But don't be put off. The player itself is sleek andsilver and by no means ugly. It comes with an audio/video lead but no scart. Remote is slightlytacky but it works and it has large number buttons - ideal for my mum! It even comes with batteriessupplied.
And does the player work? You bet. Shoved in a Nemo DVD - played first time, no problem,good picture quality. Threw in a CD, again no issues, but you need your TV on if you want to knowwhat track you are listening to - small strip of info at top of screen diplays track number andother info. Works fine - Also connected the player to my home cinema system and although the audioquality would not win prizes at an audiophile convention, it was still perfectly acceptable.
Thendecided to throw in a cd which I had used some time back to backup a few MP3 music files - it playedthem perfectly. Running out of things to try on it - I shoved in a CD containing a backup of familyphotos (jpg format) and lo and behold - it displayed them without any hiccups.
I didn't find themachine noisy either (as noted in another review)
In summary, how can you go wrong with thismachine? For the price, this is an absolute bargain as an entry level DVD/music player. I purchasedit for my technophobe mother as her first DVD player but I'm thinking of buying a couple more forthe kids rooms.
If you are the type who always has to buy brand names then go and buy a moreexpensive Sony or Panasonic. But if you want a cheap entry level machine and aren't worried aboutthe branding, then I'd heartily recommend this box.
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