Got this for Christmas...what'dya think?

[daveleau]

I asked for one thing and one thing only for Christmas...a set-top DVD player. I got it. It is a Phillips DVD711 with dual lasers. Is this a good one? I know nothing about them. It plays cd-r and cd-rw and cd and vcd and dvd, has surround and looks really pretty. Are there any features I will be sorely missing? This is the $200 model.

Thanks
Dave

[Rat]

Phillips makes excellent DVD players. $200 would put it in a respectable range as far as DVD players are concerned. Of course there are more expensive models out there, but all you need it for is to play DVD's. The only other feature I'd want is a record (cd copy), but that's what my computer is for.

Rat...

[canit]

There is a test report on the DVD711 in the Oct2000 issue of Sound & Vision magazine pg.73.