Coby TF-DVD7050 7-Inch TFT Portable Tablet-Style Portable DVD Player

by Coby

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 7 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009TQB00
• Item model number: TF-DVD 7050
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (250 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,640 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 30, 2005

Product Description

FEATURES: 7 Widescreen (16:9) Color TFT Display; Plays DVD/MP3/CD/CD-RW; Built-in Anti-skip Circuitry; Headphone Jack for Private Listening; Compatible with NTSC/PAL System; Multiple Subtitles/Viewing Angles; Convenient On Screen Display.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

252 of 264 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars COBY, is this really you?, August 24, 2005

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Tbones73 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coby TF-DVD7050 7-Inch TFT Portable Tablet-Style Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

Ok. First off, I have to say, I've only owned this for a few days, but I felt I had to write a review. I originally bought a DUAL XDVD-180 a couple of weeks ago. I gave that unit a really good review after only a few days as well, and it turned out to be TOTAL junk (the review has since been deleted). Never, and I mean NEVER, buy that unit. I'd go into detail, but I'd just end up getting mad over it. To make a long, painful story short, I'll just say the thing overheated and froze an hour into any DVD I tried to play.

I'm only reviewing the COBY TF-DVD7050 this early, because I can tell by the build quality, that it is obviously better. I'm glad I returned the faulty DUAL XDVD-180 to Amazon and bought the COBY. I can't even believe I'm saying I'm glad I bought a COBY, since they are usually notorious for producing junk.

This unit offers the best bang for the buck that I have ever seen in a DVD player of this sort. It feels extremely well made (with some metal parts even) and seems very durable. The unit seriously reminds me of a Panasonic Toughbook in some ways, although I doubt it's THAT well built. It is, however, the toughest portable DVD player I've ever felt.

The unit came with a headrest mounting bag. It came with two sets of headphones, and has two headphone jacks on the unit. It plays SVCD, VCD, DVD-R, DVD+R, and J-PEG. It came with a tape player adapter that allows the player to be heard through your car speakers (the unit does have its own speakers though). It also has a picture frame style, retractable stand on the back to hold it up on a table for easier viewing. The big surprise about those particular features is that, they aren't even listed in the product description. Yes, that is correct; those features are in addition to everything listed in the product description.
Everything that is listed in the product description is included, and works extremely well.

I also love how this unit comes with a battery, which makes it handy for flights. The 30 dollar more (and major piece of junk) DUAL XDVD-180 didn't even come with one.

The only possible con I can come up with is that, the LCD screen isn't the sharpest I've seen on a portable DVD player, but it's still really good.
So, unless this thing just stops working all of a sudden, like the DUAL XDVD-180 did, the COBY TF-DVD7050 is the best possible deal ever for a TABLET STYLE portable DVD player.
At a mere 150 dollars, you can't go wrong with it.

I'll update my review on this surprisingly great unit in about a month, but for now it looks like COBY has a big time winner on its hands. Who knew?

76 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great player!, October 14, 2005

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Matthew Smith "Mizzy" (Lawrenceville, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coby TF-DVD7050 7-Inch TFT Portable Tablet-Style Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

This player has an amazing image (especially for the price) and a "high quality" feel to it. It comes with everything needed to play in a car (including two pairs of heaphones, splitter, tape adapter, power adapter, etc..) great little unit! I can't get over that screen!

53 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars no av in, battery contacts misaligned, otherwise good, October 8, 2005

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KiddosMom (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coby TF-DVD7050 7-Inch TFT Portable Tablet-Style Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

I spent a lot of time trying to research if this model has av input. it does not. My unit came with the battery contacts (the metal pieces inside the unit) misaligned such that i was unable to charge or use the battery. The contacts are far inside the casing, basically inaccessible without disassembly.

Otherwise, the picture looks good, the sound was reasonable. It comes with a ton of accessories which someone already detailed. The casing has a rubbery feel around it which makes it seem durable. The screen is nice and glossy.

This player is also known as PD-DVD7050 (search google) made
by Ningbo First Digital Technology Co., Ltd.