5 comments about Mustek PL607 7-Inch Portable DVD Player.

1. This DVD player was fine for the first few months that I had it but then it started not recognizing disks and now it won't recognize any disks also it rattled so it is a piece of sh**.



2. I bought this DVD player in Sept of 2006. It doesnt play and even if the dvd has a single scratch, it will not play it. The same DVD plays in a different dvd player that I have. Insignia. I would recommend not to waste your time on this. Pay $10 more and buy Insignia. Customer Service is not good. They try to rip you off. They said this box has a warranty of only 90 days and henc eyou need to buy extended warranty which costs 35 dollars and have to send it back to company for which you need to pay shipping. which totally costs you 50$ which is asgood as trashing this and buying a new one.



3. I've tried several brands of portable DVD players for myself before and this one has a very good features. To be true, I was really surprised of good quality stereo sound and great picture quality. And one more, it plays ALL regions DVDs. It's a specially good for me, I have a lot of movies from many countries. So, I've got a good stuff for good price.
   I'm going to buy one more for my friend.



4. The seller adverised the price and I ordered it. Only to hear that they dotn have it.



5. Ok so here is the skinny. This item isn't the smallest that you can find on the market. It is rather thick in size and having to use the remote for other than basic functions is a pain BUT I have had it for more than 2 years and it works great even now. My kids borrow it all the time as they have lost the chargers for each of theirs and it has held up. Construction is good and as one of the previous reviewers stated, you need to take care of it. Don't just toss it around and expect it to stand up forever. I would buy it again especially for the price. -M

5 comments about Toshiba SD-P2500 8.9-Inch Portable DVD Player.

1. bought this player afer about a year of research. i agree with most of the reviews here-this player is great. picture on the 9 in screen is really wonderful, able to view it from all but the most extreme side angles. i think the sound is good too-those that are complaining about the sound are really asking too much from a portable dvd player, in my opinion. we cannot expect movie theatre quality surround sound from a player hardly the size of my nieces geomtry book. why does the movie theatre sound so good? cuz its a movie theatre, duh! can you hear you movie sitting in front of the player? yes. can you hear it from across the room? yes.(although this may not be a good thing, after my son was on his 4th viewing of monsters inc, on a two day trip!)can you hear it in the middle of an indoor waterpark? YES! enough said.
   took it on a recent trip, afore mentioned waterpark, with 5 other families, two of which had dvd players also. all the kids eneded up in my room after dinner, crowded around to watch movies. 10 kids, all could see, all could hear, all were quiet for almost two hours. BLISS! me: satisfied. other parents: JEALOUS!



2. Outstanding picture. Plug in two (there are two jacks) Sennheiser noise reduction headphones and you and your traveling partner are in HEAVEN at only 30,000 feet. Then drop in a CD for some nice mood music at the destination or a DVD and plug into the TV for across the room viewing. This IS the way to travel AND the SDP2500 is the best DVD portable I have seen. We get over 3 hours from the 3 hour battery and over 5 from the 5 hour optional battery - take both batteries and you have 8+ hours - plus they recharge quickly.

   Not cheap - but I don't mind paying if I get results and the SDP2500 DELIVERS.

   Only dissatisfaction is that some of the many, many functions are only available with the remote control. You can certainly do all the basics without the remote - but need it to get fancy.

   We love the SDP2500, and never, never travel without it.




3. My 16 month old daughter and 12 year old step-daughter love that I have purchased this portable dvd player. Long car rides will never be the same again. Plus I'm sure my husband will get a lot of use taking it to work with him. I own a 2002 Dodge Durango and this unit fits perfectly between the two front seats and with my youngest behind me in her car seat she can't reach the unit to kick it. Battery life is long and charges quickly. Picture quality and sound is so good I don't need headphones to enjoy anything I am watching. This unit isn't very expensive for all the quality you get out of it so don't buy the cheap Minitek models because this one smokes them all.

   It doesn't come with a car adapter, but go on ebay and they sell them cheap. Because of the size of the screen it was hard to find a decent case because most of them will only accomidate barely 8 inches. I went to Circuit City and they sell a bag called "Targus" and this bag will do the trick. I even brought my Toshiba 2500 into the store and sized it up. Plus the bag holds extra dvd's and cables, really a good buy and I recommend picking it up because this one switches from a back-of-chair viewing to a suspension between the two front seats.

