Philips Portable DVD Player Reviews

"Enjoy movies on the Philips PET1030 Portable DVD Player with 10.2" LCD display and a 180-degree swivel screen...Whether you're sitting in a park, camping, or trying to appease the passengers in your car, Philips PET1030 portable DVD player does the job beautifully..." read more »

"i had the product and in a padded protective case, it fell to the carpeted fllor less than one foot and was...Awful Build Quality , will create problem in playing DVDs after few days...Just wonder how a MNC company like Philips can make such junk product , got it from a retail store last month - already dead..." read more »

"Operation is easy and intuitive, the sound is good, and the picture is crisp and plenty bright...This player is affordable and easy to use...It's easy to accidentally push the "Open" button, but taping the cover down solves this problem..." read more »

"Portable DVD player includes built-in iPod dock with video playback; 8.5-inch screen; DivX, MPEG4, JPEG, MP3 playback compatibility; SD flash card reader;...Short 2.5-hour battery life; tablet-style design leaves screen unprotected; washed-out screen; buttons...The players do an impressive job of offering a wide variety of video playback options on the road, but a few design flaws and--most notably--short battery life hinder the overall experience...After having..." read more »

"The DCP951 features a 9-inch widescreen LCD display that sits above a speaker grille which also incorporates playback and menu controls in a nicely stylish fashion...We've seen a lot of inexpensive portable DVD players that have, to be frank, felt pretty flimsy in actual use, but the DCP951 bucks that trend, as it's a solid unit with some weight behind it...Philips provides a wall socket adapter as well as an in-car charger with the DCP951...And just so we could tick off the little box that says that we've done something, we plugged an iPhone 3G into it, and predictably, it suggested that Airplane mode might be a good idea..." read more »

"Australia is a vast country and those who travel it by road know that there are only so many games of "I spy" that you can play before inspiration runs dry...As you'd expect from a Philips product, the PET708 is a well-designed unit with a solid build quality...The PET708 plays DVDs, video and audio CDs, WAV/MP3 music files and displays JPEG images...The audio works as well as you can expect from small speakers in a unit this size, but the movie experience is definitely more immersive if you plug in a good pair of headphones into the headphone jacks found on each unit..." read more »

"So it seems Philips had been reading our minds with the DCP750 which landed with us for review...The DCP750 is a small hardback book sized device which packs a 7" screen and allows your 5th generation iPod to slide in providing a bigger screen to view and inbuilt speakers to listen too...Measuring 210 x 178 x 39mm and weighing in at a lumpy 1.8kgs the DCP 750 may sound beefy but its actually a good sized unit and doesn't feel at all bad to cart around...A nice touch of the design is that the screen rotates 180 degrees meaning its easy to get the correct viewing angle and the screen is also a good matt finish so it isn't too reflective..." read more »

"Inexpensive price, video iPod dock, memory card slot, DivX compatible, excellent disc compatibility...Weak built in speaker volume, disappointing battery life, no possibility of carrying a spare battery...The Philips DCP850 is more than just a standard portable DVD player...While the DCP850 delivers an excellent feature set and all around solid performance for an affordable price, there are a couple of flaws in this player that prevent us from giving it our..." read more »

"I find the resolution as good as a standard analog TV...Anyone looking for an inexpensive compact DVD player and owns an iPod, I would recommend that you consider this player...If you are looking for portable DVD player to use in your vehicle, I would recommend you consider another portable DVD player..." read more »

"They tell me now that the warrenty is only good for 90 days and that they will not exchange or replace it...These units cost between $249 and $299 and I can not see spending good money on a poor product and doing business with a company that will not stand behind there products..." read more »