"Philips PD9000/37 9-Inch LCD Portable DVD Player Review"

Philips PD9000/37 9-Inch LCD Portable DVD Player with 5 Hour Battery, White

Product Features Enjoy your movies anytime, anyplace! The PD9000 portable DVD player features 9" TFT.LCD screen for your great viewing experience This Philips player comes with a compact built-in rechargeable battery for long-lasting power. The Philips Portable DVD player is compatible with most DVD and CD discs available in the market. With DivX support, you are able to enjoy DivX encoded videos and movies from the Internet, including purchased Hollywood films. The high resolution color LCD display brings images to life, showing off your treasured photos, favorite movies and music Up to 5 hours of continuous movie, photo and music playback Features Play your movies, music and photos on the go DVD, DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, (S)VCD, CD compatible The Philips Portable DVD player is compatible with most DVD and CD discs available in the market. DVD, DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, (S)VCD, and CD – all of them can play on the DVD player. DVD+/-R is a shorthand term for a DVD drive that can accept both of the common recordable DVD formats. Likewise, DVD+/-RW handles both common rewritable disc types. MP3-CD, CD and CD-RW playback MP3 is a revolutionary compression technology by which large digital music files can be made up to 10 times smaller without radically degrading their audio quality. A singe CD can store up to 10 hours of music. View JPEG images from picture disc Play JPEG photos that are saved on your disc. Relive your favorite moments with family and friends anytime you want! DivX Certified for standard DivX video playback With DivX® support, you are able to enjoy DivX encoded videos and movies from the Internet, including purchased Hollywood films. The DivX media format is an MPEG-4 based video compression technology that enables you to save large files like movies, trailers and music videos on media like CD-R/RW and DVD recordable discs, USB storage and other memory cards for playback on your DivX Certified® Philips device. Enrich your AV entertainment experience Built-in stereo speakers The stereo speaks provide quality sound and allow you to listen freely. Enjoy music anytime, anywhere, with built-in stereo speakers that allow the convenience and enjoyment of music playback simply by unplugging the headphone. 9" TFT color widescreen LCD display The high resolution color LCD display brings images to life, showing off your treasured photos, favorite movies and music with the same 'real life' rich detail and vibrant colors as high quality prints. Extra touches for your convenience AC adaptor, car adaptor and AV cable included This Philips player comes with AC adaptor, car adaptor and AV cable for your convenience. Up to 5-hour playback with a built-in battery* This Philips player comes with a compact built-in rechargeable battery for long-lasting power. Up to 5 hours of continuous movie, photo and music playback enjoyment can be achieved on a single charge. Just plug in the power cable to recharge the player - it's that simple. Car mount pouch included for easy in-car use Mount your portable DVD player easily to your car headrest. You can enjoy DVD movies on the road. Full Resume on Power Loss The DVD-Video player remembers where you have finish viewing a DVD and continue playing from the exact scene where you stopped watching even after a power failure. If you did not take the disc out of the player, simply press play and it will resume play where you have stopped the movie. For other disc that you have taken out of the player, just reload the disc and press "play" followed by "resume" on the remote control. The Philips DVD-Video player makes life easy! DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivXNetworks, Inc. and are used under license.Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings.Battery life varies by use and settings.Battery life of playtime is approximate and may vary depending on application condition. To optimize battery life, user should turn LCD backlight to minimum, connect to headphones (not built-in speakers) and listen at medium volume level, and use the product at room temperature. Specifications Picture/Display Diagonal screen size (inch) 9 inch Resolution 640(w)x220(H)x3(RGB) Display screen type LCD TFT Sound Output Power 250mW RMS(built-in speakers) Output power (RMS) 5mW RMS(earphone) Signal to noise ratio >80dB(earphone), >62dB(built-in speakers) Video Playback Playback Media DVD, Picture CD, SVCD, Video CD, DVD-R/-RW, MP3-CD, CD-R/CD-RW, DVD+R/+RW, CD Disc Playback Modes Disc Menu, Fast Backward, Fast Forward, OSD, Repeat, Zoom, Resume Playback from Stop Video disc playback system NTSC, PAL Compression formats Divx, MPEG4 Audio Playback MP3 bit rates 32 - 320 kbps Compression format Dolby Digital, MP3 Playback Media CD, CD-RW, MP3-CD, CD-R File systems supported ISO-9660, Jolliet Connectivity DC in 9V, 0.8A Headphone jack 3.5mm Stereo Headphone x 1 AV output Composite (CVBS) x1 Convenience Battery charging indication Yes Shock proof Yes Accessories AC/DC Adaptor DC-IN 9V, 0.8A, 110-240v, 50/60Hz Car kit cigarette outlet adaptor, 12vDC Remote control AY5521 slim remote Cables 1 x AV Cables User Manual Multi Langauges Pouch Car mounting pouch Power Battery Type Built-in battery Battery lifetime Up to 5 hrs*

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lives up to its description, July 14, 2011

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lani girl* - See all my reviews

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This is our 2nd portable DVD player. I was hesitant to purchase one again after so many bad reviews of many different brands. I have delayed purchasing for about 6 months until I found this product. Our Kawasaki player stopped working well after 5 yrs of occasional use and little fingers touching the sensor many times. We use a portable DVD player for trips and sometimes at home.

I'm very pleased with this product. The price is excellent for the quality and screen size. I specifically wanted one that had an AV output to easily hookup to a hotel TV (this is when the remote comes in very handy) and had a memory function. We recently enjoyed a favorite DVD hooked up to our hotel room TV.

Includes:
~ AV cords and remote, although we add an AV extension for hotel TVs.

~ Car charger and car headrest holder.
The elastic bottom part of the headrest holder somewhat covers the on/off button, eject button and stop start buttons though. But it's not too difficult to move. It's not a completely secure holder like the metal attachment kinds are, but it does the job pretty well. I added some masking tape around it to secure more for a long trip. If we used it continually I would opt for a better way to secure it or purchase a player that secured with metal brackets.

~It plays DVDs that I have created.
Note: I specifically won't buy Sony even though it is a quality brand because Sony doesn't allow you to play DVD/CDs that you have created.

~It's a lightweight compared to our old one and has the battery integrated within it.
I haven't used up the entire battery at one sitting yet. But we drove quite a few hours before we realized that the car charger hadn't been plugged in and it was still working well. Our old DVD player lasted a little over 2 hours, so we're glad to have this new one.

~It remembers where you left off - YES!
Finally this function is available - nothing is more frustrating to a kid than when you pull the car in for gas and the player has to restart the video, because you turn off the car.

~Everything else as far as I can tell functions well.
Headphones work well with it and the sound quality is pretty good as far as portable DVD players go. We hope it will last as many years as our old one.

2.0 out of 5 stars WELL, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, August 26, 2013

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P. V. Beagle - See all my reviews
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The screen seems small and the sound is quite "tinny"
Go for something that has a largerscreen and better sound.

Philips PD9000/37 9-Inch LCD Portable DVD Player with 5 Hour Battery, White