Harman Kardon DVD 27 High Performance DVD Player
Harman Kardon DVD 27 may be slim in design, but it doesn't scrimp on features. Indeed, this is a compact giant that offers progressive-scan-video perfection with super-fine slow motion, a backlit remote, and image-format playback from JPEGs and Kodak Picture CDs, as well as MP3 and WMA audio files. A built-in test signal for critical setup, and highend DACs for analog connectivity make the DVD 27 a top performer.
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Harman Kardon DVD 27 High Performance DVD Player Reviews
Only con would be no HDMI output, but the composite output still works well Great picture and function, size and style. This player is typical HK.quality.
I've had my DVD 22 for 2 years and my DVD 27 for a year now. These players read without freezing better than any DVD players I've worked with, though there is the rare problem of sticking in a loop and needing to be unplugged. Most stand-alone home players have any number of "goofs" with various movies, unlike DVD devices in computers. Not so. Every player seems to have its particular quirk; this is the HK's quirk, no biggie.
It seems to me that the cranks dismissing these players don't have much experience with quirky DVD technology. The picture quality, reliability in general, and audio DACs are worth forsaking the standard $50-$60 import. They should experiment with burning movies at different rates or with different software, since that's likely the source of the problem. Both have amazing pictures and I've never had an unusual problem with either. Maybe that's where the misunderstanding lies; these people never have trouble with their computers so they think the same goes for their home players.
What was even less amusing was the nice blank TV screen. ;-) I went down to the local Best Buy and bought myself a nice Sony DVD player. Well, I guess you get what you pay for. I set up the player and placed my first DVD in it. I knew I was in trouble when I hearding a whining, grinding sound.
I tried another DVD just to make sure it wasn't a problem with the DVD. I'm waiting to take my HK DVD player outside and re-enact the scene from "Office Space" where the guys beat the crap out of the printer. Normally, I would never buy anything from Harman Kardon. It wasn't worth mailing back, in either time or money. I got the same whining, grinding sound and blank TV screen. But this DVD player was on sell for $100.00 from $300.00.
It has been working great. That wasn't too amusing.
Now the Harman DVD 27 player can not overrun a discs skip blocking, thats not very userfriendly - of course we have to blame the DVD producers for that in the first place. Got a dificulty with a selfmade homemovie DVD the player did not recognize as a DVD but as a DVD-ROM and was not playable. PRO: Nice remote with nightlight. CON: The JWin I had permitted to go to main menu or skip any part (like that endless copyright warnings or preview movies) even if the disc itself had that function blocked.
1. Press "3141590", the player is now region free. It looks elegant, picture is good. press SETUP on the remote. The region stupidess can be defeated, it is easy to make this player region free. well, those discs have some scratches. I have this 1 week now, so nothing about durability here. 2.
I hope the harman has a more duarble better quality laser. The player works with region 0 and 1 only, thats ugly too, but you can change that (see below). No HDMI out. There is no OFF button, the player goes into standby instead and consumes 1 watt. I will see. I had a cheap LG and a cheap JWin player, but their laser wore out quickly. Good setup menus and manual.
A great performer, does all you want or need. User-friendly, bullet-proof dependable.
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