CT: Electrohome HD Upconverting HDMI DIVX DVD player $59.99

[herc]

Canadian Tire has an Electrohome DVD555E High definition upconverting DVD player with HDMI input and SD/MMC/SM/MS input for $59.99 less $10 if you use the coupon that starts 31Aug2007. It's not a sale, but they have a ton of them so they might go on sale soon.

This has progressive scan, plays DIVX, MP3, MP4, ...

Don't know the quality but if someone wants to buy one and let me know, I'd go along with that!

http://www.electrohome.ca/electrohome/en/product/details/HAXX931

http://www.electrohome.ca/electrohome/en/product/productmainimage/HAXX931

**This price is now on their website, so you can PM it if it isn't marked at $59.99**

[herc]

OH, and this package includes the HDMI cable :cheesygri

[WalnutCrunch]

Where are you located? The flyer in Vancouver says it's a "special buy" at $69.99, not $59.99. It's $59.99 after the $10 coupon.

[herc]

I am in Calgary. Just came back from the Hunterhorn location and there is a $59.99 price card on the stack of DVD players. Makes no mention of it being after a $10 off coupon.

[WalnutCrunch]

Hopefully they don't jack up the price tomorrow. It's on the first page of the Aug 31 - Sep 6 flyer as $69.99.

[nopn]

coupon ???

[helphelp911]

Yes, in vancouver flyer, it is special buy @69.9

[ali123]

I am in Calgary. Just came back from the Hunterhorn location and there is a $59.99 price card on the stack of DVD players. Makes no mention of it being after a $10 off coupon.

WTH? my calgary flyer lists it for $69.99 woot!, i live in harvest hills so not too far, how much left??

[WalnutCrunch]

WTH? my calgary flyer lists it for $69.99 woot!, i live in harvest hills so not too far, how much left??

If the sign still shows $59.99 tomorrow and it rings in at $69.99, don't forget the SCOP (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40939)!

[gostinger]

Any GTA local?

[kryjathic]

Any GTA local?

GTA flyer have this too at $69.99 special buy

[herc]

The website has this for $59.99 so everyone can get it for this price.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=140847439 6672548&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524443300045&bmUID=1188568029829&assortment=primary&fromSearch=true

After coupon on their website front page, it is $49.99!

[TanGU]

cannot find this model on dvdrhelp.com to verify if the review are good...

[JohnnyABC]

How is the build or picture quality?

[82]

how's the picture quality?

[Aske001]

The Electrohome brand name in Canada is owned by the same Chinese importer that markets units under the Citizen brand name. They're cheap junk with crappy manuals and poor support. But don't take that the wrong way - they can still be a good buy if the price is low enough. Do you need a lot of support for a DVD player? If it doesn't work, you take it back. If it fails later, you can just throw it away at this price.

But personally I would spend a few $ more for the Phillips - the build quality may not be any better, but the product testing, documentation, and support generally is.

[WalnutCrunch]

The Electrohome brand name in Canada is owned by the same Chinese importer that markets units under the Citizen brand name.

Anyone know if there's an equivalent player under a different brand name? Thanks.

[Brandon]

The Electrohome brand name in Canada is owned by the same Chinese importer that markets units under the Citizen brand name. They're cheap junk with crappy manuals and poor support. But don't take that the wrong way - they can still be a good buy if the price is low enough. Do you need a lot of support for a DVD player? If it doesn't work, you take it back. If it fails later, you can just throw it away at this price.

But personally I would spend a few $ more for the Phillips - the build quality may not be any better, but the product testing, documentation, and support generally is.

My parents have a 20" or so Electrohome TV from 20 years ago, and it still works. It has the wood trim and volume/channel knobs on the front (up to channel 20 something or so only). Still working! They aren't using it as the primary TV anymore though as they got a bigger one.

[james_bond_007]

Anyway luck playing .avi or unlocking this one?

[WalnutCrunch]

My parents have a 20" or so Electrohome TV from 20 years ago, and it still works. It has the wood trim and volume/channel knobs on the front (up to channel 20 something or so only). Still working! They aren't using it as the primary TV anymore though as they got a bigger one.

