Philips DCP951/37 9-Inch Portable DVD Player with iPod Docking

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 8.3 x 1.5 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B0013WKFCC
• Item model number: DCP951/37
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #128 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 13, 2008

Product Description

Product Description
Enjoy your videos from iPod, DVD and SD card. Enjoy DVDs and iPod videos on an 9-inch color widescreen with the compact Philips DVD player. Featuring a retractable adapter for iPod and built in SD/MMC card slots, you can view DivX movies or digital photos from multiple sources. Enjoy your videos and photos from multiple sources. 8.5-inch widescreen LCD display for high quality viewing. Play and charge your iPod. Play DVD, DVD+/-R and DVD+/-RW, (S)VCD, DivX and Mpeg4 movies. View movies and photos via the SD/MMC card reader. Doubles as a digital photo frame. Enjoy your digital photos from iPod, photo CD or memory card. Play slide-shows, single photos or thumbnails. Pan, Zoom or rotate photos. Designed for your on the go convenience. Up to 2.5 hours of playback with built in battery. Single remote control for the system and iPod. AC adapter, car adapter and AV cable included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

131 of 134 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I like Philips......BUT, July 5, 2008

By	M. Bailey "Snookums" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I picked one of these up. I was psyched about the iPod dock. A great idea and from what I can currently find, also a unique feature. No one else has a portable DVD with an iPod dock. At the time of purchase I was torn between this Philips model and the Sony FX820. I'm a big Sony fan but the iPod dock really had me.

I got it home and popped my iPhone into the slide out dock. After fidgeting with it for a couple of minutes I was watching a movie from my iPhone on the screen. Cool. But.....then I noticed. Unless you are looking at this player's screen head on, you can't see a damned thing. If you change the viewing angle just a bit, the LCD screen becomes nearly black. Unviewable. Very disappointing. To me, this one fault makes this player useless. It's a shame. The iPod dock feature is cool.

The unit does feel VERY plastic-y. Also, this is an open faced design. You can't close it up. The screen is always exposed. The DVD loads on the back of the unit too. Kind of clumsy.

On a positive note. The unit didn't seem affected by any cellphone GSM noise.

A cool idea but flawed by seriously poor image quality. I would recommend the Sony FX820. You can hook up an iPod or just about any external video source using a cable. The Sony is far superior in material, build quality and picture quality. Sorry Philips!

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor video quality but overall a good value, August 27, 2008

By	A. khan (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have an iPod classic with 80 GB. I carry my music and a lot of movies with me to watch during my commute on a busy subway system. I wanted a bigger screen to watch my iPod movies. This thing has adapters for virtually all formats. I am going to throw out the others but am keeping the iPod classic and touch/iPhone ones. The built in speakers are not very good quality. The headphones produce good iPod sound pass through.

I am a bit disappointed at the SD card format support. The SD card can only have MP3 sound files or JPEG pictures. This thing also supports DivX. I am not sure how this works. I am not interested either. MPG4 movie does not play. I was planning to use this card feature some times.

The DVD is OK type. The DVD door is extremely flimsy. Mine is already showing signs of wear after one week! The battery drains a little faster when running the DVD drive to watch movies. I am planning to take my movies mostly on the iPod.

Flimsy design, poor video image quality, and no battery gauge that is why 3 stars. I am otherwise very happy and would recommend this product.

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Neat idea, poorly executed, May 24, 2008

By	Bill Kearney "wkearney99" (Bethesda, MD USA) - See all my reviews

Tried it, didn't like it. It's speakers are not powerful enough. The plastic of the disc door and tray are too flimsy. The curved shape of the case makes it nearly impossible to use the (also flimsy) stand. The unit gets too hot, it would be uncomfortable in your lap. The remote doesn't work more than a few feet from it and then only when you're facing straight to it. All in all, it's a neat idea just not very well executed.