Toshiba HD-A30 1080p HD DVD Player

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The HD-A30 takes the performance and convenience of HD-DVD to the next level. For the highest level of picture quality with high definition TVs, the HD-A30 adds 1080p output for twice the resolution of a 720p signal. The HD-A30 is equipped with CE-Link HDMI-CEC connectivity. This convenient feature offers the capability to communicate with and control another HDMI-CEC compatible device all with one controller. 1080p/24 frames per second support offers a smoother, more film-like, viewing experience. The HD-A30 HD DVD player maintains this frame rate, allowing you to enjoy movies in their native frame rate. High definition playback delivers 720p/1080i/1080p resolution, up to six times the resolution of DVD. Leading-edge efficient video compression standards make it possible to experience the full potential of your HDTV. Advanced audio, including Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS HD (core only), along with legacy formats including Dolby Digital and DTS bring an increased sonic realism to movie soundtracks. Slim chassis cosmetic design is only 59.5 mm and features a sleek high gloss, black acrylic faceplate. Web-Enabled capability opens a whole new world of entertainment experiences that can include access to exciting studio-provided enhanced features. Ethernet connection allows your HD DVD player to receive updates to support future applications and services. This player is not compatible for use with Blu-Ray discs. Dimensions - Width 16.9 x Height 2.34 x Depth 12.9 Weight - 7.26 pounds
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- HD DVD Playback
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 "Allen's a bit sensitive, yet better than Toshiba" 2010-01-28
By Ray Morgan (Den,CO,USA)
I received a fully functioning HDDVD W/O the remote. Allen didn't like the criticism, yet quickly remedied the error.

 "HD A-30 an underrated player" 2009-03-26
By Paul F. Gordon
The HD A-30 is a good HD player, although the format did not survive the competition with Blu-Ray. It is a better upsampler of most Blu-Ray players, although you really need to use it with a 1080 P TV. The sound is good, although it only delievers the new HD audio formats in multi-channel PCM, which was a bit disappointing. It sill does Dolby Digital and DTS normally though. It is also a faster loader than other HD players.

 "Fire sales make HD DVD a bargain" 2009-03-18
By Quentin (NorthWest)
I bought an HD-A30 nearly a year ago from Amazon's Warehouse Deals for as a refurb. The unit arrived fast and was in new condition with everything in the box including two sealed movies. Some refurbs come in generic boxes but this came in the original box then double boxed for protection. The player was easy to set up and has worked perfectly all this time. It is a beautiful component that looks great next to other home theater gear.



I have since bought over 100 HD DVD discs at excellent prices. Most were from Amazon Marketplace and only a few have given problems. Most of those were used and show some surface scratches or abrasions. When you consider that you're getting HD quality for prices as low or lower than standard DVD it's hard to quit buying this "dead" format!



The fly in the ointment of course is that no new titles are released on HD DVD so you'll have to be content with what was released by the spring of 2008. There were about 600 titles released and quite a few still are available from Amazon or elsewhere for as low as $2 and rarely much over $10 (compare that with Blu-ray titles).



Since Toshiba is not making HD players anymore I bought a second A30 on eBay. It was from an outlet store and was just a bare player with not even the power cord or remote control. There were no other bidders so the auction remained low and I got the player for $37 including shipping. Though this player showed obvious signs of use it works fine and I've put back the unit I got from Amazon as a spare (which makes sense since I have a large library of discs).



It's important to point out that the HD-A30 is an excellent upconverting DVD player. DVDs look great on my 56" 1080p TV, not quite HD but close enough to satisfy most folks. HD DVD may be the dead format but it's 100% compatible with DVD so you can play over 100,000 titles in addition to the 600 HD titles!



I have to tip my hat to Toshiba, it would have been easy to ignore customers who bought HD DVD but they have kept releasing new firmware for all their HD DVD players, even back to the first generation. A few months back version 4.0 was released that seems to have solved issues with earlier firmware. The upgrade process takes about 15 minutes but otherwise is easy to do if you take the time to read the precautions.



Of course my experience doesn't predict what the next person will get delivered. If you buy a Blu-ray player and it's defective you can return or exchange it. If you get a bad HD DVD player or yours goes bad later, then you'll have to scramble to find another.