I had one too. Things were much different 15-20 years ago. I think they were made by a Japanese company back then (don't remember if it was MIJ though).

[alkapone]

Stuff made 20 years ago is not what is being made now.
Perhaps the set you refer to was made in Canada?

Another example...Meat...vegetables...rolled oats are nowwhere near what they were 20 years ago.

We have now moved to a throw away society. More plastic for the dumps.

[ProBoner]

Anyway luck playing .avi or unlocking this one?


I think it plays AVI already by default

[duster]

:eek:

Damn!

49$ - 10$ coupon + HDMI cable?!

Very better than the Daenyx I've just bought @ WM. :mad:




Edit: My mistake...49$ is already with the coupon.

[herc]

I bought one for $49.99 and brought it home. It isn't the most attractive unit but it is OK. It is actually better build quality than I expected. The drawer is thin but quiet and fairly sturdy, given its thickness. Even though the remote is small, basic functions are easy to get to, but the buttons are kind of small for my fingers. It has a one year warranty (doubled if you buy it with a credit card that has this feature) so for $50, a 2 year guarantee of use is fine by me.

As mentioned earlier about Electrohome equipment, it has a poor manual - one fold out page to be exact. But, it is intuitive and easy to use so that didn't bother me. I hooked it up to my HDTV and the picture quality is very good. Playing picture from my Canon's SD card worked fine, except when it auto-rotates the image, it is too narrow when in widescreen mode.

Since it is DIVX certified, it played all my DIVX and XVID videos fine.

All in all, it works better than my old Philips dvp642. It is definitely a keeper! Might even get another for my daughter.

[ZeeTX]

:eek:

Damn!

49$ - 10$ coupon + HDMI cable?!

Very better than the Daenyx I've just bought @ WM. :mad:




Edit: My mistake...49$ is already with the coupon.
What coupon? Where is it?
And how can I use it?

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/images/icons/icon5.gif

[jasaxon1900]

What coupon? Where is it?
And how can I use it?

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/images/icons/icon5.gif

Did you even try searching the forum?

[slgta]

Can it play DVD from another zones?

[plugdat]

Herc,

Can it play burned dvds?

[lilbamboo]

I've checked the airdrie and country hills location in calgary and they didn't have any. not sure if they were at the customer service desk, but when i asked the people there said they didn't have any.

went to hunterhorn location and they had them....they kept them behind the parts counter. Paid $49.99 after coupon...not a bad price....will have to see how it plays.

But i also just bought the philips dvp5982 as well from bb for $71.04. not sure which one i'll keep.

What do you guys think?

[Riddick]

Herc,

Can it play burned dvds?

It plays my burned dvds fine. I had it hooked up through component video as I don't have an HD TV. Can anyone comment on the HDMI up-converting quality?

Also, has anyone figured out if it can be set to region free?

[mahjongmaniac]

nice find OP...

now you're makin' me pick b/t this and the Daytek divX DV5003 (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=482169) for $30 (after coupon)... ;)

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Herc,

Can it play burned dvds?

i'd be surprised if any standalone bought these days can't play DVD+/-Rs....

[power886]

click here to the web coupon (http://www.canadiantire.ca/affiliates/promo/take10again/en/index_email.html?icid=D336%20English%202007&atr=SOURCE_REG&subid=1199221&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.canadiantire.ca%2faffiliat es%2fpromo%2ftake10again%2fen%2findex_email.html)


What coupon? Where is it?
And how can I use it?

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/images/icons/icon5.gif

[The_dream2k]

I also have the old philips 642.. I am gonna go pick one up of these and try it.. I am sure the HDMI cable is worth about 10$

[Rooster]

nice find OP...

now you're makin' me pick b/t this and the Daytek divX DV5003 (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=482169) for $30 (after coupon)... ;)

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i'd be surprised if any standalone bought these days can't play DVD+/-Rs....
Looks good. But no HDMI.

