Coby DVD-207 Compact DVD Player

• Slim, compact, easily moveable DVD player Plays DVD-Video (NTSC and PAL), MP3 CD, and JPEG image CD
• Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround sound through coaxial digital-audio output (for use with optional AV receiver and speaker system)
• Offers universal (AC 110 to 220V) power supply
• Includes full-function remote control
• Measures 7.8 x 1.4 x 6.3 inches (W x H x D)

I purchased a Coby DVD-207 locally from a retailer because of the awesome price. They had it with a $20 mail in rebate that made it a hard deal to pass up. I purchased one and quickly went back to my dorm room to set it up. While unpacking it from the cardboard I noted that the entire unit feels rather flimsy. I was easily able to get the wires plugged in, and I started it up. I put a normal, store purchased DVD in and turned the unit on. There were some grinding noises from within the unit and it took between 3-5 seconds before it started playback. During playback the audio and video would randomly skip, making the movie all but unwatchable. I put the DVD into my laptop and it played back without any issues. I tried several other DVDs and audio cds and found them all to have the same playback problem. I quickly called the store back and spoke to the manager, they said that several people had the same problem with this model and they would exchange it for in store credit. So, after only owning it for a few hours, it went back to the store. I am glad I dodged that bullet and got rid of it before it died and was not in the store's warranty. If you read the warranty information from Coby when you unpack the unit, you will realize that they don't have any interest in fixing or replacing a defective unit (My unit's warranty required that I pay for shipment both ways and also pay a fee for returning a defective unit...) By that point, to get a replacement for a broken unit, you end up paying more than you did in the first place. Do yourself a favor, spend a bit more money and get something that is higher quality, it will last longer and larger companies have more consumer friendly return policies.

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I bought this DVD player thinking that I would give it as a gift to my friend. AS of March 8/9 2005, it still says pre-order but 5 minutes after a checked-out, it's status is already shipping soon. I guess it was shipped on the same day because I received the item by March 11.

So, I opened the box and set-up it up.. it's so small, I love it. The media that I tried was DVDr and the picture at the TV was ok but there would be some milisecond stop from time to time. It seemed that the DVD could not read smoothly the media on it. And the dvd makes a loud noise. You can hear the disc spinning inside it 8 feet away from it. If it's not the DVD, it should be something else.

All in all I would not suggest the DVD to be your main DVD player. Its performance is mediocre. I'll keep mine however as a spare in case of DVD player emergency :-) . For 32 bucks, it's worth keeping it. I'll try to find another another dvd player for my gift to my friend though.

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I bought this item because I had a special space requirement that benefited from this unusual top load design. The unit would not select tracks, skipped over the menu screen, and made the aforementioned grinding noises. I took the same DVD-R and it played flawlessly on my one year old Sony DVD player. This is my first Amazon return despite many purchases. Not worth your time even for the $19.99 I paid with free shipping and I guess the manufacturer agrees. The in-warranty repair requires pre-paid shipping and $6 to cover return shipping so by the time you pay to ship the item, a warranty repair costs more than half the item cost.

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I purchased this player via the net and in my opinion it's not worth it... but for the price what do you expect.... true to the fact it plays everything...but it skips and sticks alot....i even tried a brand new dvd out of the wrapping and it sticked....it's not worth it.....

i hate this thing! i can't return it or coby won't replace it. when i put a dvd in, it reads the disk and then it will say crazy stuff like 'open' or 'no disk'. no other dvd player will do this, becuase this is a cheap piece of crap! i bought it because it's so small, and the price was really low. well, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! this was a total waste of my money, i can't get it fixed and i can't sell it knowing what a piece of crap it is. i would like to break it into a million pieces to relieve my frustration with it.