Overall, this is the bottom feeder's way to view quality HD media on an HDTV and it's allowing me to put off BD until prices come down and better players are released. Later Blu-ray will compete but for now you can get a HD player and discs for about 1/5 the cost! And upconversion to boot, a no-brainer for many on a budget.

 " Excellent EBay seller." 2009-03-03
By Jerry A. Moe (Roseburg, OR)
Item delievered as advertised. Works perfectly. Would recommend this

seller to any person using Ebay as a source of good buys, good prices and

low shipping costs. This buyer is extremely satisfied. Thanks.

 "Not worth the money" 2008-11-10
By C. Crawford
I purchased this unit prior to HD market dissolving; have gotten new firmware from Toshiba; but problems still persist. Movies freeze up both HD and regular DVD. Some regular DVDs do not play at all. I would not recommend this product unless you do not mind the freeze ups.


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- plays Blu-ray high-definition discs; selectable output resolution: 720p/1080i/1080p signals available through HDMI outputs;
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- Dual HDMI digital outputs permit sending video with up to 1080p resolution to two displays simultaneously
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 ""Flagship" Bust!" 2010-02-10
By Andy Smith (Jacksonville, AR United States)
I had very high hopes for this machine when I purchased it from a local Denon dealer with cash I had been given as a gift. I have some SACD's and DVD audio discs, a huge collection of DVD's and CD's, and was ready to begin a collection of Blu-ray discs. I am running the player connected to a Denon AVR 4310CI receiver with which I am greatly pleased. When the player works, the sound and picture are outstanding.



I have been tremendously disappointed from the onset.



The machine has been thoroughly updated in its firmware and is still picky about playing and not playing certain Blu-rays as well as even CD's. It was suggested that maybe this was because its firmware was not properly updated.



To update the player, one is supposed to be able to easily access online through its ethernet connection the Denon site that downloads these things. However, the player will not stay connected to the internet long enough to complete the downloads. I have Cat 7 cables, and the fastest "business" speed internet connection that Comcast provides. It has been tested and has been shown to be reliable and steady. To assist me in this, the local dealer from which I purchased the player actually made a couple of discs to use to load the firmware updates into the machine. Their tech came to my home and accomplished this procedure. The player indicates that it is up to date now, indicating "latest" when firmware update is checked. It still will not connect and play "Blu-ray Live" options that are available on many discs. It still will not consistently play the Ironman Blu-ray disc. At least one audio CD I own will not play in the machine. I have checked these discs by taking them to try on various other players and even back to the dealer's shop to try on their players. All but one music Blu-ray disc (defective) have played flawlessly elsewhere.



As has been noted in another review, the player is very slow starting up even if it is set in "quick start" mode.



The owner's manual is hopelessly useless in assisting in use of the player. The GUI is "pretty," but very difficult to understand- even for the tech from the local dealer!



Finally, since hooking the new receiver and this Blu-ray player into my system, I have encountered a repeated problem with my Dell plasma TV (5 years old) flashing pink or having a constant pink background on it when starting up or changing from cable to Blu-ray, or from cable to the Rhapsody music source online through the receiver's ethernet connection. No one has been able to tell me how to fix that problem! I can't say that the Blu-ray player has caused this, but it never happened before I installed the new player into my system. Denon has been no help and the local dealer has no idea how to fix this TV problem. Dell's customer service suggested that I buy a new TV to fix it!



Over all, the decision to purchase this Blu-ray player has been a very expensive mistake. I would recommend that anyone considering it try a cheaper Samsung with the ability to connect wirelessly to the internet to access Netflix, Pandora, and other online services.

 "A flagship Denon not what it's meant to be" 2010-01-24
By Michael (NY)
I would've liked to report something good about the Denon A1UDCI and the folks here at Home Theater Store who sold it to me. Unfortunately, I can't.



