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RCA RC5240P Player

RCA RC5240P Player

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The RCA RC5240P has an Excellent Picture on a Budget Price!

by surferdude7 Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 10, Oct 23 '01
Pros: Excellent picture quality and sound!
Cons: None
The RCA RC5240P DVD player is an excellent choice for the price. I bought it from a local National Brand store on sale for $139.00.

This DVD player can be hooked up to any TV and give you an excellent picture quality. You can also play your...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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RCA RC5240P DVD Player - A Good Deal? Not Really.

by dkozin dkozin is a Lead on Epinions in Electronics, Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 10, Nov 26 '01
Pros: Price, features, inputs, remote controls TVs
Cons: Picture a little soft, noisy analog audio outs, rubbery remote buttons
Is RCA RC5420P DVD player such a good deal? Unfortunately, I don’t think so. For $149 you can get Toshiba SD1700 or Samsung M301. Add $30 and excellent Panasonic RV31 can be yours.

The player in question is not bad, but it’s not...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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RCA RC5240P - Multi-Use machine on a budget

by viperxt , Sep 23 '01
Pros: Plays many formats:DVD,VCD,SVCD,MP3 compatible with CD-R/W.
Cons: Skips first half second of an mp3 file. Ugly remote.
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I originally bought this DVD player not for its DVD playback but because I wanted a player that would play VideoCDs that I burned on my PC. Before I talk about the DVD playback let me discuss the VCD playback of this unit since...
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My Wal-Mart Special

by tandaw , Mar 25 '02
Pros: Price, ease of setup.
Cons: none so far.
Just before Christmas, Paul and I were discussing what we wanted for Christmas presents from each other. We agreed that we could not spend a lot of money, and that we needed to keep things simple. We finally came up with something that would be for the...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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Upgrading from VCR with this great DVD & MP3 player

by rockola , Jan 04 '02
Pros: Connectors, plays MP3,cd-r & rw, intuitive panel & remote, parental blocking
Cons: Made in China
Like most people, I won't buy or comment on 20 different DVD players. Like most people I also have a disparate system of components and constantly looking for a remote. That said I am pleased to tell you about an excellent multi-media player for the...
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Excellent DVD at an Excellent Price!

by jdsneed , Jan 27 '03
Pros: Excellent picture and sound; compatible with practically all media
Cons: none
This is one of the best single disc DVD players I have ever bought, operated, or even seen. I found it on half.com for $89.90, but I would say this is worth easily twice that!

This player can read traditional DVD's, as well as audio cd's,...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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You Get What You Pay For

by griffeymania , Nov 24 '01
Pros: Picture Clarity, DVD Playback, Price
Cons: MP3 Support, CD/MP3 Playback
I purchased the RCA 5240P two weeks ago based on its price and features. The 5240P boasts support for CDR, CDRW, and MP3 playback, as well as the standard CD & DVD support. At $125 after rebate, it was just what I was looking for.

The main...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Finally, a DVD player to keep

by hgwt , Dec 14 '01
Pros: Plays MP3s Well
Cons: MP3 Video Navigation Minimal
As this unit was purchased primarily for MP3 playback, comments will be restricted to that area. It appears several manufacturers have rushed home MP3 players to market before reasonably perfecting the devices. This is the 4th I have purchased and the...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Your moneys worth

by petash1 , Nov 02 '02
Pros: Great sound and image for the price
Cons: none
This RCA DVD Player will play DVDs but is also compatible with Audio CDs, CD-R/CD-RW, VCDs 1.0, 2.0 and MP3s. While watching your favorite movie, enjoy 720 pixels per horizontal line for crystal-clear detail and picture clarity. That is more than twice...
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All around poor performer

by jsduryea , Apr 04 '02
Pros: Price
Cons: Component video output failure, skipping, sound output
I bought this at Target for $150 because I was in a rush. The main reason I bought the RCA was the component video output feature. Component video produces the best picture on your TV.

After several hours of testing the DVD, Monster Cables,...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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A good introduction to the world of DVD

by biggirl_01 , Jan 24 '02
Pros: Price; Ease of use; Features
Cons: If you are looking for ultra sophistication, it ain't here
This purchase was my first step into the age of digital video viewing...Old habits die hard and it has been tough to convince myself to move away from VHS (equally harder since my entire movie collection is on this format). The first thing that I...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
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Get What You Pay For

by nions , Mar 30 '03
Pros: Price, Brand, Sound, Picture
Cons: Lasted only about 1 1/2 to 2 years
I guess that saying is true. I purchased this dvd player at Wal-mart, because I was replacing a dvd player that was made by RCA but earlier model which lasted less than a year. The Reason I got a Rca again because I had bought a surround sound system...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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RCA DVD 5240

by kendraspice , Feb 13 '02
Pros: crisp quality picture
Cons: None
This particular DVD player has crisp quality pictures. It also has a screen saver and the picture itself turns off (but not the whole player) and when you press play it automatically returns to the exact same place that you paused it at. When you pause...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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RCA DVD 5240P, OK if price is right

by dougal42 , Mar 19 '03
Pros: Easy to use, plays MP3s,price
Cons: Poor navigation menus in MP3, skips start of CD-Rs.
After reviewing many players the RCA was selected as dealer had it on special that day and I bought it at a $50 discount. After a year of use it is working properly but has some drawbacks. The navigation menu for MP3s is poor ( abbreviated song titles...
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A gamble at best.

by unimusic , Jun 11 '02
Pros: Cheap. Goes great with RCA system link if you have other RCA products. Okay picture.
Cons: Audio is off track with video. VCD playback is sporadic.
It's good to hear other users had a better time than me. I had two models do the same thing on me. The audio track was behind the video. RCA said they've had many complaints about this model with this exact problem. Both of my models did this as well...
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