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Malata
DVP 393a Region Free review by
Gary Tooze
I am very impressed with my 3rd year of owning the Malata 393a- Region Free DVD player. Firstly, so as to avoid confusion, Malata makes a 'DVP 398', a 'DVP 398a' and a 'DVDP 393a- Region Free'. This
review is focusing on the latter.
The first thing you
will probably notice about the Malata 393a Region Free machine is how small it
is. I compare the size of it to a computer DVD drive. Its specific dimensions
are 430W x 55H x 275D (mm). You can see the images below with a standard keep
case box as reference (by the way, I don't have particularly large hands). I
would say a little longer than a keep case and a height of about 5 stacked keep
cases. Being so tiny my first suspicion was if it would even work, let alone do
proper PAL + NTSC rendering. Next thing that may strike you, is the reasonable price.
My first viewing on this new Malata was the AE Region 2- PAL "Rosetta", followed by the Anchor Bay DiviMax Region 1 - NTSC DVD of "Time Bandits" which both looked marvelous. NOTE: the machine defaults to P+S mode - the other choices are 'Widescreen TV' or 'Widescreen'. Standard television owners will want "Widescreen"! or else everything will be Pan and Scan.
WHAT I LIKED
It plays DVD-R discs (all that I tried)
It has a volume control on the remote (although not great audio range).
It has a Power 'off' button on the remote (unlike my Malata 520)
Progressive Scan
The "Info" button on the remote shows an onscreen window with "Time, Chapter" and different from my 520 - "Time Remaining". Sometime it is nice to know how much time is left while watching a film.
Many new features such as Repeat (Chapter or specific memory set scene)
The biggest bonus... the price is astonishing:
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE
I can't tell when the Power is on or off - no indicator light on the machine!
No incremental zoom - although there is a 'zoom' button on the tiny remote - it only zooms in (1.5X, 2X and 3X) - it does not zoom out to help prevent overscan.
The remote is actually too small - a little larger than a credit card - this is not a bonus for easy handling and manipulating.
No LCD player display - it is so small that there is no room on the front to see the DVD info (Chapter, time etc. ) - although this info is accessible (see above) by clicking a button.
REGION FREE FEATURES ( as stated by Malata )
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I can't think of anything else, but if I do, I will report it here. So far I am very impressed with this Malata.
Can't get it Region Free?
Can't get it out of Progressive Scan mode?
1) Remove Discs
2) Power On
3) Hold "STOP" on remote for 5-8 seconds
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