Alba DVD103 Review

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sam.'s Review of Alba DVD103

27th Feb 2002

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Good Points

It was cheep


Bad Points

The picture quality was good to start with, then, after a month, it kept saying wrong region even on the ones that it played ok to start with.


General Comments

The Alba DVD103 DVD player was a good buy to start with. I'm a single mother and can't afford to pay out so when i saw this one i was pleased that i would be able to get one. It worked ok to start with, so i started to replace all my videos with dvd's. Then i put a dvd on to watch and it just wouldn't play. It kept saying wrong region, even on the ones that it would play before. Now i can't afford to replace it and i am left with vcd player instead!

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Members' Comments onsam.'s Review

  • Steve. on 9th Mar 2002

    Did the reviewer consider taking it back to the shop/manufacturer for repair? Even after a month, and with the original receipt the shop should have even given a refund if the product if faulty.

  • Chris. on 28th May 2002

    Just a thought, but if you look in the setup menu under preferences, you'll find there's a country setting. This might be the problem if it's been accidentally changed.

  • Kris. on 27th Jul 2002

    A VCD player for under £100, Bargin! ;-)

  • Churdy. on 10th Aug 2002

    Dear Sam,
    There seems to be two versions of this player around, one of which needs a hack to make it multi-region. Maybe yours is one of them, and has somehow been un-hacked, (or set to a specific region that you don't have dvds for). Anyway, search the web for alba dvd 103 hacks and you may find a solution to your problem. Here's one I found:

    Power on player.
    Press "pause" on remote.
    Enter code "314159". Player display reads "COdE - -"
    Enter desired region (0 = all, 1=USA, 2= Europe etc.)
    Press "pause" again, Power off player
    Wait 10 seconds and then power on again.

    it's also listed at

    http://www.dvd-technology.co.uk/aiwahack.htm:-

    Hope this is of some use.

  • john0124. on 20th Jun 2003

    Don’t want to be rude, but to say that you started to replace all your videos with DVDs and then that you can’t afford to buy a new player seems a bit odd. Less than £50 will get you a new player. How much did you spend on DVD disks?