Page 1 of Kingavon DVD28 bargain multiregion, macro-free DVD/VCD/MP3 mpeg player

just bought one of these small slimline DVD players and so far quite impressed.
very little it doesnt do or have.
Plays DVD, CD, VCD, MP3, mpegs cut to cd, havent tried SVCD yet but its supposed to. Doesnt show jpegs.
Has all the conxns, scart, optical, coax, s-video, phono.
Dolby AC-3 : 6 channel, DTS.
2 small quirks - no panel display - all is onscreen.
no skip/FF/Rew on remote, you use a Mode+- search option, but is on fascia. Has chapter selection on remote.
Other than that its very neat, aesthetically pleasing. VCR width, & lowest profile of any player on market, (even shorter than the Alba108) blue power light is only light on fascia.
Fascia is silver with bottom half sloped and mirrored silver. Power button on top left, 7 search buttons etc in line on bottom RHS.
I have no idea & neither do Kingavon tech support as to which Chinese manuf it comes from. But if your looking for a neat macrovision free multiregion play almost anything player with 2 year warranty & polite tech support peeps (yes they sounded polite even if they didnt know their manuf) it is hard to beat. They have a new website but no info on this player posted yet. If you want a pic I will scan & email it
Cost €119 from Roches Stores, 10 less than the Alba108. Also seen in EuroElectrical (€140) - probably in other smaller electical stores

This item was edited on Friday, 3rd January 2003, 17:36