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Magnavox MPD820 8-Inch Portable DVD Player
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(3.0 out of 5)
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Magnavox DVD Player--UGH!
(3 out of 5) by Jo Ann George on Feb 25, 2007 (Clearlake, CA United States)My husband bought me this DVD player for my birthday earlier this month. I fell in love with it. The screen is a great size, picture is crisp and clear, I had these awesome headphones that when plugged into this player made it sound as if I were in a movie theater.
I only give this 3 stars because it just gave out on me 2 weeks after I got it. I thought maybe it was the plug or battery or something but those weren't the issues at all. It was just that the player stopped working. I was extremely disappointed with this.
With a name brand like this I did expect a hell of a lot more than just two weeks of pure enjoyment. Maybe it was just my luck or something.
I only give this 3 stars because it just gave out on me 2 weeks after I got it. I thought maybe it was the plug or battery or something but those weren't the issues at all. It was just that the player stopped working. I was extremely disappointed with this.
With a name brand like this I did expect a hell of a lot more than just two weeks of pure enjoyment. Maybe it was just my luck or something.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Simple to use and what a picture!
(5 out of 5) by L. Socha on Dec 1, 2006 (New Durham, NH USA)This is one of the easiest players to use. The screen picture quality is fantastic. About the only thing I think is a little short is the sound out of the speakers but the sound is fine through the headphones. I love it!!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Mostly dead on arrival
(1 out of 5) by tommy on Jun 20, 2006I've had the MPD820/17 for a few hours now. Out of 10 commercial widescreen DVD's I have tested on it, it refuses to play 7. The other 3 play just fine. This makes me think the firmware needs to be updated, but I have not been able to find any way to do this myself. It will play NONE of the DVD+R disks I have burned myself on a DVD recorder. I will be very happy with this machine if Philips customer support can solve the playback problem, but I am not optimistic.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
I guess that it could have been worse
(2 out of 5) by Rene R. Palmer on Oct 10, 2005I had the MPD820 for almost a year when it quit working. I was living in Baton Rouge and my family was in Shreveport. I had recently had a baby and was making the 10 hour round trip more than once a month.
So to be honest, I wasn't much surprised when the screen of my unit developed a short in it from all of the bumps in the road (the screen shifts in the sling as you drive). At first, I just had to readjust the screen so that it would come on. Eventually the entire screen went out.
I say that I wasn't surprised by the fact that it went out - mainly b/c I have little faith in anyone's quality of work anymore. So few people take pride in what they build. It is actually cheaper for Magnavox to replace those units which turn up defective within the first 90 days than it is to (a) build the unit correctly or (b) hire someone to fix those that have problems.
I will definatly think twice before buying another Magnavox. I'm now in the market for a new DVD player. I'm taking suggestions as I obviously am not good at picking one out myself. ;) [...]
So to be honest, I wasn't much surprised when the screen of my unit developed a short in it from all of the bumps in the road (the screen shifts in the sling as you drive). At first, I just had to readjust the screen so that it would come on. Eventually the entire screen went out.
I say that I wasn't surprised by the fact that it went out - mainly b/c I have little faith in anyone's quality of work anymore. So few people take pride in what they build. It is actually cheaper for Magnavox to replace those units which turn up defective within the first 90 days than it is to (a) build the unit correctly or (b) hire someone to fix those that have problems.
I will definatly think twice before buying another Magnavox. I'm now in the market for a new DVD player. I'm taking suggestions as I obviously am not good at picking one out myself. ;) [...]
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A good product.
(5 out of 5) by R. McCoy on Jan 17, 2007 (Wyoming)This product is a good one.. I got it for my husband and he really likes it.. The 8" screen is nice and the dvd player is easy to use. It has a great battery life for viewing movies that happen to be a bit longer then most. The screen quality is good and has a good picture.. Over all it is just what we were looking for.