Philips PET724 7-Inch Portable DVD / DivX Player Review

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(More customer reviews)We spent about 6 months trying to decide if we would use a portable player enough to justify the purchase, and if so, which one to buy. As a BitTorrent user, I have a lot of DivX files already, so when I saw a player with that capability at this price, I pulled the trigger. Very good decision. We've been using the player heavily for about a month now, and we are very satisfied, often wondering why we waited so long to buy one. We got it before a long roadtrip (7 hours each way), and it made the travel much more pleasant for my 4-year-old. He actually looked forward to getting back in the car so that he could watch his shows! I was able to fit about 10 hours of kids shows on one DVD-R using the free DivX software player/burner for windows. The Phillips portable has played all DVDs, DVD-Rs, and DVD-RWs that we've thrown at it without the slightest skip or freeze. I can't even say that about our full size home player. It feels very sturdy, and has held up perfectly so far even at the hands of a rather rugged 4-year-old.
The battery life is very good, but I don't have any specifics. Longer than 5 hours, at least, which seems good to me. The included adapters allow you to use it plugged in to the wall or cigarette lighter without the battery attached if desired (much lighter that way). The car adapter cord is long enough to reach from the dash to the back seat in a big vehicle, but probably not the third row in a mini-van.
The screen is not huge, especially when viewing 4:3 aspect content. The 7" diagonal measurement really only applies to 16:9 (widescreen) content. The built-in speakers are OK sounding, and suprizingly loud. There are 2 headphone jacks, which is an outstanding feature so that you don't have to use a splitter.
The included AV cable lets you hook it to your composite inputs on your TV or VCR, so you can use this with your home entertainment center. I was considering buying both a home DivX player, and a car video system. This player satisfies both requirements for much less than I was planning on spending for either one. This qualifies as the best consumer electronics purchase I've made in the last 2 years -- a very pleasant surprise.

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7" Portable DVD, DivX 3.1, Widescreen, Plays MP3, DVD, DVD+/-R/RW, CD-RW, JPEG pictures, Built-in rechargable battery, up to 4 hours play time, Beautiful piano white finish, Car adpater, Slim remote control, Sero Bright Dot screen

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