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Summary: Problem
Review: Although the unit works great, the technical specifications listed are inaccurate. This unit DOES NOT have audio/video inputs. A change in production and engineering has deleted this KEY feature. When contact was made with manufacturer, customer service was even unaware of change. After speaking with engineering it was determined specifications were changed. There is no fix. If you intend on using a portable gaming system (gamecube) to entertain kids on a long trip in a car, this unit is NOT for you! I found out just hours before departing.
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Summary: help with initial idm-1731 portable dvd player.
Review: I'm from italy,and a friend from USA has given me this initial idm-1731 portable dvd player.But it can't read dvd PAL2...so i want to know if there's a way to see PAL2 dvds,it's possible to upgrade its firmware?...tell me what i have to do...please help me..thank you so much, anthony
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Summary: Okay portable - terrible LCD
Review: the LCD is pixelated and poor color rendition ... whites washed out, most scenes strongly blue tinted, greens turn out blue, reds are ugly alsocomes with some cables, and large, rechargable battery, but no s-video output cable, and the output jack is not the standard s-video type
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Summary: Portable DVD Player
Review: Don't try to take this portable dvd player on an airplane, bus, or train. Even with a headset, this device has a very loud motor that can be distracting to your neighbor. I kept it b/c the price was not so bad and I like to sit alone on trips anyhow.
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Summary: DVD -R, +R ??
Review: Has anyone tested this model with home burned DVDs?
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Summary: Screen broke after 6 uses.
Review: I received the IDM-830 (not this exact model) as a gift and used it about 6 times. It worked very well until the plastic covering the hinge that moves the screen broke on one side. It was still operable (but kind of flimsy) until the plastic covering the second hinge broke. Now the screen doesn't get an image at all. I'm going to send it in for warranty (I've had it a little over 2 months) and I'll update whether they "make it right" or not.
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Summary: Good side view quality -- good value.
Review: I like this suprisingly small DVD player. I viewed them at Walmart (which now has the same price at the store :-) and the Initial allows for a far better lateral view than similarly priced competitor products. Screen size is significantly greater than a 5 inch screen. Plus it has an anti-vibration feature that like-priced competitors don't offer.
Doesn't come with a case :(
Comes with a car adaptor kit.
It is so light I'm going to put it in a carrying case and mount it from the minivan ceiling!
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Summary: cool dvd player
Review: I had mine for a week now and so far so good. the only thing i noticed was when i first put a cd in it. It was a loud loud noise like it was grinding something ,and it was when i took the cd out there was a ring around the cd. what happened was the metal part on the inside where you put the cd was sticking up and grinding into the cd, so i pushed it down bent it down. and ever since that it's been working great. the picture is great. the sound could be a little louder. but so far with the price i got and all of the parts i got with it i am cool with it. i like it.
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Summary: BAD picture problem out of the box
Review: We purchased ours on 3/6/04, out of the box there was a little green dot on the screen that did not go away no matter what we did. We changed and played several discs, but the little green dot in the very same placed remained. We exchanged the unit the same day for the same brand and model, out of the box there was another little green dot in a different space on the screen. We also noticed that when you turned the screen, there was much distortion (important if you have in the car and more than one person is viewing). We returned that unit and replaced it with an RCA (almost double the price). We have only had the RCA one day, but we like it, no picture distortion and defintely not a little green dot to be found>
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Summary: Great Quality
Review: I do a lot of driving and I like to set this on the dashboard and watch my favorite DVDs on long trips. I just put on the cruise contol and ease the seat back!
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