Rating: 
Summary: Not what I expected....
Review: I read so many reviews about Cyberhome and thought I'll jump on the deal, but I'm not impressed at all. Seems it doesn't read the disc too well or makes my DVDs skip alot. I watch my movies on the Sony DVD player and it's fine! Also, the disc tray is a bit slow on opening. I'm gonna jump in on the Norcent DP-302v and see how that goes.
Rating: 
Summary: Great for watching other region discs
Review: The main reason I bought the cyberhome 500 was because of reviews stating that it can be switched to region free (search on google for info). I've been buying DVDs from amazon.co.uk and after switching the unit to region free via the "secret" menu, it now plays those DVDs with no problems, and also plays PAL version DVDs on an NTSC
tv. I've also upgraded the firmware, downloaded from the cyberhome website, and had no problems afterwards.
I have only had it two weeks, too early to see if it will have
the lockup problems others have reported.
I've also played SVCDs and VCDs without any problems.
It does appear to be cheaply made, not the nicest player out
there. But menu response is good, especially compared to my
Samsung player (721) which cost twice as much.
Rating: 
Summary: CHEAP PRICE/ CHEAP PRODUCT
Review: I agree with the other negative reviews. The picture and sound quality are good on this machine WHEN IT'S WORKING. Many times it does not accept new DVD's (Bad Disc message). It's a Catch 22 though. Not worth paying shipping and possible upgrade charges to send it in for repairs because it was so cheap. I think I'll just cut my losses and move on. Anyone interested in a used Cyberhome DVD player that works half the time?
Rating:
Summary: Cheap price, troublesome unit with nice bells/whistles
Review: When it's working the picture looks great on my 50" Pioneer Plasma TV throught the component video out, and the optical DTS/Dolby digital connection sounds beautiful through surround sound.
I am on my third unit so far, though. The early units had a defect in the hardware which caused on-screen distortion with bright scenes requiring a mail-back to the company ($15 postage! They wouldn't pay for that!)
Even with the firmware upgrade offered on the web, the unit was locking-up with some scenes, requiring a hard reboot via the hard power switch on the back of the unit. Eventually, it just started to lock up after 2 - 20 minutes of watching any DVD.
This required an exchange for another unit. We'll see how long this new one lasts! Things I like:
DTS sound
Optical and component connections
"screen saver" mode if you pause too long (good for plasma TV's to avoid "burn-in")
Firmware upgrades
Inexpensive price
3:2 pulldown for film movies on DVD Intuitive remote with good button placements
Audio compression via setup menu for night-time viewing (keeps the volume more constant to avoid overly loud scenes if kids are sleeping in the next room.)
Ability to be controlled via a universal remote (though the website claims it can't, I found a code to program my Universal remote by calling the help desk for the remote) Hope this helps!
Rating:
Summary: Great value...
Review: I have this player for more than 6 months now. I love it. works great.
Rating:
Summary: Surprisingly good
Review: This unit came as a giveaway when we bought our new TV, and is our first DVD player. We have it hooked up to a Toshiba flatscreen conventional TV using component video, and I must say that the video quality is just amazing. Colors are deep and the picture is sharp. It's easy to use as well. We've had ours for eight months with no problems.
Rating:
Summary: 3 Months Old and it died!
Review: Bought this 3 months ago, thought it was a good deal. Now 3 months later it's been in the shop twice and this last time I was told there's no hope. Not only that, but I have to pay them to dismantle it to remove a rental disc. *sigh*
Rating: 
Summary: The best ..!
Review: Yes its the best product in its class.! I have one, works great. Suggesed to three others. They are also very happy with this all in one DVD player..!
Rating:
Summary: Best bang for the buck...
Review: Bought this at Best Buy (who doesn't carry it anymore due to the possible number of returns/complaints they received, which I thought was premature, and now RadioShack offers the 300 model, a more compact version of this one). For someone on a budget who wants the latest features, this is a great player. I've only experienced the black screen maybe once in the 6+ months I've owned this player. Two issues I found, however: 1. You can't switch on text commentary while watching movies that offer it. It tends to switch to the subtitles after a track switch. While this is a minor inconvenience, it tends to get annoying after a while. 2. If they only made it in black. Then I'd get another one for my main setup and transfer this one to my bedroom! Bottom line: If you're tech savvy enough and can deal with a low-tier name, get this player! Your wallet will thank you!
Rating:
Summary: For the money it's golden
Review: I needed the player to play PAL DVDs from Europe and this player handels the task perfect. It looks good too and seems much more durable desigh than Apex models in this category. If you need to find about features not stated in the manual or in the official description, just do the search for the CH-DVD 500 on the net.
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