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Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

Becci — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:35:43 -0000

Did you ever find a manual for RCA RDC200N DVD player? We just got one from a friend and cannot get video from it although it is counting off time and playing audio.

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

Mad Hatter — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:34:46 -0000

Does anyone know the code so I can add it on my new tv remote player? RCA says there is no such product ad DRC200N DVD player. How dumb can you get?

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

runnunghawk — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:04:09 -0000

Go to Eckerd drugs and you can buy a battery fro about $3.50

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

John Caruso — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:45:26 -0000

I purchased the RCA DRC200N a few months ago while waiting for HD player prices to drop. Last week my remote stopped working, though I could play DVDs by using the meager player-top controls (basically eject, start, stop). I replaced the battery and the remote still does not work. It's a pain not being able to fast-forward through unwanted DVD material and I can't stop playing without having to restart at the beginning. Has anyone else had problems with the remote? How did you resolve the problem?

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

Derek Gendvil — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:16:35 -0000

Hi, I just happened to know that my RCA
DRC200N player is broken. However, there's this weird message when I turn it back back on it says PS off. Does this mean it's not operational or that it's not working. How do I get it fixed? I've only had the player for about a half a year now & this is my second one that I've had, probably on my way to getting a third one, hopefully it will be longer than the other two. I hope it explains your answer, O.K.

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

av receiver — Thu, 31 May 2007 02:33:14 -0000

The issue with cheap DVD players is the motor is normally a toy motor and will break down after a short time.

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

Tammy — Sun, 06 May 2007 18:53:08 -0000

I just got a display model, did not have a manual. And I cant get the remote to work. All it says is (Select-0) Does it need to be programed? And if so How do ya do that

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

Antonios — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:02:12 -0000

I happened to lose the 4-page manual for this DVD player. Does anyone know where I can get it? The dvd player seems to have read errors around the middle of movies and I read somewhere that I need to "soft" reset it. However, I do not know how to do this without the manual.

Thanks

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

Robi — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:07:14 -0000

Poor DVD player. mediocre quality although does have high quality component output (looks great on an hd lcd tv). Major problem with it is that automatically shuts itself off after about 15 min. When you turn it on again, you don't resume where you left off. Instead, you have to load up the whole dvd again and fast-forward to your spot. NOT RECOMMENDED

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

gandog — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:15:06 -0000

I answered my own question through trial and error. This unit will play home-made DVDs that are burned on Maxell DVD+RW blanks. I hope that helps anyone with the same question!

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

Gandog — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:20:44 -0000

I was hoping to use this unit to play my DVD-RW discs but it doesn't work with the Sony discs I have even after finalizing them. Does anyone know for sure which DVD-RW/DVD+RW discs will definitely play in this unit?

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

cbearnm — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:08:47 -0000

A couple of other notes:

The play and resume feature works fine for me. Just be sure you don't press the STOP button once it is stopped. As long as I press STOP, then power it down (for instance), I can come back the next day and pick up where it was. Naturally, removing the disk also clears the location memory.

5.1 audio does not require 6 ports. You use the standard white/red cable (or coax) for all standard audio types. Your audio receiver handles decoding the signal to the appropriate monitors (speakers). It is NOT done by the player.

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

cbearnm — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:55:06 -0000

Just picked up this DVD player for the bedroom, works great so far.
As far as the remote, the battery is VERY common, you should be able to get it at any pharmacy, dept. store, as others mentioned WalMart, Target. Check at the watch (jewelry) counter. Should not be hard to find at all. This battery also tends to last quite long.
The only cables that come with it are the standard RCA type cables (yellow/white/rad) although you can use component cables as well. Unless you are using this on an HD set, DO NOT set the output to progressive. It will be very hard to set back to interlaced, as the screen will appear garbled and scrolling.

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

edlewis — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:27:30 -0000

I bought one of these players earlier this week. Spent a good part of yesterday afternoon trying to get it hooked up and working. I was able to get sound, but no picture. I also have a digital cable box and it is plugged into the red/yellow/white plugs on the back of my T.V. (I have a Samsung T.V.) There are two additional ports on the T.V., but only in red and white. No extra yellow. Has anyone else had a probleml like this? Is there any way to get it to work?

Thanks for any help you can offer!

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

jackiek — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:53:51 -0000

Can anyone tell me how to get a hold of a user manual for this DVD? I received one second-hand and cannot set it up properly without it.
Thanks.

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

raj — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:35:04 -0000

could you plis tell me if it has the 6 ports required to hook up a 5.1 ch surround sound system (on its back)? the description in bestbuy's site says it supports 5.1 ch but they didnt put a picture in there.

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

don young — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:38:14 -0000

the drc200n comes with a cable my t.v. only has a cable plug in, where can I get a cable adapter?

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

Matthew Cornell — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:15:18 -0000

FYI: I had some real problems with this unit, esp. the sound - it developed a terrible hiss, sadly, *after* the warranty expired. Highly UN-recommended.

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

Trey — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 09:16:00 -0000

Walmart has the CR2025 battery, at least the one near me carried it. Target used to carry it, likely still does but I haven't checked for it in awhile.
The player does come with cables to plug into the TV RCA type plugs on your TV both for audio and video. Any other type connection that you want you would need your own additional cables.

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

Lsara — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:14:19 -0000

I want to buy this DVD player for my mom for Xmas, but I can't tell from any of the sites (Best Buy, RCA, etc.) if it comes w/ the necessary cable. So maybe you can tell me: Does it? And if not, what would I need to get? Thx!

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

Peter Stein — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:43:40 -0000

It works fine, but lacks a critical function. If you press the stop button, it rememberw where it was, when you resume play as long as you return in a short time. However, but if you return several hours later, the DVD oplayer has turned itself off, and forgets where it was when you turn it on again. To pick up from where you were, you have to write down the reading, and fast forward to the spot.

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

chico — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:36:30 -0000

radio shack or best buy have the batteries you need!

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

chico — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:35:30 -0000

This is weird. I bought this same one and was trying to figure out if I can play PC Video files on it, so I googled it, and ended up here. I borrowed House Season 1 and Weeds Season 1 from a friend and I bought the new DVD player to watch them on. My old one busted while moving.

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

Frank Amato — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 07:05:52 -0000

I bought one of these as well, an it works great. No problems at all!

Re: Bought a Cheap DVD Player: RCA DRC200N

Len — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:25:29 -0000

I'm having that problem as well, the battery issue. I've found some online, but does anyone know where i can find one in a store? I live in LA, California, i was hoping to avoid having to order one online. Besides that, my DVD player has never given me a problem. I think it was a great deal considering a bought it for like 30 bucks.