Proline 1000 DVD Reviews

Proline 1000 DVD DVD Player

Product Type: Proline DVD players

Newest Review: ... and have given Proline a wide berth from now on. So, I am afraid I will not be recommending the Proline 1000 DVD player to ... more

 ... other buyers. My bad experience has put me off and meant that I could not trust the same thing to happen again. It may just be a one off, but it is a potential fault that people should be aware of when choosing a product. The cheapest is not always the best option and it did damage one of the DVDs quite badly. ...more

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Customer Proline 1000 DVD Reviews (20)

Douglas334
Crowned ReviewProline 1000 DVD: Stunning Quality Bugdet Player (1242 words)
by - written on 09/04/01, updated on  09/04/01 (Very useful, 242 readings)
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DVD is the film format of the future and being a film fanatic I decided to purchase the Proline DVD 1000 because I had read several magazine reviews that said it was great value for money. This is very true since it is one of the cheapest players out there at only £159. It is available in Comet and Woolworths but I am sure it could be purchased elsewhere. It is worth the money and I shall explain why later in the review. Firstly I feel I should explain a little about the DVD format for those readers who don’t really know much about it. DVD is a digital format unlike videotapes, which are analogue. This means that you can watch it an infinite amount of ...  Read the complete review

catatonic
IMPORTANT UPDATE (6th December ) - BUYERS BEWARE! (969 words)
by - written on 17/07/00, updated on  06/12/00 (Very useful, 368 readings)
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UPDATED 25th NOVEMBER I have just encountered a problem with the Proline 1000 - it does NOT play the second Gladiator disk at all! This also appears to be causing problems with the Wharfdale 750 and earlier Grundig models - these machines share the Proline's chip. At the moment I can find no further information on this but have compared notes with several people on dvd forums who are also experiencing the same problem. I shall update this opinion further just as soon as I know more. FURTHER UPDATE 28th NOVEMBER I spoke with a member of staff at Woolworths today and they told me that they have not received a product recall notice but if I am ...  Read the complete review

tange
Proline 1000 DVD: Beware the DVD Eater! (774 words)
by - written on 01/06/02, updated on  01/06/02 (Very useful, 150 readings)
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Choosing a DVD player is as simple or hard as you want to make it. Either you can go for the price and availability, or you can get one to cater for your individual needs; i.e., whether you want to be able to play discs from other countries (a non-region or multi-region player), or whether you want to have different camera angles or zoom facilities, etc. When my husband said that we couldn't live without a DVD player in the house, my first thoughts were a) Why do we need one? b) Can we afford one? He convinced me that we could afford it and that I would wonder what I had ever done without one. So, we consulted various Consumer reviews and catalogues from ...  Read the complete review

craigy_baby_2000
A multi-region player at under £100? (918 words)
by - written on 14/01/02, updated on  14/01/02 (Very useful, 143 readings)
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About a year ago, after earning my first ever wage packet from work and wanting to spend it as soon as possible, I was looking around on the ‘net at various things I could buy. I thought about acquiring a Mini-Disc player, although they seemed a bit too expensive, and I also dabbled with the idea of a new VCR (my current one makes a noise not unlike that of an exploding hedgehog every time you try and insert a tape) but in the end I decided on a DVD player. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, like a CD, but only with more data on it and used for watching films, and for playing games, not listening to music (yet!)) has grown massively over the past 2 years ...  Read the complete review

jason_webb
Proline 1000 DVD: Golden Egg (508 words)
by - written on 23/09/00, updated on  11/04/02 (Very useful, 84 readings)
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I purchased one of these players after reading comments on DooYoo and several reviews elsewhere and i have been very pleased. The tech specs are, DVD/VCD/Video CD Playback Resume play PAL/NTSC Dynamic Range Compression Zoom mode Repeat play Parental lock Two speed slow motion One scart (RGB/Composite compatible) S-Video mini-DIM socket Composite Video phone socket Optical and coaxial digital out 96Khz 24bit DAC This DVD player will not play CD-R's As mentioned in some of the other reviews, the first thing that puts you off this player is the colour, as gold is not ...  Read the complete review

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