Kenwood 5-Disc DVD Player

Kenwood 5-Disc DVD Player

Product Description
Product Description
Invest in a DVD player that's capable of playing one disc while you exchange up to four others. This multi-function, 5-disc DVD player reads DVD-Video discs, CDs, CD-R/RWs, as well as those containing MP3-encoded material for all the music you crave. Capable of Dolby Digital and DTS digital out, it comes equipped with a variety of video outputs including component, S-video, and composite. On-screen menu, parental lock, and full-function remote are other beneficial features.

Product Description:
This multi-function player reads DVD-video discs, CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs - even those containing MP3-encoded material! Change up to four discs while the fifth is playing. Advanced digital circuitry includes 10-bit video and 24-bit/96 kHz audio D/A converters. It's capable of Dolby Digital and DTS "digital out" too. Component, S-, and composite video outputs complement analog and digital audio outputs. Don't forget about the on-screen menu, parental lock, and full remote control.

Refurbished DV-605 5-Disc DVD Changer
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Refurbished DV-605 5-Disc DVD Changer

Manufacturer: KENWOOD
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ASIN: B0009E31MQ

Product Description

This Kenwood DVD video changer is a master of versatility. It plays DVD-Video, CD, CD-R, CD-RW and MP3-encoded CD-R/ CD-RW discs and features a progressive-scan deinterlacer, disc sensing, parental control, multiple video aspect ratios, a full-function 10-key remote, and more.

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Little annoyances really sink this ship!
Good overall, but some annoying features
Great sound and picture, but......

Kenwood 5-Disc DVD Player

Manufacturer: KENWOOD
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ASIN: B00005U21U

Product Description

This multi-function player reads DVD-video discs, CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs - even those containing MP3-encoded material! Change up to four discs while the fifth is playing. Advanced digital circuitry includes 10-bit video and 24-bit/96 kHz audio D/A converters. It's capable of Dolby Digital and DTS "digital out" too. Component, S-, and composite video outputs complement analog and digital audio outputs. Don't forget about the on-screen menu, parental lock, and full remote control.

Customer Reviews:

Little annoyances really sink this ship!.......2002-06-14

I was so impressed with my Kenwood home theater (HTB-504) that I thought it would be nice to have the matching DVD player. I got it as a gift and upon hooking it up, I was initially very pleased as it is a great looking unit with great picture and sound, but then the disappointment came. First off, there is no standbye mode, which means you have to manually turn the unit on and off by pressing the power button on the actual unit, this is ridiculous. The remote is the worst I've ever seen. I thought the remote for my Panasonic DVD was bad, but the Kenwood remote is much worse, poor construction and small buttons make it feel very cheap. The player does play MP3s which is nice, but there is no random function for MP3s, only CDs. One nice feature is that there is an onscreen playlist for MP3s upon which you can create a custom playlist, a definite bonus, but the unit display on the the player doesn't give the track#, only the time lapse which makes you have to have the tv on just to see what track it is on. The fact of picture burn in coupled with no screensaver makes this onscreen feature worthless. There is a random function for music CDs but it is only within that CD and not across multiple CDs, which makes having a multiple DVD/cd player worthless as I like to listen to music in random order. Another serious problem with the player is upon watching my first DVD, "Scary Movie 2", everytime a scene that had multiple angles came on, an annoying movie camera icon would pop up. I could not figure out how to turn this "feature" off as it was not even stated in the manual. I would call Kenwood as they do have great customer service, but at this point I had already decided to return it.

Good overall, but some annoying features.......2002-02-06

I have had this player for about a month now. The picture, audio etc are good. The best feature about this player when compared to similar products is that I can see the MP3 song names on the TV screen (less than 8 characters display fine rest are abbreviated wierdly) and navigate to the folder and song I want. These are my complaints:

1. The remote is the worst I have ever seen. The buttons are tiny, lay out is horrible, no back light, NO POWER OFF button (how annoying!!!!!!!!!!!)
2. When you turn the player on it wants to read the current disc even if you press the STOP button. You can stop it only after it starts playing that disc.
3. When a disc is removed, and the tray is closed, it just decides on its own to play the next available disc which is not what I would want most of the time.

I was reading the reviews for a similar player from Panasonic and someone had the same complaint as item 2 in it too. Since this has a better MP3 menu, I might just keep this one...

Great sound and picture, but.............2001-12-24

After researching many DVD players I decided on this one. The deciding factor was the ability to play all types of CD's and MP3. I have a Kenwood VR 517 home theater system that I also bought to complete my listening experience. When I had the whole system connected there was a loud hum in the subwoofer and a soft hum in all of the surrounding speakers. After a process of elimination I discovered that when the Video Output was unplugged from the DVD player the hum stopped. I exchanged the DVD player for another DVD 505, and guess what. This one had the same annoying hum!!

I called the Kenwood company and the tech talked me through a number of connection variations, with the same results. When we explained that we had the same problem with both players he came to the conclusion that there must have been a bad batch produced. Now I have to return this player for the second time!! And I've had to drive 25 miles each way to do this! Since I don't want to take the chance of receiving another one from the same batch I've decided to go with another brand. The search begins again!!

Yamaha DVX-CSC1 900 Watt 5.1 Cinema Station System - A/V Receiver with Integrated 5-Disc DVD/SACD Player (Silver)
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Yamaha DVX-CSC1 900 Watt 5.1 Cinema Station System - A/V Receiver with Integrated 5-Disc DVD/SACD Player (Silver)

Manufacturer: YAMAHA
ProductGroup: CE

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Product Features:

All-In-One 5.1 Channel Home Theater System with Top Performance DVD Changer, Wide Disc Compatibility and High Quality Speaker Package

Amplification; 900 Watts Total Power - 150 Watts x 6 (6 ohms, 1kHz)

Sound Processing; * Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro Logic II (Music/Movie)

System includes: DVR-C300 A/V Receiver with Integrated DVD/SACD Player - NX-SW300 Subwoffer - NS-AP1500SL Surround Speakers

ASIN: B000GK22AK

Product Description

All-In-One 5.1 Channel Home Theater System with Top Performance DVD Changer, Wide Disc Compatibility and High Quality Speaker Package. --- Advanced YST Advanced Yamaha Active Servo Technology (Advanced YST) is a unique system in which the speaker and amplifier work together to cancel out impedance so the speaker unit has a perfectly linear motion. Advanced YST helps to ensure the highest levels of sound pressure and overall performance. ---CD Digital Video: DVD Players equipped with CD Digital Video capabilities will be able to play video and sound media that has been compressed together and recorded onto a CD disc. --- DivX DivX is the video compression codec developed by DivX Networks and based on the MPEG-4 compression format. Its balance of high video quality and low bit rate has made it very popular and quickly established it as the best home video format thus far. The ability to play it on newer DVD models continues to add to its popularity as DivX Networks advances its support to many new household products. This compression technology has the potential for expanding the ways we view video media in much the way MP3 has given us many new ways to listen to music. ---Dolby Pro Logic II Improved version of Dolby Pro-Logic for music and movies. With a more intelligent matrix decoder, it is suitable for both stereo and surround-encoded sources. It offers bass management as well as the option of incorporating width, dimension and panorama controls. --- Playxchange Yamaha CD changers give you the benefits of extended playing time and direct selection from all discs. And with PlayXchange, you can change discs while the current one continues to play. You don't have to interrupt the music to change a disc and you're not limited to changing only one disc at a time.

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