   If you can get your hands on this please do so. I did my homework on portable dvd players for over 6 months and I am proud to say I know I couldn't have done any better.




4. I travel a lot, and since I bought SD-P2500 I cannot imagine travelling without it. While I never owned a competing model, I've looked at them, researched them and this is the one to get. 8.9'' screen is just the right size -- probably the biggest you can have and still call it portable. The sound and picture quality is simply great. Two headphone jacks can definitely be handy. The battery lasts, and charges fast. And now, four months later, I can also add that this DVD Player can live through a lot of abuse. :-)



5. The sound is absolutely phenomonial as well as the picture.
   
   I have owned a Panasonic DVD-LA95 and DVD-L50 and they are not even compariable to the SD-P2500. My friend has a Samsung L200 and it is not even on the same level even though the L200 has a bigger screen.
   
   I cannot say enought good things about the SD-P2500. I don't understand why one of the other reviews says that it is too big to be portable, it is a perfect 8.9" portable dvd player. The picture quality is flawless. It has a really awesome 3-D on screen menu, a option to plug in your digital camera or has a memory card slot as well.
   
   I highly recommend it!

No comments about Philips DVDR 80 - DVD recorder.

5 comments about Daewoo DVRS04 DVD Recorder/Hi-Fi VCR Combo.

1. I purchased subject unit from Costco. This machine was a total waste of time and money. Thought the price was right, but guess I got what I paid for.
   
   First time copy VHS to DVD, the machine locked up, did not finish the project, did not respond to the remote, or buttons on the unit. Got my VHS tape out, but it would not finalize or release the DVD. Went repeatedly into "finalize", but that is where the project would end, would not eject, regardless of what button was used it would go back to "finalize", again getting no where. Using "eject" would go the the "finalize" again. Machine had a one track mind. Took it back, with my DVD still in it, still had my VHS tape of the project.
   
   Purchased another brand, paid about $65.00 more, and now have a machine that works fine



2. As another reviewer said, got as a whim buy at Costco since they don't have VCRs much any more. This unit feels like a Linux box - it has to "boot up" for about a minute from cold start. It worked well for about a week doing timer recordings to VHS tape and DVD, then went flakey. I had to put it on an extension cord with a power switch because it hangs on power off (hibernate really), and I have to disconnect power to get it back (hard for me to reach the plug behind, hence adding the extension cord). Also now hangs when set to timer record; clue - clock doesn't update. Auto clock only works once in awhile; have to do manually after each deliberate power fail. Don't "power off" with a tape in or it spins motors. Tried "restore to factory defaults", but that didn't fix it. The timer controls are clunky and old fashioned, not nearly as nice as a two year old JVC SVHS VCR I have with its four dedicated rocker button pairs on the remote (most TV shows start on the half hour -- DUH!).
   
   Probably mine is a defective unit, as it did start out OK (bad memory perhaps?), will exchange or return shortly (but as I read these other reviews, exchange is becoming less of an option).
   
   Too bad really, because the 6 head vcr was nice, smooth and fast albeit a bit noisy on rewind, and the the TV Tuner is the best I've ever seen in a VCR -- it may be pulling down Digital TV signal instead of just analog (worth a second star). I never got around to exploring the nifty DVD features, since the fundamental power on/off and clock stuff didn't stay working.



3. I bought this unit last year because Fry's had it at a smoking price and I wanted a way to convert all our family videos to DVD before they died a heat and dust death. This was my first DVD recorder.
   
   Its operation for basic tasks is simple and straightforward, but from time to time I come up against the lack of a feature I naturally expect to find, but which isn't there or doesn't work. Examples:
   
   When recording from the air, this unit apparently does not record closed captioning information to either tape or DVD, a substantial negative for viewers needing "hearing assistance." All of my other VCRs record it.
   
   I was ready to return my unit because every time I shut it off, it "hung" with the message "WAIT", would not respond to any controls, and eventually had to be unplugged and replugged. I called their service number, was advised this was a known problem with the "automatic clock setting" feature, and was told my only option was to turn that feature off and set the clock by hand. (ATTENTION other reviewers who reported hangs on shutoff: this is probably your problem.)
   
