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Philips PET1030

First seen: 15 july 2007

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  • User Score (130)
    7.6 7.6 from 130 reviewers
  • Expert Score (1)
    10 10 from 1 reviewers
  • Design (3)
    8.9 8.9 from 3 reviewers
  • Ease of use (3)
    8.6 8.6 from 3 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • crystal clear picture, excellent picture, that s why, screen size, daughter bought it
  • car mount needs work, heavy to carry around, should not have trouble, battery charger flimsy, sound a bit tinny

Enjoy movies on the Philips PET1030 Portable DVD Player with 10.2” LCD display and a 180-degree swivel screen. Plus, share your favourite video experiences with pals thanks to memory card slot and USB2.0 connector. Comes with Travel bag.

  • Play DVD/DivX® & MPEG4
  • Play MP3/WMA-CD, CD and CD…
  • Share picture CD (JPEG)

PET1030

The portable DVD player model PET1030/37 is another release from Philips. The PET1020/37 is a Portable DVD Player with a 10.2" LCD Display. The product has a 180-degree swivel screen and comes with a Car Mount Kit. Audio output mode is Stereo and for the surround sound effects, it is Dolby Digital. The built-in decoder is Dolby Digital. It has Top-load as its DVD media load type. Its display size is of 10.2 inches. It measures at 10.6 inches x 7.4 inches x 1.3 inches and weighs at 2.9 pounds…

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PET1030

The portable DVD player model PET1030/37 is another release from Philips. The PET1020/37 is a Portable DVD Player with a 10.2" LCD Display. The product has a 180-degree swivel screen and comes with a Car Mount Kit. Audio output mode is Stereo and for the surround sound effects, it is Dolby Digital. The built-in decoder is Dolby Digital. It has Top-load as its DVD media load type. Its display size is of 10.2 inches. It measures at 10.6 inches x 7.4 inches x 1.3 inches and weighs at 2.9 pounds. On the controller are Menu/Disk, Set up, Direction arrows, OK button, Display, Options, Vol Up and Down, Play/Pause, Fast Forward, Rewind, Stop, Mute, Number Button 0-9, Subtitles, Audio, Return, A-B, Zoom. This portable DVD player is of the size of a