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Oh, and the unit looks and feels cheaply made, too. Okay, it didn't cost an arm and a leg, but it's a big letdown, all the same.
That time has passed. I'm surprised that so many reviewers praise the picture quality of this model -- it just ain't there.
There was a time when Panasonic made, arguably, the best portable DVD players. It's okay in a crunch, I suppose, and my kids don't seem to mind the subpar picture (colors, saturation, sharpness are all off the mark, even with the (limited) adjustment the unit allows you).
Having used earlier Panasonic portables, maybe I was expecting too much. In any event, I got too little.
I'm getting way better picture quality on an ancient Aiwa portable DVD player, as well as a five-year-old Toshiba. Not Panasonic's finest moment.
Hold this on your chest while in bed and you've got a widescreen movie experience. Put in earphones and no one else is bothered -- perfect for when you and your partner don't want to watch the same thing on the TV.
The DVD wouldn't strat giving us an error message (H03). We were extremely satisfied with this DVD player. We sent the unit to the authorized service center, where it was refurbished (or replaced with a refurbished unit). It has very good headrest mounting system, so our long car trips became fun for our at the time 2-year-old. It hasn't been even two years since we got it, we started hjaving troubles with it. A month later - the same problem. Now I'm thinking about getting a different player.
Panasonic has discontinued the battery, and without it the player won't work even on mains power. I purchase in 2004 a Panasonic DVD-LX9 portable DVD player for $800. So, my expensive investment is now quite useless. Until recently, it worked fine. However, the built-in but detachable battery just went bad and needs replacing. All Panasonic is prepared to do is offer a small discount to buy a much inferior unit. SO MY ADVICE IS : DON'T BUY PANASONIC LEST THEY DISCONTINUE THE BATTERY LATER.
I have really enjoyed this little jewel. I wanted it mainly to show digital photographs that I had put onto a dvd. I have been quite pleased. My three year old grandson loves it, he feels so grown up with the ear phones on watching his own little tv.
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