My flagship Denon has an audio issue. On some BD discs which play flawlessly in other blu-ray disc players, the soundtrack in this machine cuts off twice in the midst of a show until given a quick fast-forward or reverse nudge with a button on its remote. Then the audio comes back on. Happens regardless of whether digital or analog connection. An annoyance particularly during Star Trek TOS blu-ray seasons 1, 2, and 3 also purchased at Amazon. The discs were exchanged. Denon's expert solution was to return the unit to the place of purchase. I called The Home Theater Store within the first week after received. They didn't feel obligated to help. Said that it was under warrantee and that Denon would have to take over. Denon, on the other hand, says the seller should take it back. At least Denon responded. Home Theater Store mutes its audio just like my machine after I wrote them twice as confirmed by Amazon mailing confirmation that I needed a Return Authorization. I never heard from them. And this is a BBB certified store, much less doing business through ol' reliable Amazon? Don't buy from here. Don't buy a flagship Denon, either. Never heard those upsampled 32 bits supposedly intended to improve the CD sound. The video is nothing to brag about. When a blu-ray plays the picture is naturally better in comparison to DVD, but not any better than a cheaper Sony or Playstation. About its DVD upsampling: No improvement on DVD.



It's my fault, too. Early on, I noticed several used machines sold on Amazon one month after production release of the DVD-A1UDCI. I should've known. Don't buy a used machine. Don't even buy it new. Mine was new. Do a careful research. Read the professional and unprofessional reviews. Other than price, most professional reviewers were complimentary about this unit. Most customers seemed happy, too. But there are defected machines out there. Other people through audio/video forums had complained about similar issues as mine. Denon should watch its quality control.



41 pounds, 32 bits, a slow load-up. Don't mind waiting if the quality is all it's raved to be. It's not. What a waste!



You're welcome to scroll through the pages of the forum attached, below. Even those who seem happy about their A1, please notice desperation to seek Denon firmware updates even from a foreign country!



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- 1080p HDMI up-conversion in hi-def for sharper images, Dual media records on both DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW, Plays DivX , MP3, WMA and JPEG digital camera photos, Digital input for perfect digital camcorder copies, Direct dubbing for 2-way transfer of videos from VCR to DVD, Built-in SDTV tuner for digital television reception, 17 1/8" W x 4" H x 10 5/16" D, Progressive scan component video for optimi
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- BD-Live compatible
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 "Incredible Audio and Picture Quality - A Purist's Player" 2009-09-15
By WDH
The mid to higher end Blu Ray Player landscape was dramatically changed by the $500 Oppo. It matched performance and value in a wonderful package. That said, there remain some players that offer higher quality audio (via analogues) and a bit more style and panache, namely the Denon DBP-2010CI and its Marantz cousin the BD7004.



The Marantz is a very stylish player with a curved fascia that stands out amongst many rectangular players with little focus on design. It is a heavy, solid player sits a bit taller than most. From a build perspective, height does provide a bit more room for spatial layout and possibly avoids heat accomodating a smaller area.



The player is responsive, but not outstandingly fast. Powered off eject times are roughly 13-15 seconds and non-java and java-light discs load in 20 to 40 seconds. Heavy Java discs around 1 minute.



The player is profile 2.0 for internet-based special features, which creates a spandrel in making firmware updates easy via the internet.



Although the player is nearly identical to the Denon DBP-2010CI, I have found the Marantz BD7004 to be devoid of any weird handshake issues that caused brief green flashes at power up.



DVD upscaling is top notch with the ABT VRS scaling chip. I would venture to say that it is 98% of the Oppo's performance for normal content. The Oppo's chip (ABT 2010) is a bit better at recognizing obscure film cadences used in animation and anime, but the ABT 1030 chip in the 7004 does an exceptional job at detail reproduction, color accuracy, and motion. The menus allow for detail PQ tweaking including NR, gamma, brightness and contrast (the menu gui is a bit dated). BD playback is excellent.



The player gains a competitive advantage in audio performance. The 7.1 CH analogue output is terrific and has speaker settings and distances, but does not allow one to set the crossover annoyingly. The DACs are tremendous and deliver very clean and warm sound.



This player is truly a worthy competitor to the Oppo when you factor in the three year warranty and RS 232, but push your local dealer for a more realistic price.


