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Sony DVP-FX970

Sony DVP-FX970
alaScore 85

128 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 128 reviews of Sony DVP-FX970. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 3.8/5 for other DVD Players for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the size and price. The design and usability also get good comments. Some have doubts about the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other DVD Players the Sony DVP-FX970 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sony DVP-FX970

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 87 user reviews of Sony DVP-FX970 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.6/5 for other DVD Players on Amazon.com. Opinions about the design and price are on the whole positive. The size and usability are also mentioned favorably, but many are negative about the reliability.

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reliability

89% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Love it!

 

Brought it for my parents as a gift. They love it, I love that they are happy, so it was totally worth it. I tried it with CD's, the sound is great. Definitely a wonderful gift.

May, 2012

Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

great item great price

 

got this for my parentsthe sound and picture quality is fabulous!they loved the remote as welltop notch item!!!!

Feb, 2012

Consumer review (sony.com)

SONY DVP-FX970

 

This player is ok not great.

Battery life is good

You have to adjust the screen size every time you play a movie

Jan, 2012

Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

As advertised

 

Good price, fast shipping, good product. great picture, overall, total quality. The remote isfunny, but why not?

Jan, 2012

Consumer review (sony.com)

Great Christmas present

 

This player has a long 6 hour life. The screen is better than most other portable players but not as good as some tablet screens. I like the touch strip for controls over push buttons. Sound is not loud but clean. It has a composite video out with...

better screen than most portables, USB input, line in and out. touch controls

limited video formats for usb

Dec, 2011

Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Great Picture and Value

 

Would have gotten a perfect score except that the screen doesn't open to 180 degrees and the battery time was less than advertized (just remember to use adapter from the start on long car trips). But GREAT picture & sound. Kept our 2 and a half year...

Dec, 2011

Consumer review (sony.com)

REMOTE IS BAD PLAYER IS GOOD

 

THE CONTROLS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER ON IT - SO YOU NEED TO USE THE REMOTE AND THE REMOTE DOES NOT LAST - MY PLAYER IS GOOD BUT CANNOT FIND A WAY TO CONTACT THEM TO BUY A NEW REMOTE... BIG DOWNSIDE -- MAY HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE NEW PLAYER JUST BECAUSE THE...

PLAYER GREAT

REMOTE DID NOT LAST

Dec, 2011

Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Great unit

 

Have had great luck with mine. And for the people who ponder about why it has the remote. You relize it has outputs on it so you can use it as a stand-alone DVD player. Like when I go camping and run the line to my 42 inch TV. The DVD player runs the...

Nov, 2011

Consumer review (sony.com)

The Best In It's Class

 

The Sony DVP-FX970 is awesome at this price point. Having researched all other comparable players and personally tried out many; the Sony is better in every category except battery life in some cases (although 6 hours is still very solid). The screen...

Jun, 2011

Consumer review (sony.com)

Good Product

 

Overall the product is good, lasts for about 5 hours, has Swivel screen, rotates about 180 D, touch screen is very easy to use.Good entertainment for kids. Can connect to TV as well. only cons i see is that, if you are looking for USB Flash Drive then...

Stylish Design, Touch Screen,Supports USB Port, JPEG Playback, MP3 Playback, A/V input and output

Supports only Sony Flash Drives models

Jun, 2011

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