RCA RC5400P Portable DVD Player

by RCA

Product Details

Product Manual [2.51mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005AK8M
• Item model number: RC5400P
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #235,866 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

RCA's affordable RC5400P features a broad, 5.8-inch widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) LCD and compatibility with DVD-Video, audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and even MP3-encoded music discs. Enjoy movies and music through the player's built-in stereo speakers, or hook up a pair of headphones (optional) for private listening.

Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the player's optical digital-audio output for direct connection to a surround-decoding audio/video receiver (digital-audio interconnect not included). Composite- and S-video outputs simplify hookup with your home TV. Playback options include frame-by-frame slow motion, multiple-angle viewing (with applicable discs), and--with audio discs--track sequencing and random-play options.

The RC5400P comes with an AC adapter and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that provides up to three hours of playback (power consumption depends on the operations of the player, such as screen brightness, volume level, etc.). Other supplied accessories include an AC power adapter, a user's manual, and a remote control.

What's in the Box
DVD player, remote control, remote battery (CR2025), unit battery, AC power adapter, stereo analog/composite-video interconnect, and user's manual.

From Digital Living Today

If you live in or near a city, you've seen them around: people whose lives seem bound not to a traditional home, but to the streets themselves. A modern urban nomad, also known as a tussy, knows that you can feel at home almost anywhere if you've got a personal entertainment system with you. To provide such on-the-spot, go-anywhere entertainment, RCA has come up with the RC5400P, a Portable DVD-Video Player, that also plays audio CDs, CD-R/CD-RWs, and MP3/CDs. The RC5400 is about the size of a small CD case and opens up to reveal a 5.8" active matrix LCD display that gives your DVDs crisp picture quality whereever you choose to watch. Listen to stereo soundtracks and music through the RC5400P's built-in speakers, or use optional headphones for privacy. The rechargable battery gives you more than three hours of uninterrupted viewing. A variety of both analog and digital outputs allow you to connect the RC5400P to an external monitor and audio amplifier and have a full-size DVD experience.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate, May 20, 2001

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This review is from: RCA RC5400P Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

I kept this player because I needed the ability to play VCD and SVCD (including XSVCD). This is one of the few players that can do this.

However, do not be fooled. The battery does not last remotely 3 hours (maybe for a CD but not for DVD). Maximum battery: 2 hours 15 minutes, not 'over 3 hours.'

Good enough picture, and not too large a unit. Note that you cannot play and recharge the battery at the same time, and that the battery connects to the player via a cable and covers up the video ins and outs when attached.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If my house were on fire this would be the FIRST thing I'd.., June 4, 2001

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MG (chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RCA RC5400P Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

grab (sorry cats). I love it. I just bought it last week and I use it almost daily. RCA has made a splash into the portable dvd pool. I've tried other brands but for the price this one stood out. First off the matrix screen simply buries its LCD counterparts. Why one would ever want to have a screen that fades with shifting sun/light sources (like on a plane) baffles me. Sure the 5.8 in screen doesn't match up with some competitors 7" version but size doesn't matter. Bottom line for the buck this is the best dvd portable out there. Devils advocate: battery life of 2.25 hours makes iot impossible to watch Braveheart on battery power alone:( I'm willing to bet however that the good people at RCA will come out with a longer lasting version of the battery before Christmas...remember this product is so new, the customer service people were asking me about it. also if I need to spit out another trivial complaint is that the unit can not charge while it plays. Hey life isn't perfect but this little beauty almost is...

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The question is.......... Do you feel lucky?, May 23, 2002

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Vivek Reddy (Columbia, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RCA RC5400P Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

This product does deserve a 4 or 5, but I am unable to give it that high of a rating. I actually bought this after buying the Toshiba one (Click my name for that review). I seem to have bad luck with all these DVD players. There are only 2 reasons why I give this DVD player a bad review. Since I bought this to watch on airplanes and trips, this con is not such a big deal. When you attach the battery, the cords end up blocking the video ports. They really need to fix that. The other issue is a big one. Every other time I play a DVD, the DVD gets a rather long circular scratch on it. I have friends who also have this DVD player and it seems that every 1 out of 3 has this defect. So the realy question is, Do you feel lucky?