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Audiovox DVD1500 Portable DVD Player

Audiovox DVD1500 Portable DVD Player

List Price: $699.99
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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Further News....(see...Was it made in Russia?)
Review: I sent my player into Audiovox as instructed along with my receipt from Amazon.com...as far as I know it has been sent into space...I know it arrived (I sent it UPS and can track it) But once it went in it became a mystery...

Let's review...

Did not work during the warranty period...
Needed authorization from Amazon to send it back (the warranty period on Amazon's site is 1 year...on the Audiovox site it is only 3 months)
Sent into the ether...So I dont even have the body....

You be the judge...is it worth the money? Is Audiovox a company you want to trust?

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Pretty Decent Machine For The Price
Review: I've been using this item for over a year now and I haven't had a problem with it. It's been a faithful little machine. I like it's portability and have been using it in my home system... has a great picture and super sound quality with surround sound capability. The manual is pretty much useless but luckily it didn't take me long to figure it out. The battery life is usually less than the movie length luckily included are a power adapter and a car adapter... but that pretty much covers everything. Would be perfect to entertain kids on long trips

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Solid product, few glitches
Review: I've had this player for about 2 weeks now and overall have found it to be very good. The picture is great, and the features are good. The built in speakers could have been better but they do the job. The main problems I've had has been with it's ability to overheat if it's not on a solid well ventilated surface, also the picture skips at the slightest vibration. The thing is loaded with cautions and warnings saying that just about anything will void the warrenty or cause it to melt down. Overall, it does the job and the price is unbeatable. I would reccommend this unit to someone who is looking for something bare bones and is on a budget.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: TERRIBLE
Review: It is very rare to be able to play a dvd the whole way through. Inevitably, at a peak moment in the movie, it will freeze and skip. Once that starts happening, forget it. It will never recover, so the only option is to shut it down. Even then, good luck in getting it going again. I am not sure why it skips. At first I thought it was due to movement, but seems to be able to take movement for the most part, and will skip even when perfectly still. I have also tried cleaning the discs, but that doesn't seem to help. I have decided that it is because this player is a piece of junk. It is so frustrating trying to watch something and have it act up for no apparent reason. I have been tempted to toss the thing against the wall many times. If you are in the market for a portable dvd player, DO NOT BUY THIS ONE. Buy a laptop or a more reliable portable dvd player instead. We won this dvd player from a technology conference, so the only comfort we have is that it was free.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: TERRIBLE
Review: It is very rare to be able to play a dvd the whole way through. Inevitably, at a peak moment in the movie, it will freeze and skip. Once that starts happening, forget it. It will never recover, so the only option is to shut it down. Even then, good luck in getting it going again. I am not sure why it skips. At first I thought it was due to movement, but seems to be able to take movement for the most part, and will skip even when perfectly still. I have also tried cleaning the discs, but that doesn't seem to help. I have decided that it is because this player is a piece of junk. It is so frustrating trying to watch something and have it act up for no apparent reason. I have been tempted to toss the thing against the wall many times. If you are in the market for a portable dvd player, DO NOT BUY THIS ONE. Buy a laptop or a more reliable portable dvd player instead. We won this dvd player from a technology conference, so the only comfort we have is that it was free.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Not a Reliable Product
Review: My son bought the Audiovox DVD1500 portable DVD player in early November 2001. He doesn't use it very much and takes good care of it. He even has a padded bag where he stores it when not in use. We have had to send this product back to Audiovox in New York twice; Nov 26, 2001 and Mar 18, 2002 at our expense...The first time the DVD player would not play at all, which Audiovox was prompt ( approximately 3 weeks) in sending us a new DVD player, and the second time because the picture would not show up on the portable screen, although we could hear the sound. Audiovox promptly (within about 3 weeks) returned the DVD player to as with a note that they could not find anything wrong, but they cleaned it. It currently is working, but I would rather have received a refund the second time. Buyer beware.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Problems galore
Review: The idea behind a piece of portable equipment is ... Are you listening Audivox?... PORTABILITY! The mechanism in this thing is so sensitive?/delicate?/fragile! that it mistracks at the slightest jarring. I have actually had to send the thing back to the USA to have it repaired. You would think that a product designed to be portable would be a bit more rugged.

Even after having it repaired, it continues to flatly refuse to play some DVDs while others seem to work fine. As for design, it is the portable equivalent of an orthopaedic shoe, occasionally functional but always very chunky and clunky.

For overseas buyers, take note that according to the people I spoke to at Audivox, it is also impossible to make the thing multi-regional.

A thoroughly disappointing product.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: DVD On the Go
Review: The picture is sharp, clear with great color and sound. The size and price are just what was wanted for personal viewing on long trips, or to set up in the kitchen while preparing meals or after-dinner clean ups. Not complicated, very accessible with the battery or AC/DC connections. Can use in my car/truck with the cigarette-lighter connection. Can connect to regular tv for larger screen if needed for more viewers. I like this DVD player very much!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: RUINED
Review: This DVD player ruined the first dvd I played in it. The brand new, just out of the box, dvd of Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs was spotless before play. When it stopped playing part way through, I took it out of the machine and discovered a ring around the playing side, about half-way through. I returned it and the sales rep did not seem surprised nor did he argue with me. Also, the user manual does not have an index and leaves out some of the steps necessary for play. The control buttons did not work well.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Buy
Review: This is a great little machine, especially at the price. I'm amazed at the picture quality and found it very easy to use. It's especially handy to sit on the computer desk, given its small size, so you can watch movies while you work at the computer. Perfect for someone who wants to go DVD and have portability without spending a lot of money. Highly recommended.


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