Thanks,

Olivier

And no ISO-connectors ! But that should not be a problem at all.

But don’t expect any support

Jochen

I have been looking around for such a beast that has a DVD-player and can play MP3 from DVD-R, and everything else in the same class costs at least the double. I don’t care about video playing yet, as I don’t have kids

The nearest I can find that suits my taste is Pioneer DVH-P5000MP.
And interesting enought you can find it for $400 in US, but in Euroland you can only find it for €700 or more! And many of those US companies won’t sell it outside US/Canada. Free market? Where?

But if the DV-200 doesn’t work as it is supposed, its not worth a single pound/euro/dollar.

Send your email to : Johanna Garcia [johis@merconnet.com]
instead. Irwin recently left Merconnet.

Thx in advance,

Jochen

It just sounds like you got a bad unit, I am sure that they will take care of you.

Judie :0)

Now…

EVERY 5 minutes the radio does : “BAT ERROR” and resets.

Mail to merconnet is never answered, foryou doesn’t answer…

1 month and I will be with the rest of the garbage !!

I have plenty of concert DVD’s that I listen to on a multi-channel surround system, and the DV-200 is capable of playing DVD’s in 5.1 DD or DTS surround sound. That is definitely my preferred method of listening.

So when I made the statement “DVD’s produce better sound quality than CD’s anyway” it was one of personal opinion. You know what they say, when it comes to personal opinion you’re always correct.

As for which format really sounds better, if you don’t have the proper stereo equipment and speakers to accurately reproduce that sound to begin with, (The average citizen falls under this category) then it’s a moot point.

Cheers,

Steve

Most DVD-Video discs use Dolby AC-3 and/or DTS compression formats. Just like MPEG technology used for MP3s, these are lossy compression algorithms which attempt to throw away just the data we wouldn’t hear anyway… but while the audio on DVD movies generally sounds great, I wouldn’t go so far to say that it sounds better than CD. If you have a multi-channel playback system, then sure… hearing those effects panning around the room is awesome, and probably enough of a distraction that you won’t notice the subtle but very real loss of sound quality that the compression technologies give us.

And just in case this doesn’t sound right… think of it this way:
A single layer DVD could contain a 2 hour movie (or even more depending on the video compression rate). That’s 4.7GB. If we used CD-quality 16-bit PCM 2-channel audio, that two hour movie would use a little over 1GB just for the audio. And if we wanted rear channels, subwoofer and center channel all at the same bit rate… well there goes the room for the video.

DVD-Audio should be awesome since it’s dedicating all that space on the disc to JUST audio. Unfortunately, most DVD players don’t play these discs. Those that do should bear the “DVD-Audio” logo and a significantly higher price tag. Pioneer seems to be the one pushing DVD-Audio, and Sony is behind SACD (Super Audio CD). See http://www.hometheatermag.com/hirezaudio/ for an intro to DVD-A and SACD.

Sorry to pick nits… great review otherwise!

- Jason

Hanley,

In the past I have had car audio MP3 players reject some discs. Some CD players don’t like certain brands of discs. I don’t keep a supply of every manufacturer’s blank CD lying around so I wasn’t able to test the DV-200 with another brand/manufacturer’s disc.

When in doubt, I say go straight to the source. Here are the links to the Tech Support at Merconnet and FORYOU. One of them will be able to answer your question definitively.

http://merconnet.com/support.php

http://www.foryouge.com/doce/contact.html

Steve

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
If what you want is good, dependable CD sound and video image in your car, the DVD 200 is ready to deliver. The DVD 200 is an in-dash CD/DVD deck with a detachable face design. It features 160 watts of power, excellent DVD image, radio receiver, and much more. Available July 16th. For those who want to know if this item plays MP3 files on DVD-Rs, the answer is yes!

Sounds a bit dodgy to me!!!

It is clearly advertised as an MP3 player.

I made the CD and Steve tested it, but it wouldn’t play MP3s from a CDR, much less display any tags…so that may be the one thing this unit can’t do. If it isn’t a deal breaker for you, then I think you will enjoy the DV-200 – Steve sure loves his.

Judie :0)

I looked at merconnet.com and it states that it plays MP3’s on DVD-R so I’d assume it would play CD also!!!

However, if it plays MP3’s and doesn’t display the ID3 tag….what’s the point?

I’ll see if Judie can test it and may purchase one this week

Hanley

Hanley,

I was unable to get an MP3 CD to play in the unit at all, much less display ID3 tags.

Try contacting the distrubutor,

http://merconnet.com/

I’ll make an Mp3 CD today and let you know. Sorry one of us didn’t get back with you sooner.

Judie :0)

Does the FORYOUDV-200 display the ID3 tags when playing MP3’s

Great review by the way

Hanley

I agree, there are plenty of gadgets for the automobile. Glad you enjoyed the review.

Steve

its about time the gadgeteer got some ICE (in car entertainment) otherwise known as car gadgtes.

thx for the review.

Yep, it was my first review. Thanks for the kind words.

khom,

Last month my mother-in-law bought a Mobile DVD player for $399 from either Costco or Sam’s Club for my stepdaughter. It came with a spare monitor that you can hang on the back of the seat, so that is the one I used.

The brand name is g2g GEAR and the Model# is TDB2568. I tried finding that brand on Costco and Sam’s websites and did a search on google but came up empty.

Here’s the Distributor info out of the owner’s manual.

Nissho Iwai American Corporation (NIAC)
645 Tank Farm Road, Unit 1
San Luis Obispo, California 93401
1-866-607-8867

Steve

TIA,
-khom