Customer Reviews

Toshiba SD-P1200 7-Inch Portable DVD Player (Red)

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4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(16)

 

 

I am an American Soldier in the US Army Infantry. Our living conditions over here does not support the fragile conditions needed for most DVD players. This does not stop soldiers from buying DVD players, we need them to help keep our sanity.

This DVD player from Toshiba has been with me for 7 months. the only problem I have had with it is the cutoff button than shuts off the screen when you close the screen. That is an easy fix and a minor problem, all you do is pull up on the little button. That is probably why other people in the states say thiers cant't take bumps in the car.

Well I can tell you, I am in charge of an Armored vehicle and in a Bradley it is a very bumpy ride. I have had zero problems with my Toshiba while other guys keep buying cheaper DVD players over and over again. My Toshiba has been thru sandstorms, and keeps running smoothly. It has been in tempertures of over 130 degrees.

I am pleased enough with this product to take the time to write this to say good job Toshiba and thanks for such a durable product. I have seen hundreds of movies on mine and as for the battery, mine lasts up to almost 4 hours. No problems there and I keep my battery connected. I think the problem people are running into is they rely on outlet power and keep the battery connected while using the DVD. I rely on my battery. And charge it when I have electricity.

Anyways if you want a durable DVD player, this is your DVD your looking for.

Michael W. McFall
SSG, USA
Bradley Commander

I have now had this unit for 6 months and have put it through a tough trial of travel. The unit has held up very well in suitcases, backpacks, planes, cruise ships and a 4-year-old daughter. It has been dropped and banged around and god only knows what the baggage handlers do with our luggage.
The picture quality is great and the sound is what it is for those small speakers, with headphones you would think you were in a Boses surround sound theater. The only drew back is if you really want to use it for the car. This unit gets an F. Any small bump in the car and this is in a Volvo S80 the unit re-sets, constantly. It has no real stabilization for the unit to handle any kind of shock while playing. We actually put two down pillows between the front seats and sat the unit on top of these and it still re-sets itself on small bumps, very frustrating. In a stable environment it works great. But if you are contemplating using this in a car do not buy the SD-P1200.

So far I have owned an RCA5400P, a Mintek 1710 and the Toshiba SD-P1200. The Mintek unfortunatly started skipping on me and I would lose the right audio channel after a while but the price tag and the accessories such as the car adapter made it a great unit. I purchased the Toshiba today and it is going right back to the store. First off the screen is horrible compared to the Mintek, it is pixilated and dark, almost as if the contrast were turned all the way up and there is no way to turn it down. Also the dvd door is very flimsy and has to be completely shut all the way for it to operate, slight movements reset the player due to a bad push pin design and you have to start the disk over again. You would think that Toshiba would be making advancements in things like shock resistance and screen quality with a $499.00 price tag and not red rubber but right now I wish I just had my quirky Mintek back. :(

I was in the market for a portable DVD player for my 6 year old that he could also use in his room. After much research and window shopping decided to get the Toshiba. LOVE IT! Hooked it up right in the store parking lot (bought an AC/DC/airplane adapter) for my son to use it in the car, also use it at home, in the kitchen, chillin' on the hammock, as a DVD player for his bedroom TV...can't wait for our trip in Sep to use it on the plane! [definatly worth the cost]...doesn't even slide off your lap in the car since it's rubberized. Easy to use and good quality (sound is great with the []Sony headset I bought). What else can I say?...easy to use, good quality, DURABLE, fits in my pocketbook, etc. Worth the extra money! (you get what you pay for)

I just bought my first Portable DVD player and I decided to go with the Toshiba. I'm a big fan of movies I own about 300 of them. I couldn't wait to try out my new toy. I was very impressed with the Quality of sound and love the rubberized case and red is my favorite color. I love the fact that two people can plug into the unit with headphones. It will come in handy when you don't want to disturb anyone. I will be taking mine with me to Las Vegas next week. The unit itself is wonderfully made and so durable that you can do and take it everywhere. I just watched a movie while working out on the treadmill. If your looking for a unit that surpasses all others then I highly reccomend Toshiba. You'll love it!!!! Rebecca from Columbus,Ohio.

I'v got to tell you. The picture on this things is Amazing !!!!. I used to have the Panasonic DVD-lv75 but that broke over a year ago. Anyway I just had my 16Th birthday and I was in the market for a new one. Then I saw it. The Picture quality it just breathtaking, way better than the panasonic. I just had enough money to pay for it and its been great. If you want a decent sized Portable buy this one. You'll love it.

I had this unit for a couple of hours when I thought my Initial 1810 was going to go back to the store. I liked this unit very much. It was ultra-cool looking with it's rubberized outer skin, and the black and red theme.
It played everything I threw at it. Very surprising, given that no other Toshiba player I have heard of will play SVCDs. I tried VCD, SVCD, anamorphic DVD, full screen DVD, and widescreen DVD. Imation CDr and Sony DVD+RW worked fine.
You might not be thrilled with the aspect ratio for SVCD, though. I thought things were a little squished vertically, and I could not find a setting that would render it correctly and use the whole screen from left to right.
If this unit had an 8 inch screen for $500, then I would have returned the Initial 1810 and kept this one. In my opinion, anything under 8 inches is just too small.
This unit was obviously more solid than my Initial 1810, but it didn't seem to be worthwhile to me to pay $100 more and lose an inch of screen.

I also owned the Mintek 1700 and in fact, I took it back and spent an extra [$$] to upgrade to this Toshiba unit. The reviewers who said that the picture is hard, pixellated and looks like it has too much contrast (which you can't turn down, but can on the Mintek) are right. Compared to the Mintek, the picture is not as good. But the retailers actually warned me of that when I took my Mintek back to the store that I purchased it in. It's not terrible, but definitely not as smooth or pretty and vivid as the Mintek. It all comes down to quality. Do you want to spend [$$]on a unit that has a nice picture but breaks often or spend the extra [$$] on a unit that is sturdy and durable with a slightly inferior picture? When you decide that then you can figure out which portable DVD player is best for you. I'd like to have the Mintek's crystal clear picture back, but it was a hassle to exchange it every 2-3 months.

I bought this DVD player and I have enjoyed it (except for the lack of skip protection). I was angry when the battery died completely after a few months. I bought a replacement battery online for $100 and read on the instructions that if you keep the battery attached to the player, a trickle charge remains on and can kill the battery completely. So if you buy this player, it's okay but I am now taking the battery off when not using the player. Hopefully this will solve the dead battery issue. One thing I enjoy is the double headphone jacks -- my wife and I use the player to watch movies on airplane flights.

The player is very durable physically, which was a pro for me, but I discovered alot of downsides that outweigh the good. For starters, the picture was o.k. most of the time, but when viewing dark-lighted movies (ex. scene at night) you couldn't see anything at all-the screen is naturally dark and you can't change its brightness levels. Two, you can fastfoward, etc. but you have to be careful doing so-if you press the skip button instead of holding it, you just skip to the next scene. Worst of all, though, is that the battery dies permenently very quickly...after charging and watching it about 5-10 times, the battery refuses to be recharged, and now I can only use the player when its hooked up to the adapter-which defeats the purpose of it being a portable player(and I do not want to shell out over $100 for a new battery; I doubt most be people do). More for the last reason than anything else, I suggest against buying this product.