Polaroid PDV-1002A Portable DVD Player with Rotat ing 10 Inch LCD Screen | 
| Brand: Polaroid
List Price: $389.99
Buy Refurbished: $146.66
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 25581
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 10
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 11 x 1 x 7
MPN: PDV-1002A
Model: PDV-1002A
UPC: 826219001153
EAN: 0826219001153
ASIN: B0002JPAQI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 10-inch, 180-degree rotating TFT LCD and optical Dolby Digital surround output to compatible AV receiver | | • | DVD-Video, DVD-R/+R, DVD-RW/+RW, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, VCD, MP3 CD, and JPEG image CD playback (with image rotation and zoom) | | • | Auto-switching universal power supply, ESP (Electric Shock Protection) for uninterrupted viewing; up to 3 hours' battery life | | • | Dual headphone jacks let 2 people watch simultaneously, slim credit-card remote simplifies operation; includes DC vehicle power adapter | | • | Measures 10.5 x 1.8 x 6.9 inches (with battery) |
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Product Description
Polaroid PDV-1002A is a portable DVD player.PRODUCT FEATURES:10'' wide screen (16:9) color LCD screen gives you a beautiful color picture;LCD screen swivels 180?, folds flat against player for viewing convenience;Plays DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW;Plays music CDs, CD-R/RW;JPEG image compatible;Built-in Dolby Digital Decoder for fantastic sound;Built-in stereo speakers deliver sound anywhere;ESP (Electronic Shock Protection) for an uninterrupted picture while in motion;Switchable audio and video input/output;Dual headphone jacks for shared enjoyment.
Amazon.com Product Description
Polaroid's PDV-1002A portable DVD player is small enough for travel and--with its 10.2-inch, widescreen TFT LCD--broad enough to render vivid, detailed, easily viewable images from DVDs and digital photos in hotels or bedrooms. Its screen offers uncommon positioning options with its rotational design: pivot the LCD left or right and, at 180 degrees you can even tilt it back upon itself for, effectively, "closed-lid" viewing. Ideal for international travel, the PDV-1002A's auto-sensing power supply accepts everything from AC 100V/50 Hz to AC 240V/60 Hz, letting you charge the supplied lithium-ion battery just about anywhere (it's a good idea to check the power standard and socket type for your international destination first). At a mere 2 pounds (without the battery), you won't have to break your back to lug the player around. The PDV-1002A includes ESP (electronics shock protection) to ensure uninterrupted viewing and listening. View family snapshots from JPEG image-encoded CDs while minimizing the number of music discs you tote by taking advantage of the unit's playback abilities with MP3-encoded CD-R and CD-RW, each of which can pack about 10 albums' worth of music. You can plug the PDV-1002A into your home theater receiver and your television using the player's composite-video output and the included audio/video interconnect larger-than-life entertainment. Want to listen in Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround? Connect an optical digital-audio cable (not included) between the PDV-1002A and your compatible surround receiver and multichannel speaker system to listen to movies and concert videos in enveloping surround sound. The rechargeable battery is good for up to 3 hours of use between charges and a total of about 300 charges. Built-in stereo speakers powered by 1 watt apiece give you a choice of listening through the device itself, through headphones, or through your home system (when connected). You can watch and/or listen with a companion, too, as the player offers not one but two headphone jacks. (Headphones are not included.) What's in the Box
DVD player, a remote control, a remote battery, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack, audio/video cables (stereo analog audio/composite-video), a DC vehicle power adapter, an AC power adapter, a carrying bag, and a user's manual.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 Disappointed April 1, 2005
Kurt A. Johnson (Marseilles, Illinois, USA)
80 out of 83 found this review helpful
I bought this little unit for my children for Christmas, and within the first month, I would have given it five stars. At some brick-and-mortar stores you can still get the players with small screens, but when the screens are that small, any increase in size is significant. Anyway, this unit has a nice appearance, and gave us no problems when watching the DVDs.
