Customer Reviews

Polaroid 8-Inch Portable DVD Player - PDV 088PT

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If this DVD Player had not malfunctioned 30 days after use, it would get a 5 star rating. I recommend purchasing the replacement warranty from Target or Amazon for those "just in case" worries. Twist screens are the way to go so it can be angled just right. It also folds flat to hang on the back of the front seat! The sound in this DVD Player is loud and clear. The battery will charge in 5 hours and will play for 3 - 4 hours. There is a slight "motor running" sound but it isn't distracting for most. This player is great to hook up to your T.V. when you need a DVD player or to view pictures on a CD. The Problem: While watching a movie, it turned to a blue screen. I turned it off, then on, but still a blue screen. I tried the battery instead of the power cord; No go. "They" said it was a manufacturers defect and using my warranty, I get a full refund including shipping cost. Now, I'll get a different brand, "just in case". I like things to work for longer than 30 days or 26 movies.

Bought this player just over 3 months ago and it started having problems where the screen wouldn't come on, but we were always able to get it going so we just assumed that it was a little buggy. Then about two weeks after the measly 90 day warranty went out the screen went with it. The screen doesn't come on at all now and when we called the support line they told us quite nicely that we were screwed and would have to buy another unit. Rest assured it will not be a Polaroid.

So if you have *ANY* problems with this unit, return it and ask for another one before it is too late.

Other than the screen going out I would not recommend this player for the following reasons:

You cannot change the Discs when you have it turned around to put in a car carrying case. In order to change the discs you must remove the power cable and remove the player from the case and open it up...then close it back, return it to the case and re-attach the power cable. Tedious.

Plus this unit has no battery memory. When it loses power (such as when you turn the car off to pump gas), it loses it's spot in the movie.

The only way to get to the player's setup menu is via the remote, so don't lose it if you are unfortunate enough to have purchased this unit.

The games are the equivalent of poorly done Atari 2600 games, and although they tell you that there are a bunch of games there are really only about 3 different kinds. Those 3 are just repeated over and over and over again with slightly different graphics.

I did have a problem with the dvd player at first and took it back to Target where I bought it. They returned it and gave me another one. The second one worked for about 8 months and the battery died. I called polaroid and complained about the battery. They returned the battery and sent a new one. However it took 2 months to get the new battery. I've had this product for about 3 years now and it is still working great.