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 "JVC DR-MV80B - DVD Great unit" 2010-02-06
By Richard Pascall (Caldwell, NJ United States)
I've had this unit now for about 2 months. My goal in buying the unit was 2 fold. #1 I wanted and needed to transfer VHS to dvd. #2 I wanted a decent quality vcr to replace well pretty much all my vcr's that aren't working now at a reasonable price. This machine so far has delivered. While I don't think any dvd, vhs or combo quite have as many functions or lives up to the more heavy duty units of the past (my Magnavox lasted 25 years and only died do to surge from storm recently) I was pleasantly surprised that this unit doesn't seem real cheesy like most. To me this was simple to operate right out of the box being familiar with other similar machines. It does not have a tuner built in but I didn't need or want this. Personally I think units with built in tuners are a waste of time and you can't get all the channels they would apparently have you believe. I prefer the built in hard drive which all but went away when the units with built in tuners came out. My only peeve about the unit is that when I transfer VHS I am having a difficult time figuring out how to create chapters? This may have to be done while in transfer process but if this is the case it devalues the unit somewhat so I gave ease of use 4 stars. It gives the indication you can do it after but I'll have to read and see if I missed something. So far all my transfers have one long chapter but its still better than VHS convenience wise but still preferrable to have chapters. The only other thing I can think of that would have been a nice feature would have been a fast dub feature but I guess thats pusshing it. I hope these are available for a while. Seems these are quickly fading into oblivion even though it seems theres still seems to be a demand. Good unit JVC. Thanks.

 "no coax cionnection" 2010-01-18
By Aric C. Sidell
I was truly disappointed when I opened the box to find it did not have a coax output even though it specifically stated that it did.



Where the coax output should be is just another stereo type output so if you are purchasing this for an older tv be warned you will need an adapter to use this machine

 "Nice DVD recorder / VCR combo!" 2009-12-29
By M. Wiggins (Lansing, MI)
I have owned this unit for over a month now, and have recorded several TV shows and dubbed home VHS tapes to DVD (and vice versa)without any problems. Picture quality is excellent! On-screen menu is easy to figure out and navigate through, and the remote control user friendly as well. I also like the fact that you can watch a DVD and record a program onto VHS at the same time! Keep in mind the following: This unit does NOT have a tuner in it, so you cannot record one program and watch another at the same time. But as long as you attach the video cables from your cable or satellite box to the unit, it will record your desired channel. If you want to use the timer, make sure to leave the tuner on and turn the TV off before you leave so it will record your program. Also, it will not record premium movie channels on DVD, due to copy protection. It will, however, record them onto VHS. You just won't be able to dub them to DVD due to copy protection. Overall, I am very satisfied with this unit and highly recommend it.

 "Works great!" 2009-10-03
By S. Dunham (oxford, nc)
I bought this from HSN a couple weeks after getting a 65 in Mitsubishi HDTV from them as well. I was thinking about getting a blu-ray player. When I saw this unit on air last weekend, I decided to try it. I really don't want to replace my movies again. I'm still replacing the VHS ones with DVDs as I find them on sale. This upconverts the regular DVD very nicely. The other bonus was that I could record my personal VHS tapes on DVD. I have my wedding and family functions that I would hate to lose. Not only was this easy to do, the DVD came out better than the VHS version. Just make sure you finalize the disc so you can play it on any DVD player.



I personally don't record anything from TV. But, there are several ways to set this up either with an HDMI cable, directly to your TV, thru a home theater system, or your cable/satellite box. It's not point and click to set up. You have to manually set it up to work, but it will record. As another reviewer stated, this will not record protected material. It's not the machine's fault. It's actually against the law to do so. Why would they allow you to record something for free when the production company wants to sell you their series on DVD?



For me, I got this to watch my current DVDs in the best high def format possible and transfer old VHS to DVD. So, this totally meets my expectations and then some. It does a fantastic job of upconverting DVDs and the VHS tapes look pretty good too. If you are looking for a great upconverting DVD player, that is a DVD-R, and has a VCR, too, this is the unit for you.



PS-I was able to use Sony DVD-R without any problems. This was not one of the recommended brands but [...].

 "What the??" 2009-09-15
By pillbox59 (Ardmore, PA USA)
The DVD recorder will not record shows that are "copy protected" and guess what? All the shows are copy protected. I can spottily record things when the recorder is in the right mood but 9 times out of 10 when I press record I get the "can not record" message. I called JVC and they said, yep, you can't record copy protected material. So this unit to me is basically useless.


