Samsung's DVDC600 DVD player is an affordable multidisc machine that holds up to five discs. It plays DVDs and CDs, so even if you're not inclined to use the DVDC600 for marathon movie sessions, this versatile carousel player is great for playing music CDs.
The DVDC600 outputs Dolby Digital and DTS signals. The player incorporates a 10-bit video digital-to-analog converter and a 96 kHz, 24-bit audio digital-to-analog converter for superior sound and images. It also has a dynamic range compression switch for late-night listening, as well as a 3-D sound mode for a simulated surround effect.
Other features include 2x audio scan, parental lock, and black-level expansion for superior video contrast. The DVDC600 also offers a disc view feature, which displays the beginning scene of each DVD track or chapter. You can also display nine views simultaneously with the index view feature.
The front panel is very extensive. In addition to open, exchange, and disc skip buttons, you can program, clear, and activate random play from the front-panel buttons. The front panel also incorporates play/pause, track skip, and stop buttons. There's also a jog-shuttle dial in the upper right corner, which enables you to advance DVDs with ease from frame to frame. A small LED light indicates when the player is in standby mode. Five lights to the left of the main display indicate which of the five discs is currently in play mode.
The main display is as impressive as the front-panel controls. A Saturn-like icon lights up to show which disc is playing. Another indicator shows whether it's a DVD, audio, or video CD. Logos for DTS and Dolby Digital indicate the format. The main display shows disc title, chapter, and elapsed time. It also shows whether the repeat function is on. There's also an icon showing whether the parental lock function is active. Finally, a grid of squares shows the tracks or chapters for a given disc.
The rear panel offers coaxial and optical digital-audio outputs; unfortunately, they're very close together, which poses a problem for some cables with extra-wide plugs. In addition to the digital-audio outputs, the DVDC600 has two pairs of analog stereo outputs. Samsung thoughtfully provides two composite-video outputs, plus an S-Video out and a set of component-video jacks.
The full-function joystick-style remote control is smartly laid out, with the main functions arranged like spokes around a wheel in the center. The enter button rests in the middle as part of the joystick, which is less finicky than most joystick remotes. Three large buttons above the joystick offer access to the player's functions and the DVD disc menu. Below the joystick, you'll find quick-access buttons for audio, subtitle, and camera angle. Large play, pause, and stop buttons are centrally located and easy to find, as are the chapter skip, fast-forward, and rewind buttons. The universal remote control can also be programmed to operate most TVs, and has buttons for channel skip, volume, and channel number keys, which can also be used to program discs.
An oversize platter slides open with the touch of the remote or front-panel button, enabling you to load your favorite discs. An exchange button allows you to load discs while a DVD or CD is playing without interrupting the movie or music.
Although you can play random discs through the DVDC600, like other multidisc DVD players, it does not allow you to play random tracks from disc to disc.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Samsung Customer Service Is AWFUL, April 19, 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Samsung DVDC600 5-Disc DVD Player (Electronics)
Do not buy this or any other Samsung DVD player. My experience with both the product and customer service left much to be desired. Upon receipt, the remote did not work. Samsung customer service asked me to take the remote to a repair shop to verify that it was the remote and not the sensor on the unit. After verifying that it was the remote itself, I called customer service to get a replacement remote. Samsung would not ship one out until I first shipped the defective one to them. This meant that I had to find a suitable box, go the the PO and wait for the roundtrip mail. They wouldn't even refund my cost for postage. It was defective, why should I have to pay ANYTHING! Even after I told them that Sony had shipped out a new remote when my VCR remote died six months after I bought it, no questions asked, no need to return the defective unit. I asked to speak to the supervisor, she was busy and never called back. Samsung has a lot to learn about customer service. Stick with Sony or...Read more
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Beware!, July 24, 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Samsung DVDC600 5-Disc DVD Player (Electronics)
I received this dvd player for Christmas. One month later the picture started freezing up. As time passed the problem became more frequent and the movie stopped playing all together. I called 1-800-SAMSUNG and was givent the name of a service center. The service center was fast a responsive informing me that Samsung was going to replace the machine. Samsung then took 4 months to get me a new dvd player. Two months later the new machine did the same thing. I called Samsung and put off by and laughed at by their customer service staff. To me, the service provided by the manufacturer is just as important as the quality of the product. BEWARE OF THIS PRODUCT AND SERVICE!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Sam..., June 19, 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Samsung DVDC600 5-Disc DVD Player (Electronics)
The DVDC600 is a wonderful DVD Player-- if it works. If you're like me, that feat hasn't happened often. I bought the player in January. Shortly after getting it, I noticed the picture would sometimes freeze briefly. Other times, it would become unwatchable. Sometimes the machine would stop reading the disk altogether. I brought it to an authorized repair shop on January 26th. After four months of ordering parts and wasting time (and several phone calls to 1-800-SAMSUNG) they decided to send me a "refurbished" model (ie: someone else's broken machine). They called me to say I could finally pick up my refurbished machine-- ON MEMORIAL DAY. That's right, four months later. I went and got that one... and guess what? It had the exact same problem as my first one. I called the folks at 1-800-SAMSUNG yet again, and "Jeff" asked me if that was "ALL" that was wrong with my machine. Then he tried to tell me that the laser pickup couldn't move fast enough on changers so sometimes...Read more
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Samsung Customer Service Is AWFUL, April 19, 2001