Page 1 of Comet and the Aiwa 370...some official correct info please!

Well its getting all a bit confusing concering comet and the Aiwa 370 will they get some wont they scenario.
I want a Dvd player and i want a Aiwa 370 but am i going to get one?
Can someone get some correct info from comet concerning the Aiwa and are they getting any more or is it the end of the line.
If it is there are a few confused souls (like me) wondering which Dvd player to buy instead of the 370.
I dont want to go buy a Mico or a Pioneer e.t.c e.t.c only for comet to get some Aiwas in stock at a later date.
I have a question for all you 370 owners....if you had £200 to spend and couldent get a 370.....what would you buy?
What comes close to the 370 for about the same money?
Hopefully me and quite a few others can then make our choice and be quite happy even though it aint a Aiwa 370.

Quick question...is the Pioneer DV530 any good?
£189.99..........MULTI REGION.......MACRO OFF.
Cos if it is the Aiwa 370 and comet can go...`##***^%%.
Or the Pioneer DV535 £229.99........muli region.macro off.
Anyone got one?


Pioneer DV530
Entry level DVD player

Enter the world of DVD with this easy to use and convenient DVD player.


Features
System
Dual System (PAL / NTSC)
DVD/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/VCD playback
10-bit Video D/A Converter
Accurate Digital Servo with Automatic Jitter Adjustment
Viterbi RF Decoding Process (DVD)
Twin Wave Laser Pickup
Audio Features
DTS Digital Surround
Dolby Digital
96 kHz/24-bit Audio D/A Converter
MPEG Audio (Digital Output)
Linear PCM
Video Features
Horizontal Resolution : 500 lines
Conveniences
Programmed Play (CD/Track, Video/Chapter, Title)
Repeat Mode (All, Title/Chapter, A+B)
Still / Step Play (Forward / Reverse) (except VCD reverse)
Random Play
Heads-Up Remote Control Unit
Graphical User Interface (Advanced)
Basic/Expert Mode Selection
Set-up Navigator
Guide Indication
On-screen information (English only)
Resume Function (STOP key)
Condition Memory (15 discs)
Continue Play Memory (5 DVD`s, 1 VCD)
Still Play (Field/Frame) (Auto)
Slow Play (except VCD reverse)
Transfer Bit Rate Indicator
Direct Search and Play (10-key)
Program memory (Title or Chapter) & Auto Play
Title Search
On-screen Display on/off
Terminals
Euro-SCART : 1
RGB-Y/C Video Output : 1 (on Euro-Scart)
Coaxial Digital Output : 1
SR (System Remote) Terminal : 1 (In)
S-Video Output : 1
Video Output : 1
Audio Output : 1
Specifications
General
Frequency Response 4 - 22,000 Hz (48 kHz)
Frequency Response 4 - 44,000 Hz (96 kHz)
S/N Ratio 115 dB
Dynamic Range 102 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion 0.002%
Power Requirements 220 - 240V, 50 - 60 Hz
Power Consumption 12W
Dimensions (W x H x D) 420 x 104 x 281 mm
Weight 2.7 kg

Naaaaaaa i dident type this in.......im not that sad...just copied and pasted.
Anyone want to know the site where they are selling them then just ask.
Im not putting it up now cos i dont want to put yet another advertisment up unless its requested.

This item was edited on Saturday, 6th January 2001, 00:49

Comet have mucked me about!

Re: AIWA 370

Sat 30th I ordered it via "National No." They had found one somewhere. Tobe delivered Friday 5th Jan.

Paper work came thru this week confirming everything.

Phoned last night (4th), all fine will be delivered on 5th bfore 1pm.

Today (friday 5th), no Aiwa.

Contacted Comet, its not going to be delivered (no stock).

I doesn`t look like they can get any at all.

I was told that the sales person shouldn`t have sold me one, no stock!!

My wife waited in and I am fuming!

I will tell em that they can phone up my local branch and tell em that I can have the display model and 20% discount (for shop soilage).

I am not impressed at all.

I await a call from a manager at customer services.

>I await a call from a manager at customer services
Yeah right,,,,,,and they`ll probably offer you that 20% discount as well.
Comet
C entral O rganization of M asturbating E lectrical T raders
:-)

Some official information regarding Comet and the Aiwa 370.

Comet are crap don`t go there (unless to bomb the place)
Aiwa are crap - don`t buy one unless you want all your friends (you all have friends right?) to laugh at you
The Aiwa 370 is totally crap, buy something better (like a Scan apparently).

I`m still waiting for my Scan to turn up instead of my Tag Mclaren that I had on order after reading reviews on this s***e (sorry) site.

Scan ROCKS!!!!! (sorry, mispelled "is bollocks" again)

>>Aiwa are crap - don`t buy one unless you want all your friends (you all have friends right?) to laugh at you <<

Troy,

From this I gather that what your friends think is more important to you than the picture/sound quality of the player or even what you think yourself. If the name is so important you could impress them with a sony, marantz or even the Tag Mclaren. If you don’t have that sort of money (like most of us) and are after a budget player then sod what your friends think and make your own mind up.

I see very few complaints re the Aiwa on this forum so I guess it can’t be that bad considering the number that have been purchased recently. However I would recommend to anyone about to buy a player to get reviews and opinions from more than one source and if possible to see the player in action and make your own mind up.

Troy.........SHUT THE **** UP

The correct info from Comet is that they are definetly not getting anymore Aiwa 370 that is why they are selling off the display models. So if you wnat an Aiwa buy a display model if you can find one. Otherwise find something else that is available!!!!!!!

>>"If you don’t have that sort of money (like most of us) and are after a budget player then sod what your friends think and make your own mind up."

I have Croc, and I still bought the Aiwa.
Why? Because I`m in the trade, and I know when I`m paying for nothing other than a "Badge"

plus, thats the dosh I`m gonna try to set up my biz with. And Aiwa are getting 370`s back into the UK in March, and I WILL be getting an order in for them, just don`t know how much yet!!

However, for the poster of the original thread, instead of the Aiwa, get an LG 3350, `cuase I may be able to get the VCD thing sorted on it.
(unless VCD doesn`t matter to ya, then get the LG anyways, even if you find an Aiwa!!)

AIWA 370 (officially) ROCKS!!!!!!

Is a vcd the same as a dvd converted to a cdr?
I know its not the same quality.
Or are vcds the one you buy from shops with movies on...the ones that came out before dvd?

just cannot make my bloody mind up...pioneer 535 or the LG 3350.
Got to choose soon or ill never get one!!!!