Sony DVP-FX930/L 9-Inch Portable DVD Player, Blue
by Sony
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Customer Review: Not so great in the dark.
Summary: 3 Stars
Technically this is a very nice DVD player. The only problem is that the controls are impossible to operate in the dark -- such as in my daughter's bedroom at night, or in the back of a car. Instead of buttons, the player has touchpads. So it is very easy to hit the wrong button. Right next to the up/down/left/right key there is a touchpad that cuts off half the screen so you can enter "LCD mode," whatever that is. You are guaranteed to hit that touchpad while you're trying to select a scene.Customer Review: Very Disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this dvd player for my 5 year old son. He previously had a Coby 10 inch portable dvd, that lasted 3 years. I regret not repurchasing that model. THis dvd player does not utilize the full 8 inch screen. Most all the videos play at a reduced 5 inch size (letter box). The Coby 10 inch always filled the entire screen. I have to go into the settings and "stretch" the picture manually to have it fit the whole screen. If you watch the movies in "full screen" mode then the battery life is less than the 6 hours.
The buttons are at the bottom of the screen and often times get inadvertently pushed since they are so sensitive. I don't advise watching it in a dark car because you will never hit the right buttons. I'm very disappointed. If you are purchasing this for a child, I don't advise it. I highly suggest the Coby 10 inch. The Coby was a nice dvd player, very easy for a child to work, and the price is [...]--much less than this one.
Customer Review: Picture Goes Out
Summary: 2 Stars
I have had this DVD player for about 6 months. In almost all respects it has been great, except that in the last month, the picture has started going out. In the middle of a video, for no apparent reason, the picture disappears, and the dvd will not respond to any of the control buttons. So, I have to turn it on and off several times until the picture reappears. As of now, the picture will not appear at all. I am very disappointed with this dvd player, and will not buy another one from SONY.Customer Review: Early product failure
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought a Sony DVP-FX820 portable DVD player in July of 2008 and it has already failed after light usage. I liked the player a lot, but the video now ceases to work after two minutes of playing a DVD (the audio still works).
While Sony customer service answered the telephone quickly and they were very helpful in concluding it was a hardware failure, I am disappointed with premature failure of this DVD player. Clearly, this product has not lived up to Sony's reputation for relability.
Finally, potential buyers of similar Sony products should remain mindful of their crappy warranty, which is 90 days for labor and 1 year on parts. I wonder if this is indicative of Sony's lack of confidence in their own products? The labor alone will be $30 to $40 in this case, so I suggest using a credit card that doubles the manufacturer's warranty.
Customer Review: Picture Fail after 3 months
Summary: 1 Stars
This DVD player worked fine at first, but after about three months the screen worked only intermittently. For example, the picture would play about every third time the unit was turned on. A short time after that it was permanent video fail. Now it plays only the audio of a DVD. I bought the Sony brand because I thought it would be a quality product. What a waste of money.