   With the automatic clock setting feature off, the unit apparently does you the "favor" of adjusting itself for standard and daylight savings time on the proper day (this is totally undocumented). Unfortunately, my state doesn't do daylight time, so the unit recorded all the wrong programs for a week or so until I figured out that it had changed its own clock. There is no way to disable this "feature."
   
   If you are playing a tape or DVD at a time when the unit is scheduled to record, you are given no notice that a scheduled operation needs the unit (even my cheap VCRs will do this). When you turn the unit off, you will get a message that the unit will switch into auto record mode instead, whereupon it will record the remainder of the show you wanted, at which point you typically kick yourself because it's too late to recover from your mistake. Now, the manual says "while the VCR is recording, DVD playback is possible," but that's only if the VCR is already recording -- if you're playing a DVD at the time the VCR wants to start recording, it won't start.
   
   On the other side of automatic operation, if you find yourself recording the wrong show to DVD (e.g., due to a schedule change or sports delay) you can't override the program and stop it. The manual says that holding the stop button down for three seconds will stop it, but I have not found this to work.
   
   My occasional attempts to use the unit to play "interactive game features" on some DVDs have all resulted in system freezes or hangs, requiring unplugging of the power cord to reset the unit.
   
   There is an annoying bug in the unit such that if you are searching a DVD in fast reverse for a particular scene, and then hit PLAY when you find it, it will play with no audio. You have to hit STOP and then PLAY again to regain audio.
   
   Finally, I was disappointed with the results when I tried to copy my VCR tapes to DVD, the task for which I primarily bought the deck. It's probably not the fault of this particular unit, but I discovered that although the quality of a VCR tape recorded at the 6-hour speed is very reasonable, a DVD recorded at the 6-hour speed is unwatchable -- super-pixelated and full of ugly artifacts. So I can't just plug in the media and let the machine do the job unattended, I have to be present to perform active editing. As I mentioned, this was my first experience with making DVDs, so learning about their limitations was part of the process. However, I have to wonder how many other potential purchasers have home videos recorded at this speed and are also going to discover this limitation after buying this machine.



4. I bought this unit at Costco since it was about 50 dollars cheaper than the others I've seen. Out of the 12 dvds I've made so far, only 4 work. The unit repeatedly froze up either while updating the disk after a recording or while finalizing a disk. Out of the 8 disks that did finish finalizing successfully, only four of them worked. The player would say that the other were Blank discs, but if you tried to write to them it would say the disc is full.
   
   I will be returning the unit for the second and last time. (First one stop displaying video altogether after the 3rd day)



5. Worst piece of electronics I ever purchased. Started acting up almost immediately. Hit rewind and machine shuts down and ejects tape. BUYER BEWARE!!!!

1 comments about Coby DVD657BLK Super Slim 5.1-Channel Progressive Scan DVD Player with Karaoke Function, Black.

1. I just got one.
   Karaoke function does not work.
   I called Coby technical support. They have no way to make it work.
   They asked me to return it to Amazon.

5 comments about Toshiba RS-TX20 DVD Recorder with 120 GB TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder.

1. I purchased this as a gift and the first time we used the DVD player, the menu was all pixillated. You couldn't see anything or play the DVD. I tried several different DVDs and none worked. I returned it and received another Toshiba RS-TX20 DVD recorder and it had nothing but the unit. No cords, no instructions, nothing. I returned it and will never use Amazon again.



2. Think of this equipment as a space saving unit that will replace your Tivo recorder and DVD recorder/player. But that's it. Giving bad ratings because it's not capable of recording HD, having bad basic Tivo programming capabilities, or not outputting recorded materials to digital audio is like criticizing it for not cooking your dinner. Free basic Tivo service comes with the ALL Tivo recorders (this isn't exclusive to Toshiba machines). Tivo has always offered 3 days advance programming without Season pass and other extra features found in paid service. Think of it as a test drive feature that'll suck you into paying for subscription, which, by the way, is worth it. Tivo Series 2 was never meant to record HD. If you have a standard TV, the recording quality at High setting is perfecly fine (both Tivo and recorded DVD). Yes, you can see digital compression artifacts (especially on large screen HDTVs). If you are looking for recording HD look else where--or Get the Toshiba HD DVD, wait for Tivo Series 3, or get satellite service and pay a lot for HD DVR. If you are happy with your standard cable, this machine will make you happier.



