RCA DRC233NS Progressive-Scan DVD Player , Silver

This unit is a great piece of technology. My family and I have had this unit for at least four months. We have just went out and bought a second one. In owning this Player, we have purchased movies that we would not normally think about due to some of the content. We have “TV Guardian,” which can filter out “only offensive language” with 80 to 90 % success by use of the closed caption signal. But this is the first time that I have owned something that will cut out offensive language and scenes 100%. This is a must own for anyone who finds certain content in movies offensive. You can adjust the filtering to your own taste. There is a learning curve in putting in the new and wanted filters as well as updating the bios every now and then. But it is not too hard for the average person. Having an internet connection is a must have in order to download and burn to disk new filters to put into the player. Filters are being put out for “new releases” almost the same week as the movie. There is at this point over 1000 filters available with a list that is growing monthly. The player can only hold 300 filters in its memory at one time. There is a need to store the other filters on disk. This would be a minus when there are young kids around, which brings into play the next big feature. There is also parental control, allowing you to prevent unfiltered movies being played according to the movie’s rating of your choosing.
On the performance side of the player, I use the progressive scan feature. I am very well pleased. Both sound and video is great. There are really no other frills. The player is a basic player with the Clearplay technology built-in. For that purpose, it does a perfect job in my opinion. The controler has the capability of being used to control TV, VCR, and the DVD player. I do not use this feature, but there is one annoyance that I have found with the controller. It is the location of the button used in opening and closing the DVD tray. You can’t operate this controller using one hand while pushing this button. You will have to use two hands. That is a small thing, but very noticable if you are use to pointing your controller with one hand and pushing with your thumb and holding the movie you about to watch in the other.
I feel that this unit is a good addition to our home theater along with the VCR and DVD recorder. If you are a family, or a single, that has no DVD player and want to enter the joys of watching movies on DVD. But you haven’t due to the desire to have some or all offensive content edited. This would be the one DVD Player for you. It is very affordable with a price of $69. 99 at K-mart or Wal-mart. And I think anyone should be able to afford the $7. 95 a month for the filters.
Rating: 5 / 5