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 "Device broken after just 1 year" 2009-12-03
By Jennifer R. Angelini
I purchased this combo unit to record disks from VHS. It worked fine until just after the 1-year warranty period expired! Now when I turn it on, the display says "Hello" but it will not execute any command. After a few minutes it turns itself off. Based on internet research, this is a common problem, but there is not a solution! The JVC representative told me to take it in for repair, which will obviously not be cheap. Do not buy this unit unless you enjoy spending money (quite a bit) for something that is designed to fail!

 "Poor Customer Service and Product" 2009-10-26
By Patricia D. Mcanany (Cape May County, NJ USA)
I purchased 2 of these units within the past year. Within a month or so I started having problems and contacted JVC support. I was told to pull the plug and wait and then plug in and reset. This temporarily helped and everytime I had a problem I wrote them and was told the same thing until finally the warranty ran out and they would not respond to my emails. On both units the vcr portion does not work and hasn't worked on one for quite a while. The other one now sounds like 33rpm speed. I would never again purchse JVC due to the poor customer support.

 "It's Okay" 2009-10-13
By J. Rizzardi (Mason, MI USA)
Bought this to have both VHS and DVD capabilities as well as the digital tuner (we only have rabbit ears and no digital TV). I'm not overwhelmed nor underwhelmed with it. It's a solid unit that has done the job so far (8 months). I still tape mostly on VHS though getting used to DVD more and more except you have to "Finalize" the DVD before playing on another unit. This takes several minutes and is a minor inconvenience. I purchased the special JVC-RW DVD's and they have worked every time with no problems. Really don't like the remote much. Keys too small and I'm STILL getting used to where things are. Also, the FF function for DVD's is not the step-up that I like...not sure the threshholds on each but it seems like 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x then all of a sudden 100x. Very annoying and a major problem in my book.

 "basics are good but with kinks" 2009-10-08
By Sergey Babkin (New Jersey, USA)
I've had this DVD/VCR combo for a little over a year now. The reason why I remembered to write the review now is that the DVD tray went crazy just a couple of weeks after the warranty ended. And not like I used the DVD side of it that much. Instead of fully opening, the tray would just peek out a little bit. Well, it can be pulled out further by hand but I don't know how long will it last like that.



Aside from the tray issue, it works, and works pretty good. The HDTV tuner is very good, way better than in the RCA converter. It's also pretty good at reading the DVDs that are not quite readable. Better than the drive in Philips 642 though not as good as in my computer. When Philips starts breaking up the video stream, JVS still shows it fine. The problem is that when the picture freezes in JVC, it stays this way forever, everything just hangs. Philips on the other hand skips the damaged part and continues playing after a little while. (And of course Philips has a crack to ignore the country code, no such luck for JVC).



Another issue is with ergonomics. Everything is done through painful multi-layer menus. The VCR part seems to be done as an after-thought, it misses even such simple features as search by index.

 "Not happy" 2009-09-30
By Marty Forman (Littleton, CO USA)
I purchased this unit June '09 and it quickly had a problem with recording and it turning off on it's own. I brought it in for repairs and it was in the shop for about two months . They said they couldn't fix it and would send it in to JVC. I started calling JVC and didn't get a good answer about my problem. I really got the run around. After many attempts to fix the problem, and many hours spent of my time they finally agreed to send me my money back. I would not recommend this product or any other JVC product.


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 "Great quality player !" 2009-11-29
By JJ
Video and audio quality are top notch with this stylish Denon player.

This is an affordable quality player by Denon who produces high quality AV components.

Looks like the minor freezing problem has been fixed by the latest firmware update.

 "Great performance, but value compromised by price" 2009-08-05
By WDH
UPDATE AS OF 11/25/09: I have experienced the random FREEZES that others have reported to plague this player. The player will freeze and then resume after 5-6 seconds. Very annoying.





UPDATE AS OF 8/18/09: This player is definitely growing on me. The Audio Quality from the Burr Browns is nothing short of top-notch. Powered off Eject times dropped by nearly 5 seconds to a reasonable 13 seconds w/ FW update done easily over net. My recommendation is to use NR setting of 3 for DVDs (it is not available on BDs thankfully). I would say DVD upconversion is identical to the Oppo 99% of the time in realworld use with a reasonable sized display - 50" in my case. YMMV. Really like this player, but I stand by my comments re pricing - needs to be $450 at a maximum to compete.



