Hitachi DVP305U DVD Players
Hitachi DVP305U DVD Players
USER REVIEWS
[Jun 26, 2002]
melissa_crow
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
When it works - it works well.
Weakness:
Unfortunatley, very, very, seldomly does it work well OH MY where do I begin. I received this DVD player as a gift. Along with several new DVD's I put in the first one fine. I put in the second and "no disc". After a few minutes messing with it I finally get it to work. Then I started renting DVD's. GOod luck watching one of these in full with no skipping. I Hate this machine. I assumed it was the quality of DVD's I was renting but after checking with others that own Sony's, even less expensive brands like Sanyo & Apex - no one has the problems I do. I called Hitachi Customer service they said sorry warranty is up call a service center. Even the service center they provided me says Hitachi makes a piece of junk DVD player. Now that has got to be telling me something. To have it repaired will cost over $250 - I can buy 2 DVD players for that now! I have written a letter to Hitachi requesting they provide me some sort of assistance, I suggest you all do the same. You can just call hit the contact button on Hitachi.com or call them at 1800-hitachi. Let them know there consumers don't like to get screwed! |
[Jan 02, 2001]
Justin Roach
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Video Quality, Zoom clarity I think its great so far, no lock ups, no slow downs, no pauses. Watched almost 2 dozen DVD's so far. From brand new releases to older ones. Picture is great, lots of nice little features as well. I would recommend it. Specially for the price range. |
[Nov 18, 2000]
Ed
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Good price for what you get.
Weakness:
none sofar. I had problems with the briefdelays and pixelization so I called Hitachi a they had me take it to wolf's in Vancouver,Wa and they fixed with no problems. Similar Products Used: none |
[Nov 29, 2000]
G
Casual Listener
Strength:
easy to set-up
Weakness:
skips, freezes, picture blocks Thought I was buying a good product because of the brand name. (Big Mistake). After only one week of use it is going back and I am getting the Panasonic RV30. Experienced skipping and freezing with new DVDs right out of the package. Rented DVDs were a nightmare with the same problem x10 and picture blocking. Glad I found this site otherwise I would have thought it was a normal occurence since I have no experience with these products. Learn hard, learn fast. Similar Products Used: none first DVD |
[Dec 28, 2000]
Terry
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Zoom, Multiple FF & Rewind speeds
Weakness:
Lockups & studders. I purchased this unit ($285 Canadian) at Visions the day after Christmas. To their credit they exchanged it on the 29th for the Sony despite the "No Exchange or Returns until Jan 2" sign on the door. Similar Products Used: Sony 360, PC based DVD |
[Feb 28, 2001]
big juan
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
When it's working it works
Weakness:
Audio 5.1s no return policy (they dont tell ya that will your handing over your hard earned cash) I did a lot of research when I bought my speakers and amp. Similar Products Used: What i surmised was that the differences between players is miniumal if the rest of your system is state of the art. |
[Sep 19, 2000]
Mick Barnard
Audio Enthusiast
Potential purchasers may wish to be aware that the DVP305U is reported to be the same player as the Samsung 611 (that's what the guy in the shop told me, he showed me them both and they do have a very similar layout and look to them. And both are made in Korea. Others have also claimed this. Judging by the reviews, it would appear to be the same one). I bought the Sammy because it was about $70 cheaper. Similar Products Used: samsung 611... see below. |
[Feb 10, 2001]
Derek
Strength:
Excellent Picture and Sound Quality....when it works!!
Weakness:
Total Lock-ups I bought this DVD Player FOR $319 CDN because I wanted a good entry level machine. Well, that's not what I got. After reading other reviews on this site- I should have stuck with my original instincts and gone with the Sony DVP-S360 which is what this player is getting exchanged for TODAY! |
[Feb 12, 2001]
Rich Perron
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
menu,remote control,picture quality
Weakness:
no sound,cannot read some cd's,picture skip ect.... a lot of problems with this unit...often no sound,picture skip or freeze..i am not very happy....i look for replace it. |
[Oct 14, 2001]
Alex
Casual Listener
Strength:
Picture,Sound,Layout
Weakness:
none so far I've read these reviews and my player has no such faults like reported by others, no blocking, skipping, or anything of that sort. My Hitachi player is holding up great. Similar Products Used: first player |