Rating: 
Summary: BEATS THE BIG BOYS
Review: Bought the Sony 7" TFT DVP-FX701, exchanged it because it was NOISY. Opened the second one, the drive spinning was less noisy - however, the top metal plate (lid/screen)had a flaw-it was chipped. Needless to say turned the unit over and it says: "Made In Korea." I felt like a surprise was in every DVP-FX701 box. And the price is no box of Cracker Jacks either.
I really didn't have a preference in monitor size because at that size 7" is no different than 4" to me. I look through monitors of all shapes and sizes all day long including a $30,000 HD BVM Sony Monitor. Anyway, I found the IDM-9520 to be unique and in a class of it's own. For one, most smaller screens are standard 4:3 aspect. Not even Sony offers a 4.2 16:9 aspect ratio TFT screen. The price of the IDM-9520 is 1/5th of the Sony. So at 99 bucks who can complain? But that's not all : The drive spinning noise the Sony made? Non-existent on the Initial Player - extremely quiet! The built-in speakers? Very crisp and loud enough to fill a 600 sqare ft. room. Turn up the Sony and it distorted. IDM-9520's Firmware includes pull-down menus with equalizer too. Sony's firmware does not even include an EQ! This company is out of La Verne CA which is considered local to any Southern Californian so I don't see any problem if I have a problem. Lastly, quality: No doubts when I opened the sealed plastic container that was over the entire box, everything was secure, wrapped, sealed, and the DVD drive even had a cardboard disc in it to protect the unit after leaving the factory. (Sony portable DVD did not) Professional registration card also included. Believe it or not. Sony does not factory seal the DVP-FX701 box, no registration card, SEL customer service is not what it used to be either. Anyway, if anyone is going to complain about this little portable they're just down right cheap. This is the best valued portable DVD player at around 100 bucks made with extreme quality. Way to go Initial ! You beat the big boys on this one. One more last thing! - I didn't get technical about the Thin Film Trasistor LCD - it's phenomenal! The color and brightness adjustments are digital (in the firmware) The Sony player had two cheap slide bars to adjust. Anyway to replace this monitor alone would be more than the 100 you spent on the whole package. Outstanding product bar none.
Rating:
Summary: BEATS THE BIG BOYS
Review: Bought the Sony 7" TFT DVP-FX701, exchanged it because it was NOISY. Opened the second one, the drive spinning was less noisy - however, the top metal plate (lid/screen)had a flaw-it was chipped. Needless to say turned the unit over and it says: "Made In Korea." I felt like a surprise was in every DVP-FX701 box. And the price is no box of Cracker Jacks either.
I really didn't have a preference in monitor size because at that size 7" is no different than 4" to me. I look through monitors of all shapes and sizes all day long including a $30,000 HD BVM Sony Monitor. Anyway, I found the IDM-9520 to be unique and in a class of it's own. For one, most smaller screens are standard 4:3 aspect. Not even Sony offers a 4.2 16:9 aspect ratio TFT screen. The price of the IDM-9520 is 1/5th of the Sony. So at 99 bucks who can complain? But that's not all : The drive spinning noise the Sony made? Non-existent on the Initial Player - extremely quiet! The built-in speakers? Very crisp and loud enough to fill a 600 sqare ft. room. Turn up the Sony and it distorted. IDM-9520's Firmware includes pull-down menus with equalizer too. Sony's firmware does not even include an EQ! This company is out of La Verne CA which is considered local to any Southern Californian so I don't see any problem if I have a problem. Lastly, quality: No doubts when I opened the sealed plastic container that was over the entire box, everything was secure, wrapped, sealed, and the DVD drive even had a cardboard disc in it to protect the unit after leaving the factory. (Sony portable DVD did not) Professional registration card also included. Believe it or not. Sony does not factory seal the DVP-FX701 box, no registration card, SEL customer service is not what it used to be either. Anyway, if anyone is going to complain about this little portable they're just down right cheap. This is the best valued portable DVD player at around 100 bucks made with extreme quality. Way to go Initial ! You beat the big boys on this one. One more last thing! - I didn't get technical about the Thin Film Trasistor LCD - it's phenomenal! The color and brightness adjustments are digital (in the firmware) The Sony player had two cheap slide bars to adjust. Anyway to replace this monitor alone would be more than the 100 you spent on the whole package. Outstanding product bar none.