Note to my rating of 4/5 stars: this is highly contingent on current pricing at $535. If pricing were to dip to $425, my rating would go to 5 stars. With the Oppo at $500, the value proposition is not there with the 2010. It needs to be priced slightly under the oppo unless you are a denon nut beyond reason. The Pioneer 320 is the next closest competitor and its price has dipped below $300. The Denon needs to occupy a space between the two.



Major hdmi handshake issue with my 8G Kuro out of the box. Make sure you turnoff the HDMI control from the player or you will have HDMI gremlins galore going in and our of menus and what not. I am still getting HDMI gremlins upon power off and power on.



Menus are largely identical to 1800 and 2500; they are sparse but easy to follow. I was hoping for a bit more color and refinement, but they work. The 2010 does allow five memory settings for PQ adjustment, but does not offer any canned settings like the Pioneer 320 and 51.



Operational speed and responsiveness have largely improved from the 2500, but i would not categorize it as quick. Powered off eject time is consistently 17 (w. fw 13s) seconds. Load times are mid-pack to slow and by no means fast.



For example:

Dark Knight: to anti-piracy page

JVC: 17 seconds

Oppo: 16 seconds

Pio 320: 42 seconds

Pio 51: 45 seconds

Denon 1800: 42 seconds

Denon 2500: 48 seconds

Denon 2010: 36 seconds



Heavy Java discs showed a bigger improvement, shaving nearly 20 seconds off the POTC1 from the 2500.



Build quality is more compact, but it is heavy and substantial. I would compare it to the Oppo without hesitation. The oppo weighs 11lbs and the 2010 weighs 10.6lbs. The Oppo is a hair taller and has a more imposing stance in a rack. I would give the nod to the Denon in regard to looks, although I prefer the 2500 to both.



In respects of my initial testing, the abt chip does not recognize film cadences and deinterlace as well as the Oppo in synthetic tests. Its performance is good, but not as quick or accurate as the Oppo or for that matter the JVC XV-BP1. It does an admirable job with video based content. Color accuracy was very good and did not push red like the denon 1800.



BD performance at 1080P 24fps was excellent and identical to the 2500/1800/Oppo. I am a believer that BD at 1080P 24fps is largely identical with normal viewing distances/display sizes (i am using a 50" kuro).



SD Upscaling on the little material is definitely better than the 2500 and 1800. I have not been able to put my finger on it, but I think it might be enhancing the contrast to give the image more pop. Colors are pretty neutral and accurate. The image is very similar to the Oppo, but not quite as good. I am reasonably impressed with its upscaling ability. More time will give me a better feel for it, but first impressions are positive.



My early gripes are that Denon did not improve speed significantly; I think the higher end CEs like pioneer, denon and others are struggling to make the gains that the koreans have. Interestingly, Samsung only made the gains when they dropped the real benefit of their players -the reon chip.



That said, Audio Quality and Picture Quality are excellent in this attractive package.


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 "Great Player" 2010-01-30
By Sharon Chmelik (Gainesville Florida USA)
I bought this for my three year old grandson and he loves watching it. When my daughter and son-in-law go out to dinner, they take this with them and it keeps the little one occupied after he has finished his dinner and they are eating their dinner. It is easy to use and my grandson can do it all himself. It has a nice long battery life, too.

 "Good for Travel" 2010-01-27
By ananthi (USA)
This is a good looking DVD player with good picture quality. But it is not as compact. It is thicker than a laptop.

 "Almost perfect portable DVD/CD player" 2010-01-18
By C. Paterson
Nearly Perfect.



It is slippery because of the finish on the plastic body. The player slip-slides around in your lap, or anywhere else you may set it down. Easy to drop although I haven't yet.



I don't care for the fact that there is no sound on the 2X fast forward speed. I use the Phillips portable DVD player to watch educational DVD's. My home player will play sound on the lowest level of fast forward or 2X. The voices do sound like the "Chipmunks" but you can hear and understand the dialog. It is especially handy when reviewing and for long winded teachers! Bummer.



The 3 screen brightness selections are great. In the sunny outdoors using the player on 'bright' works well. To save battery life view on 'low' and of course for most conditions 'normal' is the ticket.



AVI jacks and a charger come with it. But no ear buds. My headphones work well with the player though. The battery charger works fine.



