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Great Portable DVD/DTV Combo
Philips PET729/37 - 7 Inch LCD Portable TV / DVD Player
I purchased this as a Christmas gift for a friend and I always like to set things up to make sure the item is working before I give it to the party in question.
Setup was a breeze, very intuitive. I hooked it up to the cable system and it found every channel, it only took about 5 minutes...
40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
Booster Antena needed to view without cable
I purchased this TV /DVD player as a Christmas present and was shocked to find that the T.V. did not pick up one channel with the antenna provided. I got a booster antenna at Radio Shack for $12 and was able to get 22 air channels. The DVD works well and the colors are very nice. I'm not too sure how well it will work when we get out next hurricane or how long the...
This review is from: Philips PET729/37 - 7 Inch LCD Portable TV / DVD Player (Electronics)
I purchased this TV /DVD player as a Christmas present and was shocked to find that the T.V. did not pick up one channel with the antenna provided. I got a booster antenna at Radio Shack for $12 and was able to get 22 air channels. The DVD works well and the colors are very nice. I'm not too sure how well it will work when we get out next hurricane or how long the battery will last, but this is why I purchased this item.
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I purchased this as a Christmas gift for a friend and I always like to set things up to make sure the item is working before I give it to the party in question.
Setup was a breeze, very intuitive. I hooked it up to the cable system and it found every channel, it only took about 5 minutes and I was watching a very sharp picture on the 7" screen. Sound was good also, I think she will be thrilled with it. I got this as a lightening deal, but I think it is worth the full retail price.
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This review is from: Philips PET729/37 - 7 Inch LCD Portable TV / DVD Player (Electronics)
Wow! what a deal. I purchased this for myself for Christmas of 09. It arrived quickly. The picture is very clear and the sound is loud enough for me. I pick up all the digital channels, even some I can't receive on my cable tv. The only thin complainant I have is that you can't control the on and off and the sound from the remote. But I still give it a five stars rating. Also it really sounds great when you hook up some small media speakers to it. If you can, get one that has a sub woofer. Pop some popcorn and enjoy.
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This review is from: Philips PET729/37 - 7 Inch LCD Portable TV / DVD Player (Electronics)
I bought this tv/dvd player as a treat for myself, after saving up loose coins all year. I first purchased another brand (the Envizen), but the dvd player had problems, and it took a lot of effort to get any tv stations, so I returned it. But this Philips is wonderful. Without any effort at all, I received 10 local stations, easily and clearly. I lucked out and bought this product before the price went up, so I feel like I really got a great bargain. This is a great choice if you want both a dvd player and tv (especially if you have a power outage and are trying to keep up with the news...like during a blizzard such as I'm in the middle of now!).
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I AM EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE PHILLIPS PET729/37 - 7INCH LCD PORTABLE TV /DVD PLAYER. TALK ABOUT PORTABILITY, IT IS THE GREATEST. IT IS VERY LIGHT AND WAS EASY TO SET UP. THE TV AND DVD 'S COME IN VERY CLEAR. THE SOUND IS EXCELLENT AND LOUD. I WORK NIGHTS IN A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL, DURING MY LUNCH TIME I CAN WATCH THE TV OR PLAY A DVD FOR A SHORT PERIOD. SOME OF MY CO-WORKERS WHO HAVE SEEN THIS HAVE ALSO BROUGHT ONE. I ALSO GAVE ONE AS A GIFT. I ALSO RECOMMEND BUYING THE TARGUS DVD 301 10 SPORT PORTABLE DVD PLAYER CASE. IF YOU BUY A 7 INCH CASE YOU WON'T HAVE THE EXTRA SPACE FOR THE EXTRAS. THE CASE ALSO HAVE ROOM FOR A LOT OF DVDS AND ACCESSORIES EASILY.
I DO HAVE ONE REQUEST, I WISH THE PRINT ON THE QUICK SET-UP GUIDE WAS LARGER, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF US WITH BAD EYE SITE. BUT DON'T LET THAT STOP YOU FROM BUYING THIS ITEM. THERE IS AN INSTRUCTION MANNUAL INCLUDED. I WAS SO EXCITED THAT I TRIED TO TAKE A SHORT-CUT TO SET IT UP.
