Cyberhome CH-LDV700B Portable DVD Player with 7-Inch Screen

by Cyberhome

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 1.4 x 5.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0002ARFZ6
• Item model number: CH-LDV700B
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,207 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #80 in Electronics > Televisions & Video > DVD Players & Recorders > DVD Players
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Enjoy widescreen movies anywhere on the Cyberhome CH-LDV700B portable DVD player. The 7-inch 16:9 widescreen display lets you enjoy your favorite movies in all their cinematic glory, and you can also choose to watch in 4:3 mode for standard, full-screen programs. The CH-LDV700B plays back a variety of formats including DVD, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, MP3, JPEG, and Kodak Picture CD.

There are two built-in stereo speakers with Virtual surround sound to simulate theater like sound. You can also connect up to two headphones so two people can watch movies in privacy, making the CH-LDV700B great for airplanes or long road trips. The rechargeable battery has a 2.5-hour battery life so you'll be able to watch an entire movie without worrying about losing power.

Connections include optical digital audio out to connect to a speaker system and enjoy fuller audio at home. It also includes multiple video connections, including component video, S-video, and composite video out so you can connect the CH-LDV700B to your home theater and enjoy progressive scan on HD-capable TVs.

What's in the Box
Portable DVD player, headphones, AC adapter, automobile power adapter, remote control, audio output cable, video output cable, user's manual, and warranty information.

Product Description

Super light Portable DVD player with 7" 16:9 TFT/LCD screen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mostly ok, August 18, 2004

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LibertyWarrior (Republic of Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cyberhome CH-LDV700B Portable DVD Player with 7-Inch Screen (Electronics)

For the price this player works well, but it has it's problems.

Battery drain is an issue with this player. I've seen it publicized on the company's website that users should remove the battery when not using the player. It seems there's a problem with the internal charger and the shutoff switch. The shutoff switch does not completely shut off the player, and a charge still trickles through, and if the battery becomes completely discharged, the internal charger will no longer charge the internal battery. And I have had this problem, learning about it too late.

Cyberhome does offer an external charger dock and "reconditioner", but I have yet to try that, but haven't run into any situations where I needed battery power lately.

The screen seems to offer fuzzy resolution, normal for the players of it's price range, no better, or no worse.

But it's superior when hooked to a TV, I was very impressed with that.

So for the price, it's ok - just get an external battery, or try the company's external dock.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cheaply Made, March 12, 2005

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Ron Ugarte (Lawrenceville, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cyberhome CH-LDV700B Portable DVD Player with 7-Inch Screen (Electronics)

I was looking for a cheap portable DVD player that the kids could carelessly handle without real worries so I purchased the Cyberhome 700B. Right out of the box, the unit seems a little flimsy to me. The included options are pretty extensive which is why I'd give this unit 3 stars. The biggest issue, besides the battery problem that others have mentioned, is that when a DVD is placed in the unit, it begins to spin and it makes a strange noise. I figured out that the disk is off balance and the unit will not read the disk until it's balanced. I do this by tilting the unit slightly. It becomes quiet and then reads the disk. This is a minor problem. The picture is quite good when you raise the saturation and contrast levels. Probably would look elsewhere if I was buying again.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cyberhome knowingly sold faulty units!, September 6, 2006

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L. Porter (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cyberhome CH-LDV700B Portable DVD Player with 7-Inch Screen (Electronics)

I bought this DVD player when I was on holiday in Florida in 2004. It packed up after a week and I returned it for a replacement. When I got back home the device packed up again after a couple of weeks.
Unknown to me at the time these units were being sold with a known fault with the battery. Cyberhome thought by adding an addendum to the units they were STILL shipping out faulty that they would not have to fix the fault.
The problem with the battery was it became "dead" if left in the unit and allowed to drain. When this happened the battery could no longer be charged with the supplied charger.
Again Cyberhome provided a "fix" rather than recall the faulty units and give the customers a fully working model. They let customers know there was a battery conditioner which would revive the battery to it's normal glory BUT, it wasn't free, you had to pay for it!
As you can guess the customers weren't happy and caused a fuss which forced Cyberhome to provide them for free.
I still think the units should have been completely replaced but at least this was better than nothing.
As if things couldn't get worse, because I was a visitor to the USA, I had no rights according to Cyberhome to have my unit repaired. They wouldn't even send a battery conditioner to my address in the UK...their excuse?...."We cannot ship to the UK". Where have you ever heard such rubbish? Their products are made in Taiwan!
I put it down to lazy and bad customer service and I will not deal with this company again. I hope whoever reads this will have the same sentiments as me.
To this day, 2 years on I have had 3 weeks use of a device which cost me more than $200.
Thanks for nothing Cyberhome. I hope your company crashes to it's knees, where it belongs!