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Summary: secret function
Review: Guess what- it plays mp3's on dvd r's- that's right- not just cd'sThis is a very rare thing = only the portable sony dvd-rom does that- and this has a nice little speaker and screen display it's worth buying just for that
Rating:
Summary: Great for the price
Review: Have owned this DVD player for about a month now and have had no issues with it. Wish the screen was bigger but this portable is great for traveling. Have hooked it up in hotel rooms and it works great. It is nice being able to watch NetFlix movies on airplanes and in hotel rooms.
Rating: 
Summary: Don't BUY
Review: I agree with one of the previous posts. Do not buy an Initial Dvd player. I bought mine at the end of November for a road trip. It worked great. We used it a few more times since then, but recently noticed the screen would suddenly go out. Today, I tried to power it up using both the car adapter and the regular plug and nothing happened. My husband tried to power it up and still nothing. So after only 6 months I have to replace my portable dvd player.
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Summary: Great Item - Give it a try
Review: I am thrilled with this little player! It is my favorite toy. I was a little concerned about some of the negative aspects that other reviewers pointed out, but I decided that the positive outweighted the negative and gave it try. Am I glad I did! I take it to work to watch on breaks and at lunch and fits in my handbag.
I admit that I have not tried all the functions and have always used the A/C adapter so I can't offer an opinion on the battery capacity as yet, but for a simple, portable way to watch your favorite movies on the go, it's great. The picture is fine and the sound is not bad either(better with headphones).
If you are looking for a good value, this is it.
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Summary: Don't be Fooled
Review: I bought this because of the price, and got what I payed for. It worked for three movies and froze up, then would not load anything after that. Thnking it was a lemon, I returned it only exchanged it for a second one, only to have it happen again after five movies played.
Finally, I exchanged it for an APEX for the same price, and have not had a moments trouble for 6 months.
Sure the price is good, but you can get so much more for your money.
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Summary: awesome - NO problems here!
Review: I bought this for a trip - it has worked GREAT!!! I have it hooked up to a TV at the moment - and have played about 60 hours so fat with NO problems at all! It has also been used by itself with NO problem. It is easy to use, compact and light. The remote is incredile - very slim and light. My 4 year old can use it herself!
If you charge the battery don't leave it sit though. I charged it and didn't use it for about 4 days and there was no juice left - about 20 minutes... So charge right before you use it!
but I would definatly recommend this!
Great item for the price!
Rating: 
Summary: Very "moody" player
Review: I bought this for my son when we go on long car/plane trips. We have had it for about 7 months and it has been "moody" since day 1. It works when it wants to work and it skips when it wants to skip. Some movies play fine and have minimal skipping, but other movies skip every few minutes. I have tried cleaning the discs and as well as the player and it still skips. It is almost impossible to watch a complete movie on this device. However, it does keep my son happy on trips so I guess I got what I wanted. The skipping doesn't seem to bother my son who is so happy just to be watching a movie although it would really bother me. So think twice about buying this if you are someone who gets annoyed easily....or else you will throw it out the window.
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Summary: Unfortunately not well built
Review: I got this item for Christmas and was extremely pleased with it for the first day or so. However, after 3 or 4 movies, it acts up now and will not finish a movie. If it does manage to start the movie (which is increasingly rare) it may get through 5 minutes or 30 minutes, but it will freeze up and you simply have to turn off the machine. The picture and sound quality are beyond what I was expecting, and the size is great for toting around. I am about to go out of the country for 6 months and was looking forward to taking this with. Unfortunately, it didn't last beyond 6 hours let alone 6 months. I will take it back and try another, but I am not getting my hopes up after seeing the problems others had with the durability of the player. If the next one I get works like it is supposed to, I would give it 5 stars without hesitation....IF it works.
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