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4 reviews
Jun, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 4 reviews of COBY DVD-R1300. The average rating for this product is 1.3/5, compared to an average rating of 3.8/5 for other DVD Players for all reviews.
On average, users rate this product 25/100.
Consumer review (newegg.com)
I would not recommend this product to anyone.
The only pro would be the price if it worked. It powers up and that is it.
The product is not worth buying, and return shipping cost is very high.
Consumer review (newegg.com)
So far, it seems to behave well with DVD-R's (don't have any +R's). It is sometimes stubborn on -RW's. Closing the image doesn't always produce a valid closed image on -RW's (just starting to experiment with -R's). Note: if you watch part of a video,...
Very inexpensive -- it's only 1/3 the price of the Toshiba DVR620 (I'm not real keen on combo units anyway...). Looks pretty nice. Generally functions acceptably. Unlike my previous DVDR, you can chapter step forward (e.g. 5 minutes) on a disc that has...
Very clunky programming interface. Very limited features: no "fill disc" mode (i.e. variable mode, allowing best resolution for available run-time), no 8 hr SLP mode, only permits short text titles on videos (hardly enough to identify movie), and...
Consumer review (epinions.com)
Return shipping was only $6.
Hard to say if the unit works, I've only owned it 3 months.
Consumer review (shopping.com)
I purchased a Coby DVD Recorder/Player at Thanksgiving for a gift. Upon opening it at Christmas it didn't work right out of the box. As it was over 30 days store I bought it at wouldn't take it back so that left dealing with Coby. They took it back...
Return shipping was only $6
Hard to say if the unit works, I've only owned it 3 months
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