Toshiba SD-P71S 7-Inch Portable DVD Player

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches ; 3.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0014D6NUI
• Item model number: SD-P71S
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,924 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

7" Portable DVD Player

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I want to beat this thing with a hammer almost every day!!, March 26, 2009

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Beth Ann "Beth" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba SD-P71S 7-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

When I first bought this DVD player about a year ago, it worked just fine, (although the spinning of the disc has always been a little loud for my taste) but more and more and more it gives me trouble. The problems started about six months ago with having problems reading the discs. Lately, it has trouble reading the disc almost every time. Usually I have to try several times to get the disc to read, after it does, it randomly freezes.

Other than sliding the player a little closer to me on my desk, this player has never been moved.

I would recommend against spending the money on this product. (I want to mention that this is the first negative review I have ever written.)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good DVD player for low price, January 24, 2009

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Fishing Fool (On a yacht near Fiji Islands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba SD-P71S 7-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

I purchased this as a gift so I cannot do an in depth review but I did test out some of the features. This unit is completely black, the finish is flat black which is vey cool giving it a stealth fighter look. The quality is pretty good too and the design is very stylish...thumbs up to Toshiba. You do get a lot of value at this price. The package comes with many accessories...remote, car adapter, A/V output cable, 3 hr battery.

One of the cool things about the battery is that it attaches to the back side of the player and not under it so it doesn't add to the thickness of the player which is good. The battery is pretty small too so it doesn't stick out the back too far. The buttons on the unit look very nice and expensive and the layout is simple. The grille that covers the two built-in speakers are designed nicely too, they blend in and don't stick out like a sore thumb. Overall the deisgn is very modern industrial purposeful. None of that cheezy stuff.

As a DVD player it works well, the screen is pretty good with brightness and color adjustments. There are two headphone jacks and there is also an optical digital output. The unit has a built-in energy/screen saver that takes effect after 20 minutes of inactivy (LCD turns off) then 20 minutes after that the unit powers off. There is also an A/V input so you could use the LCD as a monitor for another attached device.

One thing that might be of concern is the fact the top portion of the player is heavy so if you tilt the screen back too far the unit may easily tip over. This player can play MP3/WMA files stored on CDRs or DVDs as well as JPEG slide shows according to the specs. It can also operate without the battery being attached with the included AC adapter however you cannot charge the battery and play discs at the same time. When charging you cannot use the unit, but it isn't a big deal when you really think about it. Ideally you would want to have the battery fully charged and ready to go for portable use anyway. For non portable use you have the AC adapter.

In all of my research this was the best DVD player at this price.

4.0 out of 5 stars great for the kids, December 17, 2009

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michelle v "michelle" (rhode island) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Toshiba SD-P71S 7-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

the portable dvd player is small and light, my kids can use it easily, the only complaint is the sound quality when on an airplane, even with the volume at full blast it is hard to hear, in the house you can hear it just fine...the battery is long enough to watch a couple of movies..