Polaroid PDV-0820T Portable DVD Player with 8-Inch LCD

by Polaroid

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 9 x 2 x 6 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000216E0C
• Item model number: PDV-0820T
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,077 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 24, 2005

Product Description

Polaroid 8 Portable DVD Player with rotating screen. Plays DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, VCD, MP3, and JPEGs. Built in Dolby Digital decoder and stereo speakers. ESP function for an uninterrupted picture while in motion.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

136 of 140 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good image quality at a very good price, November 26, 2004

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B. Morris (Raytown, Missouri United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polaroid PDV-0820T Portable DVD Player with 8-Inch LCD (Electronics)

I'd been waiting well over a year to buy a portable DVD player. I'd done my research and I was looking for a player that was a brand name, had an 8 inch screen with a sharp quality picture at a good price. I finally found it and this is it.

Likey the most important feature for most people shopping for a portable DVD player (besides price) is the image quality of the screen. You want to know how good is the picture quality on this player. The answer in two words is very impressive. The main problem (and the reason I waited so long to get one) is that the affordable players all had rather poor image quality. So poor that it was distracting from what you are watching. If you wanted a nice crisp picture you had to pay an arm and a leg. This player however has a picture quality that I thought was just about as good as the $400+ players. The colors are sharp and vibrant. It was very easy watching a movie on this to get involved in the film and forget that you were watching it on a smaller screen.

Sound wise the player has two small built in speakers. While they will work in a pinch, you simply are not going to get quality sound from speakers that small on any player you buy. The player is designed to be used with headphones so you'll want to invest in a nice pair of quality headphones to use with this. The good news is this player has not one but two headphone jacks, one on each side. So if you and your spouse are on a plane together you can both plug in and listen to the film together without having to try and use the built in speakers. This is a very nice feature.

So, if you are like me and have been waiting for a name brand player with a nice quality screen to come along at an affordable price, then give this one consideration. I think you will find it to be a very good player for a decent price.

One last note if you do buy the player about the default settings. The default factory settings on the player for sharpness is LOW. This will give you a very soft poor quality picture. When you get your player, go in and make sure to change that setting from LOW to either MED or HIGH. It makes a big difference.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, August 18, 2005

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polaroid PDV-0820T Portable DVD Player with 8-Inch LCD (Electronics)

I bought this little unit as a gift for my children, and within the first month, I would have given it five stars. At some brick-and-mortar stores you can still get the players with small screens, but when the screens are that small, any increase in size is significant. Anyway, this unit has a nice appearance, and gave us no problems when watching the DVDs.

However, after about a month and a half, the unit suddenly went dead. I tried contacting the company's on-line support, but repeated e-mails produced *NO* response. I finally called their support number, and was informed that the unit is no longer under warrantee, but that for a wee fee (about half price) they will replace the unit.

So, overall, I am pretty disappointed. Will I pay for a new unit? I just don't know, that's a lot of money for 1.5 months worth of DVD watching. Overall, I do not recommend this unit.

Also, if you DO get this unit, ignore the on-line support and call in right away, so you do not fritter away your warrantee time like I did!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars doesn't last, March 16, 2005

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A. Pizzo (Duxbury, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polaroid PDV-0820T Portable DVD Player with 8-Inch LCD (Electronics)

We have had the DVD player for less than a year and it is already broken. The problem is the plug outlet. At first you can wiggle it and the DVD will play, but the problem eventually worsens. Don't buy it, but if you do GET THE WARRANTY.