Page 1 of ALBA v SONY.. ITS NOT A JOKE

We bought 2 DVD players an Alba 103 in the boxing day sales at only £99.99 and a Sony S563D at £429 not bought in the sales. We cant tell what one is better. They both play all films, they both play VCD films that someone gave us. We have tried copied films done on a PC and both dvd players will play everything we put in. They both have Mpeg... We have now tried 53 films titles including, some vcd films and some Blockbusters rentals and some copied films done on a PC. Both dvd players will play every single film we have tried. We have tried Stuart Little and Gladiators disk 2 and they both play without a problem, we have read that these titles will not play. Can someone else tell me I`m a mug for buying the Sony at £429 and wasting my money when I could have bought 2 loverly Alba players at £99.99p each. I could have saved £329 because we cannot see any diffence in quality on screen and cant understand why all and every disc will play on both dvd`s. Before someone tells me the Sony 536 is in Dixons sale at £349 (I know it is). Can someone tell me why the sony is suppost to be better than Alba when its no different....

This item was edited on Wednesday, 3rd January 2001, 23:10

The 536 plays mp3?

hmmmmmmmmmmm yer cant beat a bit of bully:)

Ironduke....If thats the only reason I have paid £329 extra for playing mp3 then its a right con.. BigPaulH

It is a wide known fact that the 536 can not play MP3!
It is also available Multiregion for 330!

53 films since boxing day. Don`t you have a life?.................

Stonecutter.. Me and my wife run a foster home for up to 13 problem kids. They range from 11 years old to 16 years so it dont take long for the kids to watch films now they are off school. They are all on Police curfue so they watch films all day and evening. No I dont have a life because I dedicate my life to unfortunate London Kids.... BigPaulH

IRONDUKE: after reading your comments about Mp3 wont play on our 536. We have lots of copied Mp3 cd`s with lots of assorted albums on them We have an mp3 album with 5 of the beatles albums on it. Our 536 plays them perfect. Who ever told you that it dont play them has mislead you....BigPaulH

Firstly!!!!!!!!

ONE UP THE ARSE FOR STONECUTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Secondly BigPaulH most people believe the 536 cant play mp3!
Does it have a Tv menu for playing mp3.
Does it show in the LED.

It sounds like no-one likes this stonecutter. He does sound like a Penis..
When we play our mp3 music discs on our S536D we set onscreen digital out in audio set up to on, and then set mp3 to mpeg in tv set up in the display. We are not really up on technical things and its all try and error with us. I can assure you our music mpeg cds play properly.. BigPaulH.

You have a s*** hot Digital TV then with mpeg audio?

Try it witha Nicam or Dolby Prologic, bet it wont work.