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This review is from: Philips PET729/37 - 7 Inch LCD Portable TV / DVD Player (Electronics)
This is #4...I've been looking for a "portable" TV since last summer, the 3 previous..would not receive any channels without hooking up to a antenna system.They were "back in the box" the same day. This unit found 5 with it's own antenna...good start. Picture is clear..display...full control of picture and channels. Remote controls everything, except ON/OFF and VOLUME.
The "fold" open/close is real handy, protects screen and a stable "foot" to set on a surface...DVD seems ok too(really just wanted a tv). Only feature missing is a "card slot"...pictures and music have to be on a disc. For the price..I rate it #1 value. Setup menus were very easy, speakers have good volume.
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Actually, I'd rate it 4.85, not quite perfect but at the Amazon price, it's unbeatable.
Good sound, very good picture, lousy reception with the enclosed antenna unless
you are outside. I bought an amplified rabbit ears at Radio Shack, brought in all
the local channels including channel 2 which is difficult to pick up in the west suburban
area of Chicago, good battery life, one year guarantee. Thinking of buying several
more. At the Amazon price it's a steal. Most places are selling the comparable Phillips
model DVD with out TV, around $80 to $89
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This review is from: Philips PET729/37 - 7 Inch LCD Portable TV / DVD Player (Electronics)
I bought this so I could relax in the tub and watch Jeopardy after work; however, this is going to be perfect during hurricane season. I don't have cable and when it scanned the air channels, it found 4 more channels than my large TV retrieved. But what surprised me the most is the clarity of the picture. I am VERY happy I bought this.
PS - Thanks to the others who submitted reviews because they helped me decide on which item to buy.
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This review is from: Philips PET729/37 - 7 Inch LCD Portable TV / DVD Player (Electronics)
-I gave it 4 stars because the battery doesn't last long, AT ALL, a major flaw with me, it claims 3 hours of life, but if your watching a DVD movie normally their 2 and 1/2 hours long, you do the math. Gladly it comes with chargers car and home change, which plays with it in charge mode but takes a long time to charge.
-The antenna which has a magnet on the bottom, so it can stick outside your car or a metal surface..should be a little better, the reception isn't long distance when viewing television while driving, but it works great on the reception when your parked.
-Also, the price went down within a week, kind-of peeves me seeing I bought it for $101 and some change...not fair, I've only had it for 4 days now, the price went down twice.
Basically, I think its a pretty good buy overall, in spite of the grips I have. By the way on the DTV I get 8 channels. Plays CD's well, also it claims to play; which I haven't tried yet...MP3, and it plays all my DVD's very well. The screen is a pretty good size, not very small at all...The color I got was a white one, I guess that's the color they have.
Enjoy.
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First impression was surprise that it was white as I thought I ordered a black unit. (Look closely when you're ordering.) Okay, the color was no big deal, so I proceeded with excitement to scan for TV channels (My most important reason for ordering it) and received NONE! I took it outside and tried again....none. Went online to Phillips' website to check our locality as mentioned somewhere in the handbook. Couldn't find that info on their website, so I entered into a Chat Session with a representative, who tried suggesting a few things, all of which I had already done (nothing more than what the basic directions had said to do and I had done). Disappointed, I read the reviews again and saw that several people had purchased an additional antenna to booster the reception. I ordered one from Amazon.com, waited for its delivery and tried, hopefully, again to scan for channels. I got one that KIND OF worked but the picture blurred with even the slightest movement of the unit and/or the wind currents. I packed it up and decided it would go back. Several days passed before I got it ready to return and during that time, my laptop developed a problem and stopped working. I took it for repair and decided while it was "down", I'd try the DVD part of the Phillips unit to play an exercise DVD and perhaps change my mind about returning it. I unpacked it, set it up for the DVD, waited as the screen showed the DVD "loading", and then.....NOTHING! The screen indicated that there was "No Disc". Tried again...same thing. Needless to say, today, the cute little Phillips unit that did nothing, for me, is being returned. I give up!
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