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"Should have bought the panasonic!" on by katulsa
Pros: Long battery life. Solid unit. Clear picture. Battery DC plug comes with kit so you don't need a converter.
Cons: Doesn't play scratched/worn cd's. alos has a problem with alternate CD-W,R formats so forget about those home movies. Don't bang the bottom in your brief case r the plastic slots for the battery will break off.
Summary: Stuck but will still use the player with new DVD's and music cd's.
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"Video quit working, control buttons would not respond" on by magenta687
Pros: When it was actually working, the picture was crisp and it was very wonderful for a long car trip we had taken.
Cons: Video stopped working after very little time used. Replacement had the same issue within an hour of using it.
Summary: We had used the player for a little over a week when the video stopped working and the control buttons were not functional. I sent it back to Sony for a replacement. We received the refurbished replacement yesterday and the replacement did the EXACT same thing within an hour.
When this player was working, it was fantastic. However, for a brand like Sony to put out a product that breaks in such a short time, not to mention replacing it under their warranty with another broken unit (does Sony have QA people there at all?) I am really regretting this purchase. -
"Good picture quality, solid build & performance" on by CWY00N
Pros: Clear picture, solid construction, long battery life, easy to use, kid loves it!
Cons: Trouble playing scratched/dirty DVD's (likely same with competing players), no USB port, I wish the playback buttons were backlit for nighttime use
Summary: Overall, we love this player and use it almost daily in our car to entertain our 2 year old. It's proven to be very reliable and durable the last 6+ months having taken it on hundred+ car rides and on several air travels. The battery life is several hours which was great for our 14 hour overseas flight.
The one minor issue I wish it had was to have backlit buttons so that I don't have to turn on the dome light of our car to see the "Play, Back, Fast Forward, Pause, Stop, Menu, etc." buttons in dark conditions. -
"Best Out There" on by agilmore01
Pros: Top notch picture quality
Loud speakers
Swivel screen
Anti-glare screenCons: None that I have found yet.
Summary: I went to Best Buy and compared all of the portable dvd players next to each other for about an hour using the same DVD. This Sony was BY FAR the best in picture clarity, hands down. It also had pretty loud speakers. I travel in the car a lot with this so I needed to make sure it had an anti-gloss screen, which it does. I spend a lot of time reading reviews before I buy electronics, and this one really stood out.
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"Never worked for me!" on by AChetlen
Pros: Nice looking. Appeared easy to use.
Cons: This DVD player NEVER worked out of the box with numerous different DVDs. I did all the troubleshooting techniques, but to no avail. Very very dissapointed!
Summary: Terrible experience. Did not work on day #1. Would not even consider purchasing another Sony product.
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