wast of money

I was quite happy with my old Panasonic DVD player until it decided to give up the fight. So I thought the Hyundai HPD719 DVD Player would be the answer to my problems. I was wrong, the screen quality was appalling and to top it of I was supplied with the wrong TV connections.
The quality is cheep and nasty, don't by it if you're used to something better.

Brilliant - and what a price!!

I bought this player in January 2008 and it has performed brilliantly, both on battery or mains power. Although the white outer case does look cheap it does it's job of protecting the vital bits inside perfectly well.

My 80gb 5th Gen video ipod works without problem and the screen quality is great. I've also hooked it up to my tv and again the picture quality is still very good indeed.

For the price, it is an amazing good peice of kit - I'm sure you could spend three times as much and get something that's 1% better, but why would you??

PHILIPS PET707/05

Good quality product.

Headrest mounts are non-obtrusive and the DVD player and bracket detach easily for safety when not in use.

Making it multi-region- Works as well!!

Having had the DVD Player for about a month I decided I needed to make it multi-region, to play other region discs I own.

This is the procedure I carried out and made my player region free:

1. Power on DVD without a disc in the player.
2. Press SETUP on the remote.
3. Press 'Right arrow' on the remote 3 times.
4. Press 9, 6, 5 & 3 on the remote.
5. Press up/down to change region of player. Set to 0 (Zero) for region-free.
6. Press SETUP to exit.

Job's a good un!

Sony DVPFX850B Portable DVD Player

This unit has the build quality you would expect from Sony, and it feels like a serious piece of kit. The screen is one of the best available with its 800 x 480 pixel resolution. I would estimate the useful viewing angle to be around 90 degrees. The battery clips on at the bottom of the player, and is not required if plugged in via the mains adapter or via the car plug. It also has a"video in" socket so you can use it as a monitor. The USB connection can be used to access thumb drives, but only JPG and MP3 files can be played from it. It will not play movie files from the USB port. There is an optical-out audio link, but Sony did not provide the cable for that. The accessories that are included: Remote control, AC power adaptor, 12 V car cigarette lighter adaptor, and stereo audio and composite video cable, and carry bag. Sadly, there is no s-video or component video output on the player. A waste of the 12 bit video DAC in my opinion. The sound from the inbuilt speakers is barely acceptable, and you will need to provide and use your own headphones or external speakers. There are 2 headphone sockets so you can listen with someone else. The carry bag feels cheap and tacky. It almost feels wrong to put such a nice player in it! Mine was a tight fit. They should have made a better felt-lined bag.
Even with it's faults, this is still one of the best disk spinners out there, primarily thanks to its awesome screen.

PROS: Swivel screen transforms from"laptop" mode to"tablet" mode.
800 x 480 screen is amazingly clear.
Good build quality.

CONS: As with most portable DVD players, not all content is presented in full screen. Unless it is 16:9, it will display in"black box" with black bars all around. 4:3 content displays with black bars on either side. High price.

Great player, lovely build and features

I bought mine from ebay after reading the reviews here. I tried the multii region hack mentioned here but it didn't work.

Here is the code that works:

Switch player On and Open the tray cover
Press Setup on the remote control
Press the down arrow on the player twice to
move menu selector down to the Preferences menu
Press the right arrow on the player
Press 2, 1, 2, 2, 2 and 5 on the remote
Press Left Arrow on the player
Press Down Arrow on the player
You should now see the REGION CODE screen
Press 0 on the remote
Press Setup on the remote to lock in the zone change
and to exit the process.

Im really happy with this player and the 7" screen is plenty big enough.

DVD player is fine

However, the SD card reader doesn't work at all, certainly with my 2GB camera one.

I also bought the SHINCO DVB 100t Digital TV tuner. This is rubbish, it only works if you connect to an external roof antenna, the little antenna supplied picks up paractically nothing.

Overall the DVD player is great for travelling etc. but the TV addition is a waste of money

Great value twin DVD player

This was a pressie for the kids and we are extremely happy with it. The picture quality is better than expected, sound very clear too. A great feature is it plays DIVX files.
Only minor problems are no battery options so it must always be plugged in. The mains adapter only has one socket so you can only power one screen. (the in car adapter has 2 power outputs so is fine)

Very easy to fit and take out when not in use.

For the price I would says is better than expected quality and so very good value.

Overall - Great!

