Akai DVD Players Reviews

"Watch PAL dvds! It's easy just plug it in and your good to go...Yes - it plays multi-region DVD's but when it plays them with pixelated images and you can't use half the functions because the remote doesn't work, this player becomes a bad buy...The unit looks good (well, except for the remote, which could look better - it has, compared to the player, a cheap plastic look..." read more »

"The unit’s convenient inputs include a front-panel IEEE 1394 digital-video (DV) jack, through which you can transfer and assemble your most treasured footage, archive all your old video tapes, or burn video from your PC straight to high-capacity, rewritable DVD+RW...You can also use the DVDRW120 like a VCR, burning televised programs directly to disc...A set of left/right analog-audio outputs channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions..." read more »

"I bought it for the bedroom and it ended up replacing the Sony unit in my family room...Usually products Amazon carrying are OK level for quality, but this is first time I had a bad experience...When I attempt to play, it keeps flipping between 'Loading' and 'Open' for a while and finally it'd eject the DVD..." read more »

"About a month ago I purchased an Akai PDVD172 from an online distributor so the next time I have to go the hospital I won't have to rely completely on their rather limited TV fare...All in all, it's not a bad little player...but...The "but" is a biggie, in my opinion...it'll do to keep me from playing with my toes next time I find myself at Our Lady of Pain and Suffering, but I could not, in good conscience, recommend it to anyone..." read more »