I went overboard on my first dvd player, please help.

I have the CD Verizon of this, works like a juke box. There was also a Bluray version. OP if you have any issues it's most likely an easy fix of replacing the rubber belts that move the carousel.

celticgaul28

Could also post a manual on how to win the lottery jackpot?

sgdonovan79

I had the CD equivalent of this. My advice is to get a wired keyboard (jack is in the lower left corner) to do the title entry. Doing it on the remote or with the dial is excruciating.

GettingBetterAt41

this OP

rib_eye_b

5000+

That looks like money well spent to me. I'd probably invest in a remote if it didn't include one but yeah if you're planning on building a DVD (and/or CD) collection I think this is a pretty nice player to have.

Manual Here

dangerclosecustoms

I have 4 of those. Paid 700$ each when they first came out I upgraded to the Bluray ones now.

What’s nice about this you got the upselled version which is silver instead of black and had a longer warranty. But all of them you can snap a thumbnail picture of any scene during the movie and it saves it to the interface next to the title. There is a connector in the front for a computer keyboard so you can custom label each disc. Both of these features are missing in the bluray version. You might need the remote though.

As far as a dvd player goes you got a top of the line one from its era. It’s Not oppo video processing greatness but it Was a fabulous dvd player.

pmw3505

Woah any way you could link me one or just post the model #? I need a blu ray version of this unit c:

StraightBeautiful

Blu ray version?

MontyRapid

DISC EXPLORER 400! Such a '90s name. I love it.

Ok_Contribution_6268

Does it hold 400 discs or something? Looks like a massive changer unit. That would be a perfect device to shut up all those futurists who say 'how do you live with your house so cluttered up with discs?!'

If I could get a player that held 400 DVDs I'd have my own streaming platform and everything but no internet needed.

Xemlaich

That's not a DVD player, that's the whole damn system 😂

Diskecksier

Even if you don't get on with it as a DVD player, it's a cracking CD / SACD player

JessBaesic7901

Disc explorer 400 goes hard.

JJxiv15

1000+

Sir, please, this is not r/mainbattletanks

No_Pick_4621

Ha! Came here to say this thing is a tank. Love it!

TigerTerrier

But can he open the pod bay doors?

I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave

MichaelHighCity

that is a f u c k i n g score my man

anh86

Does the 400 mean.... 400 discs?!? 😳

Mattimatik

It does indeed. And it’s capable of reading SA-CDs and VCDs in addition to standard CDs and DVDs

Ok_Contribution_6268

This will certainly shut up all the streamers who say 'how do you live with so many discs taking up space?!' every time physical media is brought up.

It's a literal streaming platform in your living room, no internet needed! Just choose a disc and episode and go!

allisonstrashbin

that's a great find for $15!!!

MyHeroFan2004

1000+

That is a bomb, not a disc player

dm80x86

The component out will give you the best picture (as good as DVDs get).

S-video can be slightly better than composite, but are the same signal format.

Soaked_In_Bleach_93

100+

Absolute unit

tom2point0

Does this actually store 400 discs? Or that’s just the model number.

400 discs, they are stored vertically in a carousel that spins around. Have the 300 CD version of this beast.

tom2point0

That’s pretty crazy! I guess you’d need a list to remember which movies are where?

Imagine if there’s a shuffle where it plays chapters from different discs! You get the beginning of Superman, and then it shifts to the middle chapter of Se7en, then to the second or third chapter of Die Hard, etc.

Yeah you can input the names but I never bothered. I know the numbers of CDs I play often and most of the time I just do random tracks. Still on the look out for a second one since two of them can be synced so you don't have any lag between songs when doing random. Not sure if it does that with DVD chapters though or if it plays the whole movie.

RiJi_Khajiit

Fuck is that a ham radio

What does this do that an average slim build regular looking player doesn’t do? Seriously curious as this looks like a huge machine with lots of dials and buttons!

This looks like it should be a 12 disc changer! lol

CheeseDanishSoup

I think its a 400 disc unit

Bye Netflix lol

A 400 disc unit would be AWESOME!!!

That's exactly what it is. The discs go in vertically into a carousel with 400 slots.

This is mind blowing to me!!!

CheeseDanishSoup

Just remember which movie is in which slot lol

Oh jeez I just had a mini panic attack! Lol

Markus2822

It’s a WHAT?!?

MarvelousVanGlorious

I’ve got a slightly newer version of this and can confirm that it rules. Mine needs to be repaired as the disc carousel no longer spins and it doesn’t read discs anymore. I’ve got to get it to the Geek Squad or someplace to get it up and running again.

It's usually an easy fix to replace the rubber belts that spin the gears to move everything. You can find videos on how to do it on YouTube.

a_o

Damn this is goated. id get the blu-ray version no doubt

Ok_Adhesiveness_9565

Damn dude you got the early 2000’s Grandma special

suspicious_dandelion

This thing is so cool!! 400 discs?! Sweet find 🙌🏻

raymate

SA-CD I’m impressed.

TDC026

Great find, but in my opinion its better to buy an Bluray player with HDMI for playing your DVDs. I use a Samsung BD player and they plays them very well, no artifacts and shizzle. Also on my 110inch beamer screen.

AttentionObvious9788

Is that one that holds like 5 discs?

Mattimatik

It holds… 400 discs!

Hopeful-Pride1791

I need this.

ghostfacestealer

Sir, that is a pizza oven

Markus2822

Probably stupid question:

Why’s it so big?

Because 400 discs take up quite a bit of space.

Markus2822

400 what?!?! Lol

Ok_Contribution_6268

Still better than having to store all the boxes in your home. This is a much better way, it's an offline Netflix. You could probably fit the entirety of Paramount+ in it on disc and have room to grow!

Biggest drawback is, it only plays one side, it doesn't flip discs. So if you have a TV series on double-sided discs, you either have to buy 2 copies or flip the disc.

masked_sombrero

The Cybertruck of DVD players

yeah but I want a cyber truck so I feel like I'm in Terminator

this'll make me feel like I'm in that episode of Cowboy Bebop where they're trying to find the beta player

why in the hell do you need a 6 disc changer, especially for DVDs?

It's a 400 disc changer. Load your entire DVD collection into it, and never have to leave the couch to switch discs when you want to watch something different. I've wanted one for years, but they've always been pricey. $15 is a steal, and I hope for OP's sake it actually works.

hopefully it can flip discs too like a jukebox

I don't believe it can. Maybe someone who has owned one can weigh in.

No they are stored and played vertically. A mechanism basically grabs the disc and clamps it when it's played, lots of gears inside. Had to take my CD version apart to fix it. Iirc it has a little camera that reads the numbers on the carousel to know where the disc is and can even tell if there is no disc in the slots when it spins around so won't waste time trying to play something that's not there.

AttemptFree

i bet youre wondering why were all here today. it's because we love you and we want to help you

Serious-Mission-127

A flatmate had one of these back in the early 2000s - the problem came when we collected over 400 DVDs and had to start deciding what went in and what came out

Uh, you buy another player, obvi.

Serious-Mission-127

Back then these things weren’t cheap

That was sarcasm, btw

dangerclosecustoms

I ended up with 5 of these. Now 6 of the bluray version.