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Summary: Sharp DV-L70U Portable DVD - Too much $ to maintain.
Review: I purchased the Sharp DV-L70U Portable DVD and received it quickly. When I received it the first thing I noticed was the cable that comes out the back of the battery and goes in the side of the player, very inconvenient, make the player about 1/2 inch wider. Other units have the battery slide into place and connects without cables. Picture quality is great, sound is great, Unit looks nice but the worse thing was it has a 3 1/2 hour battery and I wanted to purchase an extra battery and they are $ 359.00 and you can only get them from Sharp. Other manufacturer's batteries range from $ 129.00 to $ 179.00. I explained that to Sharp but they were not sympathetic or willing to work with me. I RETURNED THE UNIT IMMEDIATELY AND PURCHASED THE PANASONIC 7". I AM VERY HAPPY. Extra battery for the Panasonic is $ 129.00 and is a 4 hour battery.
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Summary: great portable dvd player
Review: I purchased this player over a year ago and have used it constantly with no problems. People marvel at the outstanding picture and ease of operation. I cant say enough about this player except get one,compare it to others and you will see my point of view.
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Summary: Deceptive Advertisement
Review: I purchased this unit expecting it to play both DVDs and VCDs as advertised by Sharp. As it turns out, only one particular VCD format is supported while the other is not. So, only one type of VCDs can be viewed by this unit. Somehow Sharp has conveniently excluded this point in their product descriptions.Also, this unit gets hot after 15-20 minutes of play and while the owner's manual warns the user about exposing the unit in direct sunlight due to the heat might severely damage the unit, I can't help wonder how long it would take before this unit heads for the repair shop.
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Summary: AWESOME!
Review: I recently picked up this product at Sam's Wholesale Club on a closeout sale (they weren't selling to well). I picked it up for the ridiculously low sum of $640! Well, after salivating over the product for months and not wanting to drop over a thousand bucks on a decent one, I was pumped! I tried it out immediately and was amazed at how well it displayed movies. You can take it anywhere and it I have found the battery life to be over Sharp's claims. I got about 3.5 hours out of it. The screen is much better than the screens on competing models (ie: Panasonic, Sony, Pioneer), believe me, I've checked them all out! It hooks up really easy to a TV too. My favorite feature is it's size, or lack there of. I can pack it and a ton of movies in a space slightly larger than that of a CD player and CD's in a case. Oh, you can also use it to play CD's. I use mine for both and personally think the sound is better than my CD player. The sound is another great feature as its speakers are awesome in their quality. But, if you really want surround sound, pick up a good set of headphones. In closing, this product is a must have for travelers with extra dough to drop as it performs multiple roles (home DVD player, CD player, portable DVD player). Just think of it this way: wouldn't it be nice if you had something like this on a long flight? You could just sit back and watch everyone else around you turn green with envy! So, do yourself a favor and buy this unit!
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Summary: Sharp Portable DVD Player Impressive
Review: I recently recieved this portable Sharp DVD Player as a gift and could not be more happy with this light, versatile, and very aesthetically pleasing little guy. The screen seems to be twice its' actual size given the brightness and quality of picture. It works well, and is easily connected I might add, to a TV to act as a stand-alone DVD player. If you are interested in a DVD player, this is the one. It is an overall excellent product.
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Summary: Very nice
Review: I won't go into great detail, as the reviewer below has done an admirable job. Two notes to add though. First, the difference between a 5" and 7" screen really is big--it's not an illusion. A 5" diagonal screen is 25 square inches; a 7" diagonal is 49 square inches. If you are spending the bucks on something as ridiculous as a portable DVD player, spend the extra for the bigger screen. Second, if you are thinking about converting to run on alkaline batteries so you can amuse the kids on long plane or car trips without spending the big bucks for multiple batteries from Sharp, be aware that the connection between player and battery is nonstandard--it's a tiny 3-pin rectangular plug. (You can see the cord in the picture above--the battery is the platform the player sits on in the picture. The tiny cord in the top-left corner connects the battery to the player). Building a spare battery pack will involve more than a trip to Radio Shack.
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Summary: Very nice
Review: I won't go into great detail, as the reviewer below has done an admirable job. Two notes to add though. First, the difference between a 5" and 7" screen really is big--it's not an illusion. A 5" diagonal screen is 25 square inches; a 7" diagonal is 49 square inches. If you are spending the bucks on something as ridiculous as a portable DVD player, spend the extra for the bigger screen. Second, if you are thinking about converting to run on alkaline batteries so you can amuse the kids on long plane or car trips without spending the big bucks for multiple batteries from Sharp, be aware that the connection between player and battery is nonstandard--it's a tiny 3-pin rectangular plug. (You can see the cord in the picture above--the battery is the platform the player sits on in the picture. The tiny cord in the top-left corner connects the battery to the player). Building a spare battery pack will involve more than a trip to Radio Shack.
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Summary: Just a note of clarification
Review: I, too, think the first review below is pretty accurate, but I do want to alert readers not to rely on the prior reviewer's geometry. With standard 16:9 aspect ratio, a 7-inch diagonal screen gets you only about a 21-square-inch view. You'd need a much bigger 10.6-inch diagonal screen to get 49 square inches viewing space. Personally, I'd advise that one simply check out a movie and decide whether it looks big enough for you to enjoy. What's the big deal?
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Summary: Correction on screen size
Review: Just thought I'd make a little correction for the sake of those reading the last post. If a screen is 7" diagonal that doesn't mean 49 square inches. That would be if it was 7 inches in both width and height. In this case, with a width to height ratio of 16:9 the area is 21 square inches. (Width = 6.1, height = 3.44) However, his comments about the relative increase in screen size are correct. Because the model with a 5 inch diagonal measurement comes in at an area of 10.7 square inches. (If its width to height ratio is also 16:9) So the new model has a screen that is roughly twice as big as the older one.
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Summary: Great Player
Review: My boyfriend gave me this for my birthday and by far it is one of the best presents ever! The picture, sound and overall quality of this player is incredible. You forget that you are only watching a 7 inch screen! I highly recommend this product!
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