However, after about a month and a half, the unit suddenly went dead. I tried contacting the company's on-line support, but repeated e-mails produced *NO* response. I finally called their support number, and was informed that the unit is no longer under warrantee, but that for a wee fee (about half price) they will replace the unit.
So, overall, I am pretty disappointed. Will I pay for a new unit? I just don't know, that's a lot of money for 1.5 months worth of DVD watching. Overall, I do not recommend this unit.
Also, if you DO get this unit, ignore the on-line support and call in right away, so you do not fritter away your warrantee time like I did!
 Fragile Product by inept company March 24, 2005
Amy Wallace (San Rafael, CA United States)
54 out of 54 found this review helpful
This DVD player is a better version of the Petters Company products. Prior to this version their products were faulty and generally very sensitive and fragile. This version seems to be less likely to fail after 50+ hours of use. HOWEVER:
The screen is very fragile and this portable DVD player obviously needs to be handled very carefully. I don't know about the rest of you, but I needed this DVD player for travel. How careful can you be to it while it is in a bookbag, backpack or purse?
The company, Petters is incompetant, and inept. After three months of negotiations after returning a defective DVD player to them, they lost my address, lost the DVD player I sent back, they sent me the wrong DVD player, they never sent me return labels for the initial DVD player, and I was forced to pay for the return process!! Besides being annoying, long, tedious and tiresome, this process was irritating and unnecesary.
If you for some reason need to return you DVD player, do not go through this company, as they are obviously still working out the kinks in customer service.
If your considering purchasing this product, keep in mind the company warrentee, and plan on getting a service plan or another product with better customer service to back it up. Also be aware of how little damage this item can take.
A good value, but not a great one February 4, 2005
Telstar (Los Angeles, Ca USA)
53 out of 60 found this review helpful
1. The screen only rotates to the left....not to the right. This is a serious limitation under many conditions.
2. Adding the battery significantly increases the depth of the player, from 1.2 inc. to almost 2 inches. It weighs the same as a light notebook with battery.
3. The battery has a caution to ONLY charge it FOR NO MORE than 8 hours, with other admonitions better suited to NiCad than Lithium ion...such as draining the battery before charging. Therefore, the cautions mean that you cannot leave the battery on the player with the player plugged in!!!
4. The cover over the playing compartment is alarmingly thin and does not engage with a very reassuring click. Important plastic latches are very very thin, such as that locking the unit down.
The player stutters when there is movement (brief and wide apart) when playing back DVDR.
 Great bang for the buck! February 18, 2005
Early Adopter #716 (Dallas, TX)
31 out of 32 found this review helpful
After a tremendous amount of research (both web & hands-on) and with extreme trepidation not buying a "named" unit.
I purchased this 3 weeks ago, primarily to entertain a young child travelling on a long trip overseas. The player has performed flawlessly while enduring multiple long flights, car rides and other events.
I have been impressed with the quality & loudness of the speaker sound (although "The Wiggles" are not exactly the most robust test) as well as the brightness & clarity of the screen.
I was not thrilled with the instructions regarding battery usage (aka charging times & draining the battery), but for the price and the performance, I think as consumers you have to realize that compromises are part of getting a great price.
Quite frankly, the complaints of the reviewer about screen rotation & weight, while accurate in pointing out some of the product's limitations.....are, in my mind, extremely nitpicky when you are getting a 10 inch plus screen for the best price on the market.
This is no long-term use review....but after 3 weeks...this player has performed above and beyond for the price point and I would recommend to anyone looking to purchased a portable DVD player.
very disappointed December 27, 2005
Lisa A. Day (West Richland, Washington)
30 out of 32 found this review helpful
I bought the dvd player to use on a long plane trip.I was inflight when I used the dvd player. I was very disappointed to find that the dvd did not load correctly. I got sound but no picture. I thought it was something that I was doing wrong. I attempted to access the dvd again when I arrived at my hotel room- to no avail. When I returned home, my husband was able to get it to work for awhile then he too was unable to get a picture. I returned it to the store within 30 days. Now I'm trying to find a light weight dvd player with at least a 10 inch screen and a decent battery- Wish me luck
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