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Summary: The best toy I've ever had!
Review:
I have owned my Audiovox D1705 for a little over two months. I am constantly pleased with it's performance. I'd just like to pass on a couple of tricks and advice. The owner's manual that
comes with it is very poorly written. If you want the optimum battery life, drain the battery completly before each re-charge.
To use the power saving mode switch. (Number 26 in the owners manual.) You only have to press pause and partially close the machine to disengage the button. This will cause the screen to darken and save power. No need to turn the machine off each time you get interrupted. ( I'ts run up to five hours when I've paused it in this manner.)
Audiovox customer service is very slow, and less than helpful in most cases. I purchased a back-up battery since I use my dvd player so often. I had it shipped 2nd day air. It took a month to arrive. Be prepared.
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Summary: Easily one of the BEST inexpensive portable DVD players!
Review: As a 43 year old video professional who worked in television (TV master control room) for many years, I tend to be a stickler for higher quality products that deliver both value and performance. And if these products can be had for less money, well, so much the better. That is what I was searching for when I researched affordable portable DVD players that don't cost too much. I did not want to spend more than around two hundred dollars or so, so the Audiovox D1705 grabbed my attention. I comparison shopped it against a model by Polaroid, Toshiba, Mintek, and a few inexpensive 'off name' brands, and easily came to the conclusion that the Audiovox was easily the best buy, with the best 'track record' picture quality-wise and reliability-wise. In addition, being able to easily modify the player to become 'region free' (as indicated in a post below) was a big 'plus', which I did with no problems whatsoever. The actual mod itself took all but one minute, and now I have a portable player that plays DVD's from any region, both domestic and foreign. It is great to know that I can flawlessly play some of my British rock and comedy DVD's that normally would not play on an American market player, as well as all my North American DVD's! The picture quality is very good, and you can fast forward with the provided remote. The audio quality is not that good, but acceptable. Using small headphones or earphones will provide a much better quality sound. Keep in mind that most portable DVD players have such tiny built in speakers anyway, such that the audio will be normally compromised. This is the tradeoff to compactness. No big whoop. In addition, the player provides a level of features normally found in more expensive players, which is nice. This encompasses audio and video inputs, outputs, and actual screen menu adjustments for color and hue saturation and levels. Very nice Audiovox!
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Summary: battery is Achille's heel
Review: Except for the low volume output (forget about using two headsets with a splitter), I think this is a very capable player. Unfortunately, unless you're always going to plug it into the wall while viewing, save your money. I've watched a total of 6 movies using the battery and during the last one the screen went dead after an hour. Turning the brightness down to its lowest setting only extended the battery life to an hour and 15 minutes. So much for being a "portable" DVD player. Let's see: $48 per movie...do you think I feel cheated by Audiovox
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Summary: Everything I've wanted!
Review: Finally, I can actually watch my DVD's wherever I go. I bought this brand because I know that they make lots of dependable, installed car theater systems. Truth is, I just needed a portable one. I was about to buy some cheapo brand when I saw that I could have a name brand that I could trust for the same money! After seeing the first review, though, I worried. But after I received my player, I started to use it right away. It's worked like a charm! 24 is soooooooooo much more engrossing when everyone else around you is doing something else! I also use this little guy for showing movies at school (I'm a teacher). With an RF modulator, it hooks right up! The brightness contrast dial on the side is really nice (check that on your player before you send it in to get repaired) and this screen is fully adjustable from the menu that is accessible only through the remote. Another plus in this player is that it lets you feed signals into the monitor. You can play PS2, XBox, and GCN games on there. I've only tried PS2, but man, it's a cool feeling to know that you can play those games anywhere.
The player is surprisingly small and light even with the battery attached (thank God it's the type that fastens on and not the kind that hangs loose). The remote works from across the room, so if you intend on using it as a home player, I highly recommend this model. Also, there's almost NO problem with overheating! Only the screen itself gets a little hot, and that only happens if you run down the 3-hour battery straight through in one sitting without pause. Even then, the casing is not uncomfortable to the touch and the actual player is cool to the touch. HIGHLY recommended, especially if you want a good name brand for a small amount of money.
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Summary: Audiovox D1705 DVD player
Review: Hi everyone,
I acquired this player about a month ago from Harmony Electronics, Brooklyn. I live in India and got this player through my uncle who lives in U.S. After going through the reviews on Amazon and Dealtime, I decided to buy this player. For $200+, you won't get a better player like this.
Pros:
1. Plays anything and everything.
2. Very good screen clearity.
3. Extremely compact design (without the battery attached)
4. Easy modification of software to play All Region DVDs.
5. Decent sound ouyput (when compared with the size of the player)
Cons:
The only I found is the Bulky battery.
