
• HDMI output for perfect digital signal transmission to Home Theater Systems - Dolby digital recorder
• Convenient on screen display/Parental lock control
• Multiple language, subtitle, and camera angle support

I got this player for its up-conversion feature and HDMI outputs. It worked fine for a while, but broke down after 2 months. I contacted customer service and they suggested I send it back (with a $13 S&H charge) and they will replace it.

I did just that, but got a player without the HDMI output nor the up-conversion feature. After writing to them again and some phone calls, they agreed to send a unit like my original one. At that time, I had two units (one without HDMI, one with HDMI) and was happy.

A couple of months later the non-HDMI unit broke down. Like the first unit, it just stopped recognizing disks. Thinking that I still had the third unit, I did not contact customer service but instead opened that third unit and started using it.

Guess what? After 4 months, it broke down. I'm using it for 2-3 hours a week, inside a home, in a fixed location nothing extraordinary.

So, within a year, I have THREE units that are all bad, and am out what I paid for the unit plus $13. I contacted customer service but they said that since 4 months have passed, the unit is no longer covered, and that I'd just have to fix it someplace else. My complaints that they have sold me a lemon did not help.

My next unit will be a Phillips, not a Coby.

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I bought this player because I bought an HDTV and want to take advantage of the HDMI input and surround sound. It is about the cheapest unit you can find, especially with HDMI input. I found that DVD players break rather easily, regardless of brand, and new HD DVD's have not come down in price enough, so I brought to this unit to hold me over for a few years.

The unit works as what you expectbrilliant picture and good sound. The picture is close to HD quality, but not quite there. I bet it is no different than any upconverting dvd player. It is smaller than the picture suggests. It is almost like a portable unit.

The downsides:

The Coby unit cannot be used with a univeral remote. There is no digital display on the unit, and it looks low priced. The remote has a cheap feel to it, but is intuitive and easy to use. The unit feels warm to the touch in "off" mode. It is probably one of those energy sapping devices.

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I do not recommend this player. Within a couple months it broke to the point where it will not even recognize any DVDs that are put into the player. The warranty is awful considering I have to pay shipping both to and back from the company. At which point I would be paying as much money as I paid for the player itself. Basically it's wasted money.

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I had the similar experience with this product. Within five months it broke to the point where it will not even recognize any DVDs/CDs that are put into the player. Actually I used only about 10 times. When I called Coby, they told me that the warranty for replacement is 90 days and the unit cannot be repaired. In other words, it can only be replaced but your warranty is expired. The only thing I can do is to throw away this piece of junk.

So, don't buy this product (probably other Coby products too). They may be cheap but you may just waste your money.

Movie doesn't play in sync. Sounds/voices come after the actions. Very distracting to try to watch...looks like a really bad lip sync job. Plays fine on other DVD players. I'd pass on this model..you get what you pay for!