All in all I would trade it for a player with audio in fast forward. Other than that, it is a well built, full featured player. You can even view your CDs but the image format MUST BE JPEG.



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 "Great player, superb battery stamina, lightweight" 2010-01-06
By Rustam (Bratcho) Haydarov (Manhattan, KS)
This is a great product. We used to have an old 7" Initial brand player and jumping to 9" brand new device seemed like a miracle. We have ordered the item few days before our road trip so actually had to pay an extra 20$ or so for overnight delivery. Despite that quite satisfied with the product and do not regret for a second.



I liked the design of the player and it being white and glossy recalls some associations with stylish Apple brands. It is somewhat thick body but extremely lightweight for the size. The compartment for DVD is covered by 2/3 size of the body top that opens up. The top looks a bit weak and you naturally would want to be somewhat careful when inserting the DVD. May be a smaller opening for DVD would be more reliable, however would mess up the design.



I guess the biggest surprise for me was the life of the battery. We drove from KS to TX for 8 hours and our little one was watching it almost all the way through. No, the battery would not hold for 8 hours, but no less than 5, for sure. We heard "are we there yet?" only for two times that made the drive much more pleasant... ))



The battery is located inside the player and you can not remove it like with laptop, or other players without unscrewing it. It puzzled me because to extend the battery life one would want to have control over their power, i.e. to remove it one the device works from DC. But I realized this is not a problem as there is built in controller that charges the battery only when the device is in a switched off mode, unlike your laptop, that can be charged while operating from DC. It may be inconvenient, if you don't have time to charge it overnight and need to charge it while watching, but we didn't have problems with it. The player come with a car adapter and AV out cord. Well, again here Phillips tried to economize or what and actually made it short, so to connect to your TV you would need you regular AV cord that, arguably, is available in every household. However, it would've been nice to have the full cord in the set.



Picture quality is okay. I would rate it 7.5 out of 10. Before purchasing I read some comments that resolution is somewhat low. I guess I would've not brought that up if I didn't read the comments before. I scrutinized the screen to a greater detail. If you look at the screen very close, indeed you may be able to see pixel lines. Certainly, you computer monitor have a better resolution. But this is a bigger than 7" screen and one doesn't have to keep it very close. It is big enough to watch together.



Sound quality is extremely good and loud. If you are heading for the trip make sure you get some headphones. If you would like to connect a pair of headphones you would need to get a splitter (not included). I think Phillips could've make two sound exits.



Okay, it seems I wrote too many "could've been" words despite of my good rating. I think this is a great player for the price. No, it is not cheap piece and doesn't look cheap either. I recommended this player to my sister when she wanted to get one for her son. The best thing about Phillips players that they don't give you head ache with reading DVDs from various regions. This one reads also DVX files that was of utmost importance for us as we have quite a few disk in video formats. Look at some competitors and you'll come back to this product, unless you want to invest 60-90$ more for the same feature but top brand. Good luck!

 "Meets all of my needs" 2009-12-18
By Susan Tunis (San Francisco, CA)
I received this portable DVD player as a surprise birthday gift recently. I have to say that so far I'm delighted with the machine. The first pleasant surprise is that it was charged up and ready to go, right out of the box. I haven't taken so much as a look at the instructions yet, but have found every aspect of the player's function to be user-friendly and easily intuitive (which coming from me is saying something).



Another reviewer complained about the picture quality. I find it to be perfectly fine. My one tip would be to make sure you've got the screen angled properly for best viewing. Additionally, the sound quality, in particular the volume level, was far superior to an Insignia portable player I was using a few weeks ago. The included remote control was also significantly better than the other brand, as it had more features available such as on-screen display, angle, and zoom.



I've spent hours at a stretch watching DVDs on my player, and I've yet to see a low battery indicator. The long battery life is fantastic! Again, the 5+ hour battery life was about twice that of the other DVD player I tested. In addition to the typical charging and connecting cables, the Philips player comes with a protective neoprene sleeve for when you're traveling with your DVD player. It's very basic, but serves a purpose. The machine is certainly small and light enough to slip into a carry-on or even large purse without too much fuss. This isn't a top of the line portable player, but seems like a reasonable value for the price. The construction feels sturdy. The design is sleek. And this small luxury item meets all of my needs.


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