[ZenOps]

Pretty good deal.

But I too, am waiting for the new Phillips to show up.

DVP5982/37 is going for $59US at Circuitcity. Its one of the few that does 1080p (in addition to 1080i and 720p) and is Divx "Ultra", whatever the ultra stands for - certified.

[malbadon]

The one thing always missed when people consider a new dvd player, and my question for those who just bought it, is the layer change noticeable.
On a good player, you won't notice it, on a crappy one your audio could drop for as much as a second or two.

[rdlangevin]

Picked one up (the Electrohome) picture looks better than I expected. Got it for $59.99-$10 coupon. Also I found out from the salesperson that some CT stores start the sale a day early, she said the CT on Merivale in Ottawa does start the new sale on Friday's.

[The_dream2k]

Ya, I also went to CT next to my house and they wont sell it till tmw.

[mahjongmaniac]

Looks good. But no HDMI.

yes i know. hence the $20 price diff. ;)

that's why i'm trying to decide which on to get for a $20 diff. ....

[WalnutCrunch]

Anyone know if 720p/1080i upconversion works via component as well? I'm guessing no but hoping I'm wrong. Thanks.

[Aske001]

Anyone know if 720p/1080i upconversion works via component as well? I'm guessing no but hoping I'm wrong. Thanks.

Good question. That's technically not allowed by the terms of the DVD technology licensing group, but it wouldn't be the first time that Chinese-made DVD players have violated those licensing terms.

[herc]

It plays my burned dvds fine. I had it hooked up through component video as I don't have an HD TV. Can anyone comment on the HDMI up-converting quality?

Also, has anyone figured out if it can be set to region free?

I used the HDMI upconversion and then went back to the component output and there was a world of difference on my LCD HDTV. The component was quite fuzzy in comparison. I honestly didn't expect it to make as much difference as it did.

[herc]

Anyone know if 720p/1080i upconversion works via component as well? I'm guessing no but hoping I'm wrong. Thanks.

Unfortunately, no. The upconversion is through HDMI only. I tried it on my component input and it did not upconvert.

[CodeMan]

i brought one home and did a bunch of tests. it reads my memorex double layer dvd. plays 90% of my divx. and it supports srt, sub, idx subtitles. when it cannot play, it says "video codec is not supported" or "video resolution is not supported. i like the fact it gives me error messages. my lg lda-530 pretends nothing happened when it cannot play. i believe it is regional free since it plays my region 2 and region 3 movies. video quality is not much different from my xbox (both on 720p). but honestly i cannot see much difference among 480p, 720p or 1080i when playing dvds.

cons: doesn't support h264 divx. the buttons on the front panel are cheap. no optical output.

well, for $49.00 i have no complains.

[gostinger]

Running fine here HDMI works great

[nopn]

does it has usb port ?

[herc]

No USB, only a card reader for memory stick/memory stick pro/SD/Mini SC/Micro SD/Multi media

[nini]

Anyone know how to use 6 in 1 reader???

thanks

[herc]

Anyone know how to use 6 in 1 reader???

thanks

You use the Select button in the lower right hand corner to get an index display of the card in the reader. Locate the directory you want and then the picture and hit Enter. Then your slideshow will start automatically from that point.

On a side note, I had some Verbatim and Memorex DL discs that wouldn't play on my panasonic, philips DVP-642 and others, but they actually play fine on this unit. Even the ones that said they were unsuccessful when being written worked!!

[nopn]

can someone who brought this, tell me it can load dvd+-RW disc ?

[coolspot]

Does it play DivX/XivD through the SD card slot?

[MMMMMike]

So I saw the deal, headed down to my local CT armed with the $10 off coupon and picked up one of these units.
I didn't check before I went but my Hitachi bigscreen TV has a DVI-HDTV connector, not one the HDMI connectors.
Can I still gain the visual improvement by using component cables instead of the HDMI cable?
Can I get an HDMI-->DVI-HDTV cable and will it give me the improvement gained with the HDMI upconverting?

Thanks,
Mike

edit: found cables on eBay.