3. I bought this unit a year ago on sale (at a ridiculously low price) and have found it to be just great. It offers everything you might want in a TIVO and DVD player/recorder unit (although it does not HD-record, if that is what you need). It is especially good for those who don't need all the bells and whistles of full TIVO service and who only need the basic TIVO service (which is just fine) WITHOUT A RECURRING MONTHLY CHARGE (that is the great benefit of this unit).
   
   I had TIVO Basic for about 9 months and was satisfied with it (and especially with no recurring charges). Having said that, I did upgrade to full TIVO service, but only because TIVO was changing its business model and was eliminating lifetime subscription service--if I had to decide what to do now without that possibility, I would get this unit and live quite contentedly with TIVO basic. I mean, Season Passes and wishlists are great, as well as a 2-week look at listings, but not at $150+ a year for me (no cable here, which makes a difference as well, as there is less to search). The Basic service makes the unit into the equivalent of a charged videotape recorder.
   
   By the way, despite what is written below, other boxes do NOT all come with Basic TIVO service--you must get a TIVO subscription with most. Again, that is the great benefit of this box, especially for those of us with more limited TV service or needs, or who do not want yet more monthly charges or the equivalent.



4. I bought this unit in October 2005 - purchased for the TIVO with DVD burning capability. The Tivo was easy to setup, easy to use. DVD burning worked well for 4 months then,I began to get error messages "saving failed - internal error". Resetting/restarting did not solve the problem. Toshiba tech support was no help. The unit had to be sent in for repair - 2 weeks later I received a "reconditioned" unit. The reconditioned unit worked for 30 days, then began with the same error message. Tech supports only answer "unplug it and then plug it in - if that doesn't solve the problem, you will have to send it in for repair". Toshiba paid the shipping costs for the 2nd return. 3 weeks later I received the 3rd unit - reconditioned. On the first day, I got the same error message. Tivo works fine, I am able to record and view programs, but not able to burn DVD's. It seems a shame since I paid extra for this capability. I don't know what Toshiba will do at this point. After 3 failed units, I think it is fairly certain that reliability is poor for the DVD burning option.



5. I have had this product for over 1 year. At the beginning, I tried to get by with Tivo basic service -- it simply wasn't working. After I subscribed to the Tivo-Plus, I got hooked with the service, it was my dream came true. I had some initial troubles with my DSL service because the program guide was downloaded through the phone line shared by DSL. But, some weeks later, the problem disappeared. Another issue is, sometime the download will cause my phone line to be "busy". The phone company test shows that I have a phone somewhere in my home which has not hung up (Tivo phone). Fortunately, the problem occurs rarely, and once I know it, it can be fixed easily (just unplug the phone line from Tivo and re-plug).
   The problem came about 2 months ago, the DVD bruner broke. We have used the DVD burner to store TV programs, because even it said it can store 140 hours of program, in reality, only the highest quality video is acceptable, and that makes the total program time to be less than 70 hours.
   Without the DVD burner, the Toshiba unit lose more than 50% of its value.
   I guesse Toshiba knows the issue now, because I don't see them actively selling this unit.
   Also, when you subscribe to Tivo Plus service, make sure you also subscribe to more cable channels. That makes your 13 dollar Tivo-plus monthly fee worth-while.
   One more thing-- Tivo records analog TV signal. For HD, it is already digital, so you need another type of DVR (Digital Video Recorder) for it. Right now, several digital cable & satellite TV companies provide those boxes as part of the service package. Unfortunately, they don't include DVD burner. It may be due to copy right concern.

5 comments about Remanufactured Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player.

1. 2 of them broken, one bought brand new locally, the other refurbished from here. I returned the broken refurb for a refund, but I paid 2x shipping cost for $40 player and got nothing. The one bought locally wasn't opened till months later and the receipt was lost, so that was a complete loss. Don't be fooled by the features, don't waste your money.



