Philips PET941D/37 Portable DVD Player with 9-Inch LCD, White
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Manufacturer: PhilipsBrand: Philips
Edition: Electronics
Release Date: 2009-07-13
Model: PET941D/37
Color: White
Publisher: Philips
Studio: Philips
Music Label: Philips
Product features:
- 9" high resolution swivel LCD screen
- Up to 5 hours of playback with built-in battery
- Compatible with virtually all DVD and CD disc formats
- Includes AC adaptor, car adaptor and AV cable
- Built in stereo speakers plus headphone jack
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Philips PET941D/37 Portable DVD Player with 9-Inch LCD, White
Customer Review: Great player, superb battery stamina, lightweight
Summary: 4 Stars
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!
Description of Philips PET941D/37 Portable DVD Player with 9-Inch LCD, White
Enjoy your movies, music, and photos anytime, anyplace! Philips PET941D Portable DVD player features a 9" 16:9 wide-screen TFT LCD swivel display and built-in stereo speakers. You can enjoy up to 5 hours of DVD/DivX/MPEG movies, MP3-CD/CD music, and JPEG photos on the go. Also includes AC adaptor, car adaptor, and AV cable.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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