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“Bought over a year ago from Argos = £60. ”

★★☆☆☆

written by George. on 15/07/2003

Bought over a year ago from Argos = £60.
Very fussy which media it likes (Blue) or does not (Yellow/Green).
Burned OK with Nero 5.5.5.1 CD-R's =
Ritek + Princo
I got a fairly good batch of Jungle Disc's - which were supposedly 'maufactured by Memorex' but which show up as Ritek's when scanned !?!?
As for DVD's =
Ritek (Silver Backs) and DataWrite (Red + Green Backs) + the odd Pioneer & JVC brand.
= Media type V-2.2
Seems a bit more tolerant than the PlayStation 2.

I would have given this player a 5 or a 6 at the time of purchase - but it has since been superceeded by cheaper and better models.

I recently tested it with 2 NTSC discs (one Region 0 and the other Region 3) and it played both - (without a hack) although the old TV it is connected to took about 15 mins to stop 'bouncing' !?!?!

Not a BAD machine - but the Alba 114 is better + cheaper.

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“I bought this Alba DVD113 DVD player thinking I'd got...”

★★☆☆☆

written by The Doktor. on 29/09/2002

I bought this Alba DVD113 DVD player thinking I'd got a bargain. In a way, I suppose I was right. It was good value for the money, and did basic DVD functions in an average manner. No complaints there really.

However, problems with the player were...

Noisy operation: A buzz can be heard from it while playing, can be very annoying.

Big and Bulky: I dont need to expand on that point, do I?? :-)

Doesn't play CD-R or CD-RW : This is annoying and kind of makes its mp3 playback cababilities and VCD playback capabilities useless.

OK, not too much else to complain about, but you can get much better players for the same price.

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“I have been unable to play VCD's or MP3s on the ALBA...”

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written by wrighty. on 05/09/2002

I have been unable to play VCD's or MP3s on the ALBA DVD113 DVD player. It sux them in, chews them around for a while, says loading and give you a real battle then to get the damn disc back.

The only media I have been able to play are region 2 DVD's from the rental shop.

It's also meant to be multi regional, but I am yet to prove this.

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“The Alba DVD113 DVD player is fairly cheap and nice...”

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written by Howard. on 17/08/2002

The Alba DVD113 DVD player is fairly cheap and nice looking. I eventually found that if I re-burn the cdr's onto cdrw they work first time every time.

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written by Kel. on 07/08/2002


All in all i quite like the DVD its good if you dont use it on a regular basis. The only problem im having is trying to find a CDR that will play on it very time. I have looked at peoples comments regarding the DVD and there was a few Brands of CDR'S mentioned can anyone recommend anymore?

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“The Alba DVD113 is a bargain basement DVD player ideal...”

★★★☆☆

written by BongyMindBend. on 31/07/2002

The Alba DVD113 is a bargain basement DVD player ideal for those who perhaps don't ordinarily spend a lot of time in front of the TV. It's shiny, plasticy, noisy, unreliable and easy to fall in love with just like an old Citroen 2CV. All in all, if you want to really appreciate a good movie wait until it comes out in book form, or spend a bit more money on a better machine.

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“Why this el' cheapo player gets any raves is far...”

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written by davem. on 13/07/2002

Why this el' cheapo player gets any raves is far beyond me. Loved the price of the Alba DVD113 DVD player but hey, looky here, the voice is WAY outta sync with the lips. And for that i no like it. Bad brand, shoulda known..now have a Panasonic RV32 instead!

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“On the whole the Alba DVD113 is not a bad DVD player,...”

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written by Mark. on 16/04/2002

On the whole the Alba DVD113 is not a bad DVD player, but the manual is a bit limited. It will take a lot of trial and error before we can find a list of disks brands it will except. I myself am still looking.

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34403_Scottie.'s Response to 19614_Mark.'s Review

Written on: 23/08/2002

Ok the brand of discs you need are of the blue dye variety although not all of these will work it puts you in the right direction. Failing that get a few cdr-w and use those as they work in the machine fine. Gold and green dye surfaces - forget it as you will have 0% luck with these.
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“I purchased the Alba DVD113 DVD player recently as a...”

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written by Tricky. on 21/03/2002

I purchased the Alba DVD113 DVD player recently as a second player for the house. Although it was cheap it does not seem to be as good as other players in this price range. The picture was not as clear as my other player (an LG) and I was disappointed that it does not play as many different formats as most

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16732_Captain.'s Response to 16608_Tricky.'s Review

Written on: 22/03/2002

Right on the button - perfectly reasonable for the price, but if you're looking for anything more than utterly basic performance, spend a little more...

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“I cannot seem to understand why VCDs don't play on the...”

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written by GOD. on 04/03/2002

I cannot seem to understand why VCDs don't play on the Alba DVD113 DVD player when they should.

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19313_Donman.'s Response to 14804_GOD.'s Review

Written on: 14/04/2002

I can play VCD's on my Alba dvd 113 but have found that it is VERY media sensitive ! If you use 'Datasafe' branded cdr's they work fine. Also I have now started using Kodak cdrw's as they work fine too and you can erase them and use again. It also plays MP3's - although no mention is made in the book.

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69415_Mike.'s Response to 14804_GOD.'s Review

Written on: 31/01/2003

Very dissapointing. But is there not a code that you can put in to access the vcds or to get them to play?

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34404_Scottie.'s Response to 14804_GOD.'s Review

Written on: 23/08/2002

Above comment is correct, it is very media sensitive, will not play any of the gold or green dye cd's, you need the blue dye cd's to stand a chance but they will still not work if the dye is too dark.
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<br>Have also had problems with playinf dvd-r (or maybe just the way they have been written) but it recognises them as an extremely long one track mp3 cd :(

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“The Alba DVD113 isnt a too bad DVD player as long as...”

★★★☆☆

written by Mike. on 14/01/2002

The Alba DVD113 isnt a too bad DVD player as long as you realise you are only paying for what U get!!!

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