[ms5133]

Does it play DivX/XivD through the SD card slot?

Anyone?

[herc]

can someone who brought this, tell me it can load dvd+-RW disc ?

I have used both SONY DVD+RW and DVD-RW and they worked fine.

[herc]

Does it play DivX/XivD through the SD card slot?

I tried DIVX on a SD card and it played fine. Don't have an XVID to try but it should work also.

[herc]

So I saw the deal, headed down to my local CT armed with the $10 off coupon and picked up one of these units.
I didn't check before I went but my Hitachi bigscreen TV has a DVI-HDTV connector, not one the HDMI connectors.
Can I still gain the visual improvement by using component cables instead of the HDMI cable?
Can I get an HDMI-->DVI-HDTV cable and will it give me the improvement gained with the HDMI upconverting?

Thanks,
Mike

edit: found cables on eBay.

You might want to try www.monoprice.com. That's where I got my HDMI -> DVI cheaply and it was excellent quality despite the low price.

[herc]

Did anyone figure out how to change the region? If you go to the preferences menu and hit 1379, you get the region code showing up on the screen but I don't know how to change it.

Let me know if you figure it out.

[ali123]

so how good do you guys think is the upconversion?

[mike10]

yah is the picture quality good I bought this on Friday for a new HDTV that is being delivered to my house on wensday

[aeroes]

Includes HDMI cable!!! That's hotness!

I'll slap one in my cart tomorrow together with the $20 shredder.


Thanks OP!

[power886]

i have noticed there were 2 left at the kingsway & victoria location this morning

[lilbamboo]

1. The way the $10 off is being discussed in this thread makes it seem like the amount is deducted prior to the item(s) being taxed. For my purchase the $10 off was deducted after tax. Is this right or did my cashier mess up?

2. I tried to play some region 3 discs on it and it didn't work. Anybody have a hack they are willing to share to make this a region 0 player? :)

It gets deducted after taxes.

There doesn't seem to be a hack for it.

I found the review here quite informative:

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers/electrohome-dvd555e/8700

[BB88]

I found the review here quite informative:

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers/electrohome-dvd555e/8700

According to this review, this player is pretty bad. Anyone can back this up?

[duster]

NVM...wrong thread

[gordholio]

This is the one I'm getting:

OPPO DV-980H 1080p Up-Converting Universal DVD Player with HDMI and 7.1CH Audio (plays DivX, xVid, SACD, DVD-Audio, comes with 6' HDMI cable).
US$169.99

http://www.oppodigital.com/images/oppo_logo.gif

http://www.oppodigital.com/images/dv_980h_home.gif

http://www.oppodigital.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DV980H

[james23]

what does the USB connectivity means, Does this mean it can play an avi file in a usb drive? or does a dvd player even exists?

[ali123]

what does the USB connectivity means, Does this mean it can play an avi file in a usb drive? or does a dvd player even exists?

yah it can play video's from your usb

[redrum77]

New guy here...

One thing to note about this electrohome, it does not play MP3s in any way shape or form, I originally though it was just usb that couldent play mp3's (I keep my new mp3's on a 2 gig microsd/usb adapter for my car) but I loaded up a cd full of mp3's and it dident even play them off a cd which I thought was a total letdown.

I was about to return it to get the samsung 1080p upconverting w/usb for $79 on sale at BB but dident because the electrohome at least played divx/avi files from the sd slot, and it was 30 bucks cheaper than the samsung (-1080p -mp3's -usb +memory card reader +cheaper).

Edit: the review posted earlier covered the mp3 thing and then some... :(
I have to say I agree with that review for the most part, but for the price its still a fairly good deal. For the average user (not quite me unfortunately) just expecting their DVD player to also play divx files w/upconverting & memory card reader feature it should be fine. As the real deal breaker would be its reading capabiilities of cd & dvd media, and video formats like divx, and it apparently reads them quite well.

[lindmar]

Can anyone show me if the DVD555E is on the CT Website? I can only find the 554E without the HDMI cable.