Yamakawa CH-DVD 300S
Great multi-region player!!
In my case I was looking for a DVD player to play Region 2 DVD's on an NTSC TV here in the States. I was surprised when I searched for a multi-region player and this one popped up for $60.00, I figured I couldn't go wrong! Even if the worst thing happened, the player didn't work as I expected and I couldn't get a full refund, it's not like I'm spending hundreds of dollars on a player - so it seemed like a good chance to take.<br />I was pleasantly surprised when I unpacked this player and hooked it up to my system. The first thing I did was turn it on and put in a disc, just to see if it worked out of the box. It did! The picture looked good - the sound was good!<br />At this point I went into the set-up menu (what strange colors to use). I set most of the settings to my preferences. I got to the equalizer settings, and although you can adjust them, the treble and bass boost caused the sound to distort. I generally leave the processing to my pre-amp processor, so leaving these off was the best solution for me. I was surprised at all the options available for the price of this player.<br />Another slight negative, this time about the remote - you have to point the remote directly at the player. If you are off by a little the remote won't work. I thought my remote was faulty until I discovered this.<br />It performed as expected when playing a region 2 DVD that I had purchased (on my NTSC TV). It does everything that I bought it for!!<br />This player is an excellent value at $60.00!! If you are looking for a decent multi-region player, without spending a lot of cash, this player is for you!!!<br />One last note - I received the product very quickly - within 5 business days!