A decent player....you can't be expecting much with a portable DVD player..
Where it stands out?
1) It comes with a 110-240V charger - so that makes it really "portable"...I mean you use these not at your home but when you actually travel..
2) It can be made region free...so double points on portability!
Region free hack:
1. Turn on player.
2. Open disc tray.
3. Wait till 'Open' appears on screen
4. Type 9 6 5 3
5. Press up or down button to reach REGION option
6. Press OK button
7. Scroll UP/Down to TEST0 , press OK
8. Press setup again to exit
3) Battery life is longer
4) Gives you some extra inches of viewing than the rest
5) Plays both NTSC and PAL DVDs. I haven't tried that but the specification on Philips' site says
"Video disc playback system: NTSC, PAL"
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Though the caption says black color but the white looks smart...so I am happy with that.
Overall a decent player....serves the purpose for what it is meant for....please don't compare the sound or picture quality with a home theater or LCD....it's not that. Philips PD9000/37 9-Inch LCD Portable DVD Player with 5 Hour Battery, White
I've owned this player for a little over a week now and, since it had no reviews here on Amazon, I thought I'd write one up.
I bought this as a bedroom DVD player to replace an Insignia player that was showing its age.
The description says the player is black, however, go by the picture in the listing. The outside is a matte off-white color and slightly textured. The inside is black. The screen is a huge 9 inches (the majority of players I looked at had 7 inch screens) and the video quality is very good. Audio is quite good as well. I have the player on a night stand next to my bed and have no problem hearing anything. It isn't listed in the product description but the player comes with a mounting pouch for use in a car. I don't intend to ever use the player that way, but, I wasn't expecting the pouch so it was a nice surprise when I opened the box. The box says the battery will last 5 hours; I can't really comment on that since I keep it plugged-in. Though I'm sure I'll be happy for those 5 hours during power outages.
Now for the minor quibbles:
When the player is on there is a rather large, bright green light on the front of the player (it lights red when the battery is charging). It doesn't interfere with watching the screen and I got used to it after a few days.
I really wish players like these would have a button on the remote (or on the player itself) for switching between 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios (my very first portable DVD player had such a button and I've missed it in every player since). If you're a stickler for watching programs in the correct aspect ratio (like myself) you have to go through the settings menu to make the change. A single button would save several steps.
I also wish that all the manufactures would add volume controls on the remotes.
The AC adaptor was also a little on the short side (probably three inches shorter than the cord for my previous player). It's a minor annoyance only.
Overall, I'm very happy with this player and would give it 4.5 Stars.
This player (PD9000/37) is a region free portable 9" wide screen Divx DVD player. It works off the box very nicely. Most control 'switches' and ports i.e power, dvd open, ear phone etc are on the sides. The control buttons (play, stop, forward, menu etc are accesible when you open the screen. The outside is white and when you open it's black on the inside.
The screen is very nice and playing of discs was flawless. I checked DVDs, VCDs and some Divx home videos. All of them played well. If you pop in a divx disc with avi files, it will list directories and/or file and you can highlight the desired file and click play. you can do that with the remote as well. The audio quality is okay. The volume level is fine indoors, may need to use earphones when viewing outdoors. The 9" screen is really better than the 7" ones. Pretty good battery life too.
Worth the purchase!
I bought this to use for trips, it does exactly what I need it to do. I think the audio and picture quality are great. Its very durable and doesn't skip when it falls to the floor of the car- we usually just put it on top of a duffle bag to use it so both girls in the captains chairs in the second row can see. I have no complaints, I think its a great dvd player.
I took a chance on ordering this player because there was no reviews when I purchased it. When I received my player it was white on the outside and black on the inside. When I went to watch a DVD during the day while riding in the car the screen was to dark. When I adjusted the brightness and contrast it only made it worse. The disc menu on my player doesn't work. After I watch a DVD and hit disc menu it stops playing the DVD and says hit any button to continue. This unit is all plastic which makes it light weight. There is a button on the remote to change the brightness from normal to high to dark so you have three options on the remote only. Like I said, even adjusting the brightness and contrast I couldn't get the unit bright enough for my liking. The power cord is very short and thin. I am returning my unit because of the disc menu malfunction and I am going to try a different brand player. For the money that you pay for this unit it's not a bad player, just not what I am looking for in a portable DVD player.
We've had this dvd player a few months (after trying several others when a fantastic one - Polaroid, no less- we'd had for several years finally wore out). We've been more pleased with it than any others we've tried, but we did have a problem with a very dark screen recently. My five star rating is mostly for Philips customer support... I called about the problem; the tech asked a few questions then said, "OK, if you give me your address, I'll send you a replacement." I had no idea this was even a possibility when I called and was very pleasantly surprised by the cheerful way in which Philips volunteered this product replacement. It's worth the purchase - and I don't even mind problems - when a company stands by its product. - Highly Recommended - Multi-region - Philips Dvd Player - Car Dvd Player'
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