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Panasonic DVD-LS850 Portable DVD Player with 8.5" Diagonal Widescreen LCD - Deluxe Version includes Carry Case, Car Headrest Bracket, DC Adapter & 6 -Hour Battery
See it at Amazon.com for $349.95Average Customer Rating
(3.5 out of 5)
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + ShareLightweight, but beatable within brand
(3 out of 5) by Ellis Godard on Apr 13, 2009 (Moorpark, CA United States)This model's lightweight, and the includes extras are nice. But Panasonic makes several models with larger screens and longer batteries, for not much more weight and (at times) a lower price. We bit the 10" with an 11-hour battery, and have loved it.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
TERRIBLE picture quality and mediocre design
(1 out of 5) by Michael J. Jones on Feb 7, 2008 (Hewitt, TX USA)I purchased this player as a replacement because I clumsily killed my Toshiba SD-P1900 9" player. I figured, even with a half-inch loss of screen size, I'd still be in the game, right? Panasonic's a great brand name, right? WRONG.
This particular Panasonic model not only has lousy picture quality and no remote, but there are no fast forward or fast rewind functions other than skipping all the way ahead or all the way back to the beginnings of scenes. I'm a film buff, so I like to be able to back up two or three seconds to check out that explosion in fps detail, or to move forward or backward at 2X or 4X or 8X, etc. Plus, if you extend the adjustable screen forward as shown in most illustrations, you cannot see or reach the control buttons without moving it out of your way.
I'm no video product engineer, but I hope my impression of the VERY inadequate picture quality and overall poor design of this player makes you think twice. Go for the Toshiba instead!
This particular Panasonic model not only has lousy picture quality and no remote, but there are no fast forward or fast rewind functions other than skipping all the way ahead or all the way back to the beginnings of scenes. I'm a film buff, so I like to be able to back up two or three seconds to check out that explosion in fps detail, or to move forward or backward at 2X or 4X or 8X, etc. Plus, if you extend the adjustable screen forward as shown in most illustrations, you cannot see or reach the control buttons without moving it out of your way.
I'm no video product engineer, but I hope my impression of the VERY inadequate picture quality and overall poor design of this player makes you think twice. Go for the Toshiba instead!