Coby DVD288 1080p, Works great……….for a..

Overall Rating22222

Works great……….for a month!

I bought two of these units, one for myself, and one for my mother. At first, we were both pleasantly surprised with the picture quality and general ease of use. What a great machine, and for such an affordable price! How sad we were when, a month from the date of purchase, my mom’s dvd player just started skipping back to the beginning of the movie no matter what disc she put in, and, a mere week later, my own just stopped functioning altogether. Two units, and both in the garbage can. What a shame. Oh well, I guess you pay for what you get.

Don’t waste your money on this piece of junk.

Update (2/7/2012): I also found some auctions for this item here.

The featured review for this product, Coby DVD288 1080p Upconversion DVD with HDMI, Black Electronics, was written by Oleg Bogdanov.

The average rating for this item is 2 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (3)

Oleg Bogdanov

May 8th, 2010 at 10:26 pm    


Overall Rating11111

Works great……….for a month!
Rated 1 stars.


R. Cunningham

May 21st, 2010 at 9:52 am    


Overall Rating44444

Great Upconverting DVD Player For The $$$$
Great little up converting DVD player for the money…easy to hook up and play,had it playing in minutes,
self explanatory remote control so very simple to use and to enjoy the features

-The only complaints were it didn’t supply the HDMI cable with it…Easily fixed,ordered for $15 from Amazon and Skakawack the 6′cable was delivered extremely fast and worked great…(Highly Recommended Seller)

-The other problem was the remote control has to be aimed directly at the player for it to work properly which I fixed by angling the player toward my easy chair

- Also thought it was just a region 1 dvd player but you can change to region 0 in the set-up menu for all Countries

All in all for the price well worth the money…the complaints I had are easily fixed and I am well pleased

(I stand corrected I guess items don’t come with HMDI cables)


Joseph I. Dubin

June 2nd, 2010 at 11:27 am    


Overall Rating11111

Was A Surprisingly Great Upconverting Player For Seven Days
Last week we got a 32 inch LCD for our secondary HT system and wanted to replace our 480p player with an upconverting unit ASAP. Knew Coby was a non-brand name with a reputation for manufacturing inexpensive equipment mostly confined to discount outlets but purchased it knowing it could be returned if unhappy.

Well, had to return it. It’s now developed audio-synch problems. Such a shame for at such an inexpensive price it seemed to be a steal, however, just proves how right those old adages are: “you get what you pay for” and “if something appears too good to be true, then it probably isn’t”.

Will admit, after proper tweaking I was floored by it’s totally unexpected and outstanding picture quality. The picture was sharp with rich detail and color without being over-enhanced. It also had advanced features not found on many, more expensive models including a variable dynamic range and storage memory to resume multiple discs (something not pointed out in the owner’s operating manual).

But what good are all those features if the unit begins to break down in less than a week?

It’s really for the best this happened for I would have always been apprehensive about it breaking down too quickly.


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