Does just about everything you could expect. Digital TV reception okay with my own indoor aerial (Film 4 and BBC 3 a bit dodgy). There is supposed to be a wake up timer (also used for the recording function) but there doesn't seem to be a standby function so you can only power off using the mains switch! Leave it on and it will initiate recording at the set time. Unit can't be used as a Freeview box because the A/V output only works for DVD. Plugging in the mains adapter doesn't disable the battery so it will start charging as soon as the the power switch is turned off - not good for battery life.

OK, but.....

...there is something peculiar about the VCR. I can record to it OK. It will play video tapes that I have previously made on a JVC recorder, but it is rather temperamental about playing some commercially-made video tapes. It fails to track these particular tapes properly and the picture keeps breaking-up. There doesn't however seem to be a problem with the DVD Recorder.

Happy parents

We purchased this just last week and are very pleased with sound, and quality of picture, also the leads just reach far enough for 7 seater cars so that you can have one screen between front seats for middle row viewing and one attached back or between middle row of seats for back row viewing.Without head phones on, us parents were able to enjoy conversation to each other whilst film in progress. Also we were pleased to see that there is an extra head phone socket on main player so 3 sets of head phones can be used, as we have 3 kids!bonus is that it can plug into your TV and be used as a portable DVD player, ideal for self catering hols.

Can be made multiregion, quality not as good as PMPs

This DVD player is very stylish and sleek however the image quality can not really match up to any media players such as the Archos, Ipod, Zen, Iriver etc. as the resolution is simply not enough for the 7" screen. The player comes with a USB port to allow attachment of pen drives or card readers but it is only USB 1.1 not USB 2 so it is sloooow. I also had problems with the OK button not functioning on a number of DVDs so you should check that before buying. The player can be made multiregion- using the remote control press setup, down arrow, down arrow, right arrow, 212225 (the code will not be shown), left arrow, down arrow. The region code box should then be shown- enter 0 and press setup to save.

Extremely good buy

This LG portable dvd player is worth the money. For people on a slightly smaller budget, it offers great sound, great picture and lots of fun! The screen, although 7", is bigger than expected and has very good picture quality. The sound is great and the player also has 2 headphone jacks. It also offers divx compatibility. My only complaint is that there isn't a volume button on the remote, only on the player. But apart from that, it's a good buy. In short - Life's good

Shinco? Shonky more like

My first thoughts on this box which I got from Digital Daffodil was the build quality was cheap - this was borne out once I tried the unit.

- The DVD lid doesn't sit flush with the case - one end is a few mm higher.
- The volume button was really crackly and cut out the audio in certain positions. They obviously use cheap components.
- The TV Out didn't work at all.

Other criticisms
- software is a bit unfriendly.
- There doesn't seem to be any way of it remembering where you were up to if you play an avi/divx file. Didnt try it with a DVD.
- When the unit is in tablet mode, the remote control sensor is on the top of the unit, facing away from you - doh! No usability testing done there!
- Not sure the travel case can be used tied to the back of a car seat or not - it would be useful if it could.


Positive aspects are:
- Small, light
- Has DivX support
- has in car power supply.
- has USB support

I have sent this back for a replacement in the hope it was a one-off which I am still waiting for (10 days later). All in all a less than joyous experience.

Moral: you get what you pay for.

review Orbit PDVD-768S 7" Portable DVD Player with TV Tuner

bought this item off carparkuk smashing service spot on ,was delivered on the quoted day,cracking little machine what more could i say ,i checked carparkuk reviews one or two bad ones but the rest where spot on ,ignore the bad reviews he has , i had no problem with this seller,but there are always some people u cant please,but iam not one of them highly recomend carpark as a seller,as for the price ,what you get for 150 quid is amazing ,if you are thinking of buying one do it brilliant machine

Orbit tablet style dvd player from feastronics

Excellent personal service from Feastronics (brought from Feastronics zshop) with speedy delivery and great coms. Item has good build quality and looks great to match - with many extra features not normally found at this price point. Picture quality good, sound quality more than satisfactory, FM stereo transmitter is a great feature which allows wireless surround sound in the car or allows sound to be heard througth any neaby radio. TV reception is very good with external arial attached and satifactory with in-built antenna. No problem playing recorded DVD's or CD's, even allows MPEG4/DIVX playback! Can also connect to your PC via the USB and act a mobile DVD-ROM drive! Leather effect delux carry case is a great bonus, recommended seller and recommended item.

Awesome

This is a really beautiful little player and the hack is really easy to use and effective. Playback is good quality with great sound and picture. Its small but very easy to travel with for this reason. Perfect if you are looking for a multi-region travel player.