Price Paid:  $150.00 from Good Guy's

Summary:
Worked for one week then had to unplug and plug back in every time I want to use it. Bought 2 of them (one for my mom) and it does the same thing.

Strengths:
nice remote configuration

Weaknesses:
Not reliable at all. Freezes up and powers off. Can not use without unpluging and pluging back in

Similar Products Used:
JBL

Price Paid:  $100.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
This is a review of the DD-4030

I bought this for my Dad who has all Mitsubishi products but I'm returning it because you cannot hook this DVD player up through a VCR without triggering Macrovision -- whether you have pressed the record button on your VCR or not. Perhaps Mitsubishi is unaware that home computers now have DVD burners and it is not unreasonable to expect that someone might want to make a VHS copy of a DVD which is not protected by copyright law.

While I understand the concern Studios have about pirating videos, beaking copyright law should be my choice, not that of a manufacturer. I deeply resent the paternalistic attitude Mitsubishi has taken in this matter and am furious that I'll now have to deal with returning the unit.

Strengths:
I bought it b/c the remote seemed very vell designed & user friendly for someone like my Dad who is 70, has big fingers and isn't very technically inclined.

Weaknesses:
Will not allow you to hook it up through a VCR.

Similar Products Used:
Samsung Nuon 2000 (or is it the 5000?)

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
added to my previous review:

Cons: i have yet to get it to play mp3 discs used different media types...still no go

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Review is for Model # DD-4030

Well i was looking for a reliable no frills player to replace my 3 yr. old piece of sh-t JVC xv-d701bk (which didn't work most of the time)...This player so far (had it for 1 week) has played every movie i have put in it flawlessly...there are not many buttons on the front panel, just the basic transport controls...the lcd is very plain and i can't really read it...the rear panel has optical and coax dig outs,s-video,composite,and component...the remote is decent i guess and i like the auto resume function when you hit the stop button and it also has a black level control...i decided on this one cuz it was low cost $112 @ Bestbuy and came with a 1 year parts/ 6 mos. labor warranty so i figured it might be built better than the others in the same price range...but only time will tell

Strengths:
picture looks good

it has played every movie i put in w/o skipping etc

Weaknesses:
the lcd display sucks...you can't really see anything even when it's at it's brightest...i wish they woulda used a brighter flourescent green color that matched my HK receiver

the audio output doesn't seem as loud and clean sounding as my old JVC player

Similar Products Used:
JVC XV-D701BK

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Sears

Summary:
What a POS! Got this free with my big screen and it's absolutely JUNK! Half the time it won't power up. When it does power up and I try to eject a disc, it powers off. If by chance I can get a disc to play, it'svery picky about the disc. The slightest smudge or imperfection causes the unit to flip out. My experience is not an isolated incident . A co-worker had the same issues with his.If you made the mistake and bought one of these, GET YOUR MONEY BACK!

Strengths:
Makes a good paper weight

Weaknesses:
Has a mind of its own, works when it wants to.