Philips PET830

32 reviews

May, 2013

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Design (4)
Usability (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 32 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the usability and design, but there are some mixed views about the value for money.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other DVD Players the Philips PET830 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review by: Zmugzy (ciao.com)

The Portable Pet

Passengers occupied during long trips. Philips claims that this will fit any make of car except a Volvo. Apart from standard DVD playback, the PET830 also supports DivX, MPEG 4, MP3, and WMA formats. You can play compressed video files from a DVD or...

Useful if you really need one

Do you really need one

Apr, 2009

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Consumer review by: g8huhret (ciao.com)

Philips PET830

DVD / DivX player from Philips allows you to watch your favourite films and listen to your favourite music, with optimal image quality guaranteed by Zero Bright Dot and an anti-reflective screen. Thanks to the PET830 you can play DVDs as well as DivX,...

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Jan, 2009

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Consumer review by: Riza (ciao.com)

Impressive Large Screen Picture - Good Sound

This unit of Philips 8.5in consists of a muggy in an elegant style Tablet PC chassis, which is more expensive look and feel what it really is. The model includes a drop-down menu stand for desktop computers, and a holder for the head in the...

better performance than any rival

can't resume and only can playback for 3 hours

Dec, 2008

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Expert review by: Stephen Patrick (pocket-lint.com)

Philips PET830 portable DVD player review

Portable DVD players come in all shapes and sizes but this Philips player has to be one of the more funky designs. Instead of a laptop-style design, this is more like a tablet that you hold in your hands. The high-gloss finish means it's quickly...

Big screen, supports wide number of formats

Average battery life

The high-gloss finish is stylish but will deter some buyers, however the picture quality is more than acceptable for the price

Jun, 2008

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Expert review by: (whathifi.com)

Philips PET830

Design features a slot-loading mechanism, making changing discs on the move less of a chore

All round good performance, realistic, superior colours and better off centre performance than any rival

Battery pack only offers three hours playback, and no resume function

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Consumer review by: (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon review summary for the Philips PET830

alaTest has collected and analysed 14 user reviews of the Philips PET830 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other DVD Players on Amazon.co.uk.

71% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: Mike Mac (amazon.co.uk)

OK for the price

This relatively cheap player will suit those who want to keep the kids quiet in the back of the car. The USB port also gives you the option of inputting your own recordings etc. However, picture quality is not the greatest, despite the anti-reflection...

Feb, 2009

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Consumer review by: Mr. Srimanth Rudraraju (amazon.co.uk)

Philips PET 830 vs PET 831

This is an amazing portable DVD player. I don't have any problems with the screen resolution as it's been fine with most of my DivX avi files that i have played on it. I was looking for more information on PET 830 and PET 831 and both of them are of...

Dec, 2008

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Consumer review by: Mr. Kai Hunter (amazon.co.uk)

Great Portable DVD Player, use Amazon NOT Pixmania

This is our second Philips PET830/05. Both bought from Amazon. Unfortunately our first 2nd was bought from Pixmania as it was cheaper than Amazon. The product arrived and was a PET830/00 which doesn't play UK region DVD's, so it was useless. ...

Nov, 2008

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Consumer review by: Hammer (amazon.co.uk)

Done the trick

I wanted a portable DVD player for my child for a 10 car journey. I am no 'techie'and therefore reviewed peoples comments on here before deciding to purchase this. I was not disappointed. It looks good, the picture is perfectly good for viewing in the...

Aug, 2008

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