I went to the Audiovox website and it was strange to see that they offer two types of batteries with this player. The one shipped is very bulky and doesnot make the player portable. They offer one more battery which is completely flat and compact in design. This battery costs $100 which is very expensive.
Guys, is there a place from where I can buy this battery at a reasonable price ? Or is there any idea with which I don't have to use the bulky battery when I am carrying the player in my bag ?
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Summary: Good player & great price
Review: I bought one of these at Costco for $279 and had no problems with the skipping or any of the stated problems in these reviews. It has moving parts so of course its going to skip if you drop it or hit it, just like any CD Discman will do as well. I returned mine because it didn't play DVD-RAM formats which are common in newer set-top DVD-recorders. Also, this unit does not have fast forward and rewind functions. It skips through to the next chapter which is fine for a rented DVD but when you are recording long TV shows or home videos, you aren't going to sit there and program chapter markers every 10 minutes. Thus, when watching TV shows, you have to watch it all in one sitting and can't fast forward or rewind or even shut off the unit without having to start all over again. That's not cool if you're watching a 3 hour long DVD. If you're only going to be watching rented DVD's, I highly recommend it. If you need FF/REW or DVD-RAM compatibility, then skip it.
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Summary: Good Player
Review: I bought the AudioVox D1705 at Costco, mainly because they stopped selling the Toshiba PD-2500. I had my heart set on the Toshiba but waited to long. They show two different pictures of the what's supposed to be an AudioVox D1705 on Amazon.com. The one shown on the "browsing" page is incorrect. If you want to see what the acctual model looks like view the manual (available online) or click on the "review this product" button and it shows the correct picture. There's a huge difference. I was skeptical at first because of the bad reviews that I've read about AudioVox products. But at $279.99 and Costco's excellent return policy I had to take the chance. The first thing I noticed was that the case is made from brushed aluminum and looked pretty good. Then I noticed a small dent just below the screen - kind of an eyesore, but I've gotten used to it. The battery mounts on the bottom and doesn't fit perfect (it moves just a tiny bit back and forth), but it's certainly livable. I use public transportation (bus sometimes train) to get to and from work - usually about 60min each way. So far I haven't used it over 2 ½ hours without recharging but I had no problems with it. It's rated at about 3 hours. The brushed screen's case is nice (except for the small dent). It stays in place and has a solid feel to it. I agree with another reviewer on the fact that the plastic DVD door feels flemsy. The Speakers are weak but that's expected on such a small player. I have a cheap pair of ear buds and movies sound good using them. I'm considering buying an expensive pair of Sony noise reduction earphones. There are two areas that make this unit a great buy -- The the layout of the controls and the screen quality. The volume is controled by a dail on the right side. It's easy to lower and raise the volume with the fluquation of movie material. Pause, Play, Next & Previous Chapters are easy to use on the right front corner. Menu controls are separate and on the left front corner. The best on unit control is the brightness. It's controled by a dial on the left side. So you can fine-tune the brightness on the fly without having to pull up any menus. This is a great feature that I haven't seen on any other player. At most some have a button that you press then have to press other buttons to lower or raise the brightness. The dial on the D1705 works great. The screen quality was actually better than I had expected. The resolution is 720 x 480, that's 345,600 pixels on a 7" screen. The colors are sharp and clear. You can use the remote control to change the brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation. Important side note: I had bought the last one at the store so when they got a new shipment in I bought another one thinking I would return the first one since it had a dent in it. The second one's color was as sharp or crisp as the first one. It seemed too "green" even when I adjusted the hue and saturation. Needless to say I kept the one with the dent and returned the new one to the store. I rate the one I kept a 4 (out of 5) because of the dent. I would have rated the one I returned a 3 because of poor color.
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Summary: Barely out of the box
Review: I bought this player for my son to use on overseas flights.
I have only used the player five times, and it no longer works. The screen went from shadowy, to black, although all else functions. Very disappointing.
Of course, there is a 90 day warranty, but now I will have to deal with a paper and shipping hassle.
I don't recommend this model.
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Summary: Good but stop working
Review: I bought this player from Costco about six months ago to be used for long trips.
I have recently used the the DVD for 1 week straight and it no longer works. At first the pictures started pausing and skipping. I thought that the CD was dirty then it no longer spins. I tried turning it on and off but the CD just do not want spin. I am very disappointed.
I don't recommend this model
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Summary: Works great for me
Review: I have been skeptical about most portable DVD players after doing quite a bit of research and reading reviews. It would seem you're just as likely to have issues or problems with a top of the line model as you are with the lower priced ones. Well, I paid $279 at Costco for this one and I love it. My first portable player, so take that with a grain of salt, but it's great. Works everytime. No problems, hitches, glitches, skips, bumps or bruises. I'd buy it again.
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