2. This DVD player never operated at a very high level, but then you get what you pay for. At the original price of approximately $40, this player "worked" for a year and a half but there were always problems with it such as stopping and starting during movies, freezing up entirely, failing to recognize that there was a disc in the tray to read, the tray refusing to open... I was pretty shocked since Philips makes quality products. It wouldn't have been so bad if I'd have gotten a year and a half of great play, but no such luck! Don't buy this model - upgrade!



3. The price on this remanufactured item was great. (I consider a remanufactured item to have gone through a more rigorous quality control check than a regular item.) It has worked perfectly for the year or two that we have had it and I particularly like that it is so slim (low profile) that by putting the TV on a couple of little blocks I was able to slide the DVD player just beneath the TV.



4. The quality of the image was superb for the 3 minutes we were able to watch before the player stopped working. Will not buy refurbished again. Can't say anything about the quality of a new version of this model.



5. It has a terrible remote control, its's small and cheap. You have to hold the stop button to eject a disc. My unit will only play files with the extensions MPG and Divx but will not play any AVI Files.
   
   It's fussy about which discs it will or will not play and it's becoming more so with time. It's limited to only 8 characters for filenames and has a very primitive interface for Divx and MP3 playback.
   
   You Get What You Pay For
   M. Calcagno

5 comments about Toshiba SD-4980 DVD Player with HDMI and DivX Playback.

1. I've had this DVD player for over a year and have had the same problems other reviewers have listed. It skips, it doesn't play things I've burned one time and the next time it will, it crashes which requires you to unplug it each and every time. BUT...it plays DivX. That helps. - Spend your money on something better. Too many crashes too often and not enough good things to offset the bad including the price.



2. Toshiba makes a quality product. I have been buying from the Toshiba line for 20+ years. The SD-4980 is a great DVD player for the price, I have had mine for about 8 months now and it see's a lot of use. This week the disk drive motor gave out. This will be 8th Toshiba in 7 years, all having suffered the same drive motor fate. Some have made it a year, most have not, but like I said they do see a lot of use. You will need to step up in price range for a longer lived unit. "You Get What You Pay For"



3. This DVD player is a great buy for the price. I have had it for about 3 years now and the only problem I can report is that it pauses for about 3-5 seconds randomly throughout a movie, this will typically happen about once an hour. When you take in to account that this DVD player is usually under $60 from a retail store, plays DIVX, plays burned DVD's/CD's, and is a Toshiba brand, it's a great deal! Plus I have HDMI support so I can hook it up to my HD TV easily.
   
   The picture quality that the DVD player outputs is great as is the sound. I have never had a problem with a DVD or CD playing and the fact that it will play all my .AVI/.WMV files is GREAT! The player also has a title command that will display how much time your disc has left, how much has elapsed, and what track it's on. Another thing I think that Toshiba could have improved on was the fast forward and rewind commands. When you press FFW or RW it doesn't respond very fast to the remote.
   
   If you need a DIVX/DVD player and you are working with under $100, I would definitely suggest this player!



4. It's been almost two years since I bought this item refurbished from woot.com and have been pleased ever since. The picture quality on my Toshiba widescreen SDTV has been excellent and playing divx/xvid files on CD-Rs or DVD-Rs even looks good. I never would have though that this would last this long.



5. I've had this player for a year and this thing is getting on my nerves. It will periodically and randomly skip even though I'm playing a brand new DVD I bought earlier in the day. I rewind the scene back to make sure I don't have a defective disc and it will play fine through. So yes this is very random skipping for no reason at all. Multi-angle scenes are even worse since most, but not all, the time it skips so much it is not even watchable. Some DVDs will play perfect, others will not. The same goes with multi-angle scenes. Also this player has froze up on me a few times, but it is rare.
   
   The nice features like HDMI upconvert and Divx playback are the only pros that keep me from giving this player 1 star. The picture quality is nice through HDMI but obviously not as good a blu-ray player (seen a PS3 in action so I can compare). But the random skipping, freezing, and the inability to play multi-angle scenes really outweighs any positive aspects this player may have. If these problems can be fixed in any easy manner, I would bump up my rating.

