Silvercrest 2 in 1 portable dvd player in Lidl

Porkpie

Only €99.99. Available from 12 December. Anyone know anything about it? Are Silvercrest a decent make? I usually stay away from electrical goods in Lidl but this seems to be a good bargain.

As it appears in Lidl catalogue

Unfortunately I couldn't find any product reviews on the net.

TequilaMockingBird

Lidl's Customer Service is actually brilliant. They will replace or refund with no hassle, should a problem occur.

Argos do one for about €79. Ours got a bit of a bang (which portable devices will occasionally) and the LCD screen became dislodged. I had to take the thing apart and fix it back. It was held in place with a tiny plastic tab which had snapped. Although it works fine now. I'd go with Lidl over Argos.

EDIT: Looking at the spec on the Lidl one, it's WAY better than the Argos one for an extra 20 quid.

mathie

Can you plug a portable USB drive into this and get it to play the contents?

Vain

I would go with lidl too, great customer and good quality products.

Porkpie

mathie wrote: »

Can you plug a portable USB drive into this and get it to play the contents?

Yes, there is a USB slot in it. Plays Divx too which is great. Overall, compatibility seems to be very good.

beaniebarbeque

mathie wrote: »

Can you plug a portable USB drive into this and get it to play the contents?

I have a different model Silvercrest which claims to support USB storage of up to 2GB. I have used 4GB USB keys and a 20GB mini-HDD no problem, but it won't read anything bigger.

It plays AVI DIVX files reasonably well but no MP4 / H264 etc. Some AVIs freeze after about 15 mins. Interface isn't great (just a file browser).

On the plus side, most Silvercrest products have good connectivity options - they make a great portable screen for a dedicated media player like a Western Digital TV player.

tinofapples

I think one of the major benefits of the lidl one over Argos is it has a TV tuner. I'm hoping to pick one up anyway.

BigSpender

Porkpie wrote: »

Only €99.99. Available from 12 December. Anyone know anything about it? Are Silvercrest a decent make? I usually stay away from electrical goods in Lidl but this seems to be a good bargain.

As it appears in Lidl catalogue

Unfortunately I couldn't find any product reviews on the net.

It certainly is a good bargain. Just what I was looking for. Thanks OP.

7mountpleasant

I got a generic brand one in asda for £50 last week, works perfectly and no problems with ti so far anyway.

muckety

Do I read correctly that it is a portable TV as well as DVD player? That would be handy!

kevhumps

Can it play in a car? Like using straps on the back of the headrests? Would be handy for the kids.

tinofapples

muckety wrote: »

Do I read correctly that it is a portable TV as well as DVD player? That would be handy!

"With analogue TV tuner"

tinofapples

Did anyone buy one ? My wife was at the Lidl in Doughiska in Galway this morning at 8.05am, she just managed to get the last one but when i tried it out later in the day, sound alright but no picture. Brought it back and got the money back.

I'm disappointed. Anyone similar problems with them ? BTW they only had 4-6 of the units in that store, bloody ridiculous

degsie

Got one of these today. Impressed so far. No problems with the picture. Plays MPEG4 fine.

tinofapples

So everyone's player is working okay ya ?

eyresquare

anyone know where i could get this dvd player now or a similar one?

tinofapples

I reckon this is about as close as your gonna get for syb €100:

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130347137142&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Eathrin

http://www.dunnesstores.ie/page.php?pid=8&section_id=32&sub_section_id=80&range_id=717&product_id=9709

Dunnes have a cheap one for €60 but doesnt look much...

dublin_viking

Got one of these last week. No problems comes with remote control.

Good picture quality can hook external video cameras to use as a location monitor.

Speakers are average much better quality with headphones.
For 100 euros its a bargain.

tinofapples

Cian A wrote: »

http://www.dunnesstores.ie/page.php?pid=8&section_id=32&sub_section_id=80&range_id=717&product_id=9709

Dunnes have a cheap one for €60 but doesnt look much...

I actually bought one in Dunnes today myself. It doesn't look the same as the one in the link though, it's an Olaf & Ludwig one. Reads USB & SD and plays Divx as well. It doesn't come with a cigarette charger though.

Bob Z

tinofapples wrote: »

I reckon this is about as close as your gonna get for syb €100:

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130347137142&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Has anyone bought one of these? are they good?

C.O.Y.B.I.B

I recently bought this one
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164553

I find it does the job great. You can put .avi's onto a DVD (Approx 7 movies) or a USB key (Depends on Key size). Battery Life is only 2 hours , but I use it mostly in the car so it's not that important to me as it is plugged in to Cigarette lighter

Kevvv

mscull wrote: »

I recently bought this one
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164553

I find it does the job great. You can put .avi's onto a DVD (Approx 7 movies) or a USB key (Depends on Key size). Battery Life is only 2 hours , but I use it mostly in the car so it's not that important to me as it is plugged in to Cigarette lighter

Just wondering how you ordered this , as they only do UK delivery ?

bmaxi

Kevvv wrote: »

Just wondering how you ordered this , as they only do UK delivery ?

They only deliver free to UK, I've bought several things from them delivery is £9.99.

sxt

Ebuyer do ship to Ireland.

Kevvv

i cant work it out.. it only lets me enter a uk postcode and doesnt give me a choice of changing my country

Kevvv

Kevvv wrote: »

i cant work it out.. it only lets me enter a uk postcode and doesnt give me a choice of changing my country

Can't you use Google Checkout? Also zombie-ish thread.

Kevvv

Deleted User wrote: »

Can't you use Google Checkout? Also zombie-ish thread.

Ahhhh, never tried that , thanks for the help .

sxt

Kevvv wrote: »

i cant work it out.. it only lets me enter a uk postcode and doesnt give me a choice of changing my country

Use "rep 123"

C.O.Y.B.I.B

Sorry , forgot to say , as poster above said , put UK as country and REP123 as the postcode . Came to 59.98stg inc Delivery and xtra VAT :mad:
Ordered mine in Jan and it arrived 2 days later.