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PHILIPS PET1030 Portable DVD Player User Reviews

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PHILIPS PET1030 Portable DVD Player
alaSCORE 93

318 reviews

November, 2009

78 / 100

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alaTest collected and analyzed 14 user reviews of the PHILIPS PET1030 Portable DVD Player from cnet.com. The average user rating from cnet.com is 59 out of 100.

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"way over rated by those who should know better"

with no last screen resume-- a feature every ...  screen qulaity noisey ; know last scene resume

"I'm pleasantly surprised with performance!"

this is the 2nd portable dvd player i've boug...  Picture quality and battery life A bit noisy when disc spins

"Discontinued!"

Got this as a Christmas present from my wife,...  Nice screen, when it wasn't broken. Mediocre drive, bad sound, lots of defects

"Best Picture You Can Find in a Portable Player"

Have had this player for a month. picture qua...  Screen Size ,Picture quality, battery life, controls, travel kit no swivel, battery protrudes from ...

Average Rating

59

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alaTest collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of the PHILIPS PET1030 Portable DVD Player from ciao.com. The average user rating from ciao.com is 93 out of 100.

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Philips PeT 1030 Good !

...display with 180-degree rotating screen Philips PET1030 portable DVD player to enjoy movies anywhere, anytime. In addition, the player is equipped ...

Philips PET1030

The main parameters: Disc to play DVD, DVD + /-R and DVD + /-RW, (S) VCD, DivX ®, MPEG4 LCD displays to 10.2 inches wide-screen 16:9 format movies vid...

Philips PET1002

...the modern era. The good: The Philips PET1002 is a top-notch portable DVD player that offers a sleek design as well as a huge 10-inch screen with e...

Philips PET1030

Philips PET1030 use with 10.2 "LCD display with 180-degree rotating screen Philips PET1030 portable DVD player to enjoy movies anywhere, anytime. In a...

Average Rating

93

US

alaTest collected and analyzed 35 user reviews of the PHILIPS PET1030 Portable DVD Player from circuitcity.com. The average user rating from circuitcity.com is 78 out of 100.

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Bought Instead of Digital Picture Frame

Decided to buy this as a digital picture frame gift. Most digital pic frames are AC only and this Philips with both a card slot and USB slot (which on...

BEAUTY and QUALITY, you can have both!

I bought this DVD for the Grand Cayon trip last Labor Day weeken. The quality and overall values are much better than I expected. Before I bought this...

had to return item

This DVD player has a great picture and sound, but beware one little feature you cannot turn off. Every time there is a new DVD chapter, an icon appea...

800x480 SCREEN RES. NOT GOOD ENOUGH ANYMORE

I TOTALLY agree with what other consumers are saying: 800x480 is just not good enough anymore. When I try to watch fast-moving content on this thing...

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alaTest collected and analyzed 19 user reviews of the PHILIPS PET1030 Portable DVD Player from epinions.com. The average user rating from epinions.com is 79 out of 100.

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Nice quality.

Light weight, great clear sound and picture. One phone jack. Remote is tiny, need magnifying glass to read buttons.

Nice quality.

Nice, compact, great screen and sound. Perfect for travel. To turn off chapter title go to the Philips site, get the download burn it on a CD. Do not ...

Nice quality.

Nice, compact, great screen and sound. Perfect for travel. To turn off chapter title go to the Philips site, get the download burn it on a CD. Do not ...

Great Image quality Lousy Battery!

Best image in a portable I have seen great swivel screen. Battery is one time use! and only one headphone output.

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alaTest collected and analyzed 9 user reviews of the PHILIPS PET1030 Portable DVD Player from newegg.com. The average user rating from newegg.com is 71 out of 100.

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TV alternative

I've had my player for a little more than a year now, and I use it constantly. Other than the memory slot not ejecting cards, everything else performs...

Love it and hate it...

O.K. i'm in the same situation as the above reviewer. My unit went thru some banging around every time the car mount kit would brake. Finally it doesn...

If it works ...

Philips customer service was very friendly, no waiting line ... wow. Nevertheless, I didn't buy it at newegg, daughter bought it ... I had to pay, on...

Disappointed

I bought it for my wife as an upgrade from PHILIPS PET1000 (Great product!) It turned out to be a downgrade instead... All the faults are listed above...

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alaTest collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of the PHILIPS PET1030 Portable DVD Player from shopping.yahoo.com. The average user rating from shopping.yahoo.com is 87 out of 100.

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Toshiba A-20

Love the player. 1080p discs take forever to load/unload

Good value overall, limited feature

I cannot believe you cannot turn of the HDMI audio on your TV, also the setup cannot be done playing a movie. Good price for HD entry Limited feature...

good dvd player

IT GOOD LOOKING HD PLAYER i didnot get my five hd dvds

Average Rating

87

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alaTest collected and analyzed 173 user reviews of the PHILIPS PET1030 Portable DVD Player from amazon.com. The average user rating from amazon.com is 78 out of 100.

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Mechanical Problems

Mechanical Problems Please do a lot of research on this machine. Look at other reviews. Apparently after a year or 2, the internal part that control...

Great Player for Lots of Different Media and Usage Options

Great Player for Lots of Different Media and Usage Options This is my second Phillips Portable DVD Player I have purchased. The last one had a built-i...

Great for long trips

Great for long trips I purchased this DVD player for my two year old. We take 20 to 25 road trips a year (4 hour plus). The picture quality is very ...

Will not buy Philips again

Will not buy Philips again When this DVD player is working I would highly recommend it, excellent picture. But... one week after the warranty expire...

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alaTest collected and analyzed 4 user reviews of the PHILIPS PET1030 Portable DVD Player from reevoo.com. The average user rating from reevoo.com is 84 out of 100.

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PHILIPS PET1030 PORTDVD

Fantastic Picture Quality and Ultra-Modern Design Sound Can Be a Bit Weedy Sensitive to Scratched Discs

Frequent business traveller

Design, Image Quality Sound via built in speakers (Excellent with headphones).

PHILIPS PET1030 PORTDVD

Excellent picture. Comes with all the cables/leads and car bracket. Instructions not very clear i.e there are 2 sockets for headphones but the instruc...

PHILIPS PET1030 PORTDVD

Great Looking - good quality image. Tinny sound and poor On Screen Display

Average Rating

84

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alaTest collected and analyzed 4 user reviews of the PHILIPS PET1030 Portable DVD Player from amazon.co.uk. The average user rating from amazon.co.uk is 70 out of 100.

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Reasonable quality product with a few foibles

Reasonable quality product with a few foibles This product looks great - Philips are still obsessed with Apple's design principles. The sound quality...

Seems good

Seems good I haven't really looked it over but just to say it DOESN'T come with a car kit.

Amazing Player - just watch out for the few with quality issues

Amazing Player - just watch out for the few with quality issues This DVD is quite a nice unit. Its picture is absolutely fantastic and the sound is mu...

Not very portable but better resolution

Not very portable but better resolution This player has proper DVD resolution unlike the smaller Philips players so the screen is a lot clearer. Unfor...

Average Rating

70

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