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Summary: Very easy to set up
Review: Bought on-line, picked it up the same day at Circuit City. I liked the idea that I could buy it on line and pick it up at the store the same day and not have to wait a week or two to get the item.
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Summary: Very easy to set up
Review: Bought on-line, picked it up the same day at Circuit City. I liked the idea that I could buy it on line and pick it up at the store the same day and not have to wait a week or two to get the item.
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Summary: when all else fails, follow the instructions
Review: Bought this machine for [X] and expected minimum features and performance. I was pleasantly surprised. I read the instructions, hooked it up, and was playing a movie within thirty minutes after opening the box. Nice machine!
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Summary: when all else fails, follow the instructions
Review: Bought this machine for [X] and expected minimum features and performance. I was pleasantly surprised. I read the instructions, hooked it up, and was playing a movie within thirty minutes after opening the box. Nice machine!
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Summary: I agree with others here
Review: I bought this unit because it was cheaper than others and was recommended by the guy in the store. Since I bought it it has been problematic. It's very tempermental about reading the discs. When i called the store about the problem I was told that that was how DVD players worked and that it would work itself out eventually, like a bug in the system. It conitnued, well past the point of warranty and returnability. It refuses to read most DVD's unless I tinker with it, opening and closing the tray 6-7 times. It skips and stops a lot. There is a problem with the pause feature. Now, only a year after I bought it, it's refusing to work entirely and I have to go buy another unit. DO NOT BUY THIS DVD PLAYER!
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Summary: I agree with others here
Review: I bought this unit because it was cheaper than others and was recommended by the guy in the store. Since I bought it it has been problematic. It's very tempermental about reading the discs. When i called the store about the problem I was told that that was how DVD players worked and that it would work itself out eventually, like a bug in the system. It conitnued, well past the point of warranty and returnability. It refuses to read most DVD's unless I tinker with it, opening and closing the tray 6-7 times. It skips and stops a lot. There is a problem with the pause feature. Now, only a year after I bought it, it's refusing to work entirely and I have to go buy another unit. DO NOT BUY THIS DVD PLAYER!
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Summary: Completely Unreliable
Review: I don't know if this player is still being sold but if so, steer clear of it. When it works, mine works reasonably well but it rarely works. Most of the time it gives me a "no disc" message when it has just spooled up a DVD that works in every other player I have.
More interesting is GE's response to this. They don't acknowledge that it even exists. Could it be some kind of illegal copy, I ask? No response. I think they know there's something wrong with it.
The only good thing about it was the price, but on a per-play basis, I probably should have bought a different player. What also bothers me is what this says about GE. Would this be true of all their other products? I wonder.
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Summary: Malfunctions out of the box
Review: I have to second Ryan's opinion. I almost could have written his review. I, too, received a DGE100N for Christmas and have experienced almost identical problems especially the problem with pause. We stumbled on the same 'fix', unplug it to reset the unit. When it freezes up, not even the front panel buttons will work. When I first hooked up the unit, nothing seemed to work. It would not respond to the remote when pressing the open button. Then suddenly it started making a loud clattering noise that sounded like every tooth on some internal gear was being broken off. That went on for a few seconds until the tray finally opened. There hasn't been a repeat but that certainly was not the way it should have worked. I haven't taken it back yet but I'm thinking about it. There's sure seems to be something inherently wrong with this thing and reading the directions hasn't helped. I've tried. I would have to advise anyone considering the purchase of one of these to look at the competition.
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Summary: Excellent Product
Review: I have used this product for over a year now and I have never had a problem playing any of my 100+ DVDs. I would never claim that is is the best DVD player on the market, but I argue that it is the best for the money. The front panel layout is plain and simple, as it should be. The remote control is divided nicely into DVD controls and TV controls (if you have RCA or compatible). The only drawback is no backlighting, but I have never really missed this feature. The player itself is fast in loading DVDs, and has all the features you would expect from a player in this class. However, I must agree with an earlier reviewer who noted that for non-DVD's, the user interface is poorly designed and only show the first twelve letters for a filename. Therefore, if you have mp3 collections sorted first by artist and then by title you might have some guessing to do. Overall, I think this is a great product and I would definitely recommend this product to anyone who is on a budget (college students, for instance). It was designed for its video capabilities and not as mp3 player, and it should be used as such. You're better off keeping your mp3's on disc and playing them through your computer or stereo.
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Summary: Frustrating, to say the least
Review: I purchased this DVD player a week ago and find watching movies a very frustrating endeavor. This machine refuses to play some DVDs; abruptly stops an hour or so into the movie; and locks up randomly. When it does play a DVD, the picture quality is very good as is the sound. I attempted to contact customer support but was foiled by the inability to speak to a live person. They refer you to the RCA.com website which is also useless. If you wish to talk to someone, they refer you to a non-tollfree number. Having had many GE products in my five decades, I guess I expected a better product and at least customer support for one's questions. Now I am looking for a better quality DVD player and one which also offers customer support.
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