Initial IDM-9530 5-Inch Portable DVD Player

by Initial

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000DD98K
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,939 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Watch movies and listen to MP3 CDs using Initial Technology's IDM-9530. The player comes with everything you need to use it in the home. Its built-in five-inch widescreen TFT (thin-film-transistor) LCD displays favorite movies in their native aspect ratios, while its onboard antiskip protection--a surprisingly rare feature in portable DVD players--paves the way for media enjoyment during more active uses.

Listen through built-in stereo speakers or through the headphone jack using personal headphones (not included). Connections include a composite-video output, an analog audio output, and an optical digital-audio output so you can hook up the player with your audio/video receiver and multichannel speaker system to enjoy immersive DTS or Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround from discs (optical digital-audio interconnect not included). The unit gets about 2.5 hours of playback from the supplied rechargeable lithium battery.

What's in the Box
DVD player, limited-function remote control, remote battery, AC adapter, high-capacity rechargeable lithium battery, composite-video interconnect, analog audio interconnect, and a user's manual. Headphones are not included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor screen, no-confidence quality, August 23, 2004

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Gadgester "No Time, No Money" (Mother Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Initial IDM-9530 5-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

1. The 5" screen is really small, because it's the conventional 4:3 aspect ratio, while most DVDs are widescreen, so you really lose a lot of details. The Panasonic LS5 also has a 5" screen but is widescreen, so it actually gives you more viewing real estate than this one.

2. Questionable quality and durability. Occasionally my unit would give out an unnerving whine as it spins the disc. Very annoying. The screen hinge seems quite flimsy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for the price, March 8, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Initial IDM-9530 5-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

I think it delivers great performance for the price. Good color, brightness, sound. We've used it in cars with the supplied cigarette lighter adapter, in planes, and conected to a TV. It plays all DVDs we've tried on it, including DVDs made with our Panasonic DVD recorder (I noticed another reviewer was not able to do this--you've got to finalize DVDs on the Panasonic--a procedure not inuitively obvious since it's buried deep in the manual). My only complaint is that the battery only lasts about an hour and a half. I'm looking for a spare batery to remedy that problem.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little device!, March 20, 2004

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dekeb (socal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Initial IDM-9530 5-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

Just recv'd my player today and I'm really impressed.. not only does it play my dvd+r's but it also plays my dvd+rw's I made on my philips dvd recorder. The picture is crisp and the colors look great, the audio even sounds good for such tiny speakers, I was suprised just how loud it will go and still sound good. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a player on the go.