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Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Price Paid:  $130.00

Summary:
I purchased this preowned in 2007 as a 2nd CD player to my Rotel RCD-1072. I like to have two CD players and alternate between them depending on the type of music being played It also gives me a reference as to just how good my Rotel unit is. But this DV4200 never ceases to amaze ame as to its musicality, detail, bass ext, soundstage, etc. As a number of reviewers said, this unit plays music better than some dedicated CD players of the same vintage and original price range. I don't use it for video. I have a new Marantz DVD player for that with HDMI output.

Strengths:
Music reproduction is fantastic. I don't use it for playing DVD's. Remote control works great.

Weaknesses:
LCD display is not bright enough and hard to see from any distance. Hard to tell which track it's playing even from 10' away.

Price Paid:  $430.00 from A&B Sound

Summary:
This is the best dvd player in it's price range. The video quality is crisp and clear. The colours are bright and come out great. The sound is great. Not to mention it is one of the best physical looking players out there, slim yet expensive looking. Only thing I wish this DVD player had was a 6 channel output, but that option would increase the price by a few hundred.

Similar Products Used:
Toshiba Sony Denon

Price Paid:  $500.00 from Hi-Fi Club

Summary:
Just want to add a small thing here. This DVD-player CAN actually play SVCD/VCD with a hack through the remote.

Strengths:
Good picture. Very good sound. Region-free through remote hack. MP3`s sounds good, no problems with CD-R/RW. Fast.

Weaknesses:
Sometimes hangs after long-term use. Might have something to do with flushing of memory, perhaps?

Price Paid:  $300.00 from Sevenoaks HiFi

Summary:
Very Pleased, sounds great, first DVD player so definitely looks great, have seen on one of the other reviews that iot plays MP3s so am now pirating shed loads of music

Strengths:
sounds better with CDs than some CD players costing the same money

Weaknesses:
Screen display is too bloody small and the remote is bloody horrible for such a nice machines, likewise with the tray and the flimsy front panel

Similar Products Used:
Can only compare to CD Players

Price Paid:  $700.00 from Secher Audio

Summary:
I am using 4200 with Marantz 7200 amp, and KEF Q series speakers... The DVD player sounds excellent...

Strengths:
- Simple to user - Excellent sound

Weaknesses:
- None