RCA DRC232N ClearPlay-Enabled Parental-Control DVD Player , Black
ClearPlay Rocks!
I am so excited to see this product on the market.  This is technology that I've wished existed for years.  It is great to now be able to sit down and watch movies without all the garbage the directors insist on including in movies.  I can now safely even watch a lot of PG titles with my kids.  The movies are cleaned up even a little better than the tame airline versions.  I was surprised at how many titles they have already released filters for, including many titles that I already own.  They even already have filters for all 5 Star Wars movies.  There's even a filter for the all time greatest movie ever - The Princess Bride - which skips over the bad word near the end.  With filters available for over 850 titles, and more continually added, I have a huge selection to choose from when I go the video rental store. <br /> <br />ClearPlay has done a great job of maintaining the continuity of the movies they filter.  Where they can, they skip over the inappropriate language.  When that would be too choppy they simply mute the sound briefly for ears that would be offended. <br /> <br />I was even more impressed with the unit after plugging it in an looking at the menu options.  You can require a password to view movies above any rating you want to pick, and can select which filters individually that you want the player to use.  The parental controls are terrific and versatile. <br /> <br />If you want to keep getting the latest movie filters you'll have to subscribe to their service for a small fee.  Then you can download all the filters they have to your computer.  You just need to burn the filter file to a CD.  For a couple of bucks they'll mail you a CD if you don't have a CD burner.  Just put the CD in your RCS ClearPlay DVD player and select the filter(s) you want to use. <br /> <br />The DVD player is shipped with filters for 100 movie titles.  It will hold up to 300 of the 850+ titles at a time. <br /> <br />When you put in a DVD it will check for the filter forthat title automatically. <br /> <br />The player recognizes so many CD and DVD formats, and also has progressive scan, S-video, and surround sound outputs if you have a home theater set up.  If not, simply use the standard audio/video cable that comes with the unit. <br /> <br />I am so happy that my old CyberHome DVD player broke.  I don't plan to ever purchase another DVD player without ClearPlay. <br /> <br />This cool machine definitely rates 5 stars out of 5.  And I'd give it a 6th one if I could.  This is the best thing since TiVo (which is also a must have!)