Price Paid:  $2500.00 from Bay Bloor

Summary:
Stay away from RCA and Proscan products like the plague. Not only is the quality questionable - service and support are a consumer's worst nightmare. Do some research if you are sceptical..... when the product works, it works well. Chances are that you will have problems and will be frustrated by the lack of support.

Price Paid:  $269.00 from dunno

Summary:
has trouble occasionally reading DVD's which gets annoying when you can't watch a movie when you want!

Price Paid:  $700.00 from Circut City

Summary:
I purchased the player back in the infancy of DVD and Divx. I mainly purchased it for its Divx capability. I had it for about a year and then froze up and shut off. I called up RCA and told them about the problem and they sent me a new one, no questions asked. From previous reviews I see that this was a common problem and RCA knew it. After I got the new player,I never had a problem since. I was rather upset though when they canceled Divx.

Strengths:
The styling of it was way ahead of its time. Dts playback and s video is perfect.

Weaknesses:
Cheap looking cd drawer, poop forward and reversing controls on unit and is relativly loud.

Similar Products Used:
RCA Hi-Fi VCR, and Pioneer Laserdisc player

Price Paid:  $3.00 from yard sale

Summary:
I bought my proscan 8680z at a yard sale for $3.00 bucks and so far it is working great. I ran a cleaner through it and have not had any problems. The man selling it was apparently not happy with it for some reason. For three bucks I am happy so far. Any one have any Ideas for a rplacement remote?

Strengths:
it works. looks great and sounds great

Weaknesses:
I don't care for $3.00

Similar Products Used:
DVD COmpaq

Price Paid:  $400.00 from Circuit City

Summary:
I came accross this site while trying to troubleshoot my Proscan. This player worked well for the first year, then I had intermittent problems, and now it is a large paperweight. I have similar problems as the other 80 percent that think this product is a piece of junk. I'm actually glad to read the problems here because now I know that I should just throw it out. It was very frustrating getting a movie and not knowing if you will be able to watch the entire show. I for one am very disappointed in the length of service I got from this machine especially for the amount I paid for it (even back in 1999).

Strengths:
It has a stlyish look (which is about all I have now since it doesn't work)

Weaknesses:
Starts out with not being able to read disks, then picture goes in and out, and eventually you get nothing at all.

Similar Products Used:
My parents have a Toshiba that I got them for christmas for 129 bucks...it is just as good.