No comments about Polaroid PDM-0722 - DVD player - portable - display: 7 in.

5 comments about Toshiba SD-4900 Progressive Scan DVD Player.

1. I had the same pro scan problem with this (otherwise excellent)Toshiba DVD player, but it's not difficult to correct. The instruction manual says to press the 'stop' button to turn off the disc you're trying to watch, then press and hold the 'stop' button for at least 5 seconds. The Toshiba screen saver should then pop right up on your TV screen. Good luck... it worked for me.



2. Wow. This DVD player is awesome. I have had it for almost a year and it has never let me down. About the Progressive Scan problem, I read the instruction booklet about it. You need a Progressive Scan compatible TV.
   I love all the features, and the remote layout. All the music features rock, and the 3D surround sound is great!
   I recomend this product to anyone looking for a High-Quality DVD player.



3. I've had this player now for about 4 months, and it's been great so far. Very clear, accurate color, and fast response. Layout of the remote is a little wonky in some respects, but i've come to expect this as commonplace with most players.

   Seeing the negatives some people are mentioning, however, I feel compelled to defend this player, as it's getting a lower rating than it truly deserves - largely due to ignorance.

   First, concerning the "booby trap" issue. It's not a trap, it's progressive scan. If you don't have an HDTV, PS isn't going to do much for you anyway! If you try to set the player as PS, and your television can't handle it, of course your display is going to bug out for a bit. If you check the manual, however, this "trap" is mentioned, and it's resulting fix to reset the settings. People are saying "good luck" like Toshiba is to blame for this, when it's simply the result of people hitting buttons and selecting options that they don't know anything about.

   As for the time/chapter display, this is shown on the front panel of the unit - just like virtually *any* player out there. The reason you can't simply pause the player for hours and leave it in the same spot is more a matter of liability control on the part of Toshiba - doing this is BAD FOR YOUR PLAYER. It's bad for any disc-based drive.

   To finish this up, this is a great product that displays audiophile quality in *certain* areas. It has it's warts, such as the remote, but has been almost perfect throughout my experience with it. If you know how to operate a DVD player without selecting stupid options and mistreating the unit, this one is great for you.

   If you're the type of fool who fries their previous DVD player, complains about not being able to read the front panel properly, or can't figure out how to display the remaining time on a disc, then by all means...stay far, far away. From all electronics.




4. I bought this DVD player to replace an irritating Go Video model that wouldn't play audio CDs and loved to skip at the slightest scratch in a rental DVD. Overall, the Toshiba SD-4900 has been a worthwhile replacement, especially considering its low price! It has performed very well with almost every DVD I've rented, even ones that are a bit scratched up. It plays audio CDs perfectly and I've had no need for a separate CD player component in my stereo system.
   
   The remote is a little annoying -- some of the buttons aren't grouped in an intuitive way -- but once you've used it for a while, you do get used to it, and it's no big deal.
   
   I'm not an audiophile or digital video expert, so I won't comment on the technical specifications. I actually have the signal routed through a tuner that dates back to 1986! Obviously, this means I sacrifice the clarity of a digital signal, but I have to say the picture still looks great -- it's only going to get better if you're using quality, modern equipment to go with this player.
   
   So what is the one big annoyance? On my old DVD player, if I was interrupted and stopped playing a DVD, I could come back later and pick up where i left off, as long as I didn't eject the disk. Not so with this model. Unless you leave a disk paused (which isn't supposed to be a good idea for lengthy periods of time), the DVD player will shut itself off automatically after several minutes... and it will lose your place in the movie, even though the disk was never ejected. Very annoying if you get interrupted even once or twice.
   
   Still, on balance -- I recommend this model for its excellent performance for the price.



5. For all of you who can't find their manuals, which I almost couldn't, (seriously, what kind of anal person keeps track of all their manuals, or actually reads the whole thing right away, friggin losers) and are frustrated with these earlier reviews that bring up this problem, but don't explain specifically how to correct it, here is the actual way to fix this problem:
   
   eject any disc that is in the drive and wait until the screen says "no disc"
   
   now press and hold the stop button on the player itself for about 5 seconds
   
   the welcome screen should come on
   
   hope this helps all you frustrated people out there