Cyberhome AD L 528

The CyberHome ADL528 is not one of our newest purchases and certainly not one of the newest DVD players on the market. We have owned this DVD player for around two years now and it is still going strong although the design is quite dated. The shape of this DVD player is very bulky. It is large in width, length and height which are very different from what you can buy today. When we first got it, there were a few problems with the setup as it didn't seem to want to go onto any channel and we could still see the picture behind of what was on Sky or terrestrial television. There are many different connections this DVD player has at its back. It can be connected ...  Read the complete review

As a satisfied video user, I was convicned taht no DVD player would sit under my TV until the price of recordable DVD fell to within my meagre grasp. But the temptation of a multi-region player with 5.1 channel output and all the usual DVD bells and whistles for under £100 plus £10 postage poved too great and I ordered my CyberHome 528. The first thing that strikes you when you open the box is that this is not the prettiest or the most compact machine on the market. Indeed, it struggled to fit in by TV cabinet, eventually taking a back-panel-bending shove before the glass door would clear the bulging DVD tray. Set-up, using SCART to SCART connection, was a ...  Read the complete review

I bought my ADL-528 from Richer sounds last year. Overall I found it to be a fantastic performer. Not only did it produce wonderful pictures, but the sound which I only had piped through my mini system was good too. In addition to playing DVDs , the unit also copes fabulously with VCDs. I tested it with Alien:Ressurection and the opening credits (very detailed) looked pretty good. Better than VHS anyway! The audio CD performance isn't great, but the unit does play MP3s and usefully has a menu system that let's you see what you're playing unlike some other players. The model I bought was black, but I have since seen a silver ...  Read the complete review

I have owned this player for about five months and each time I use it I still wonder how I ended up getting so much player for so little money. This player has features that you would expect to find on the higher end players at a fraction of the cost. The picture quality is superb, the sound is fantastic, it plays mp3 C.Ds, and what I like best is that it has the option to set the region of the DVD you wish to view, which means that when you buy one of the latest DVDS from the States, you don't have to worry about if it will work, simply set your region code to one and off you go. I haven't had a chance to use the DTS features of this ...  Read the complete review

I got an ex-demo model for £80 from Richer Sounds. For a casual movie goer such as me it was easily worth it. Get it out of the box, and the one thing you'll notice that its a bit ugly, but is reassuringly heavy. Plug it in and you'll be set back by the slightly confusing manual, and the messy and unresponsive remote. Its icon driven menu system is a bit of a stuggle and you'll probably be cursing it when you're trying to work out how to access the DVD's special features. But persevere and the quality of this DVD surpasses even the best VHS players. The vision is crisp, colours are vibrant, and the sound is very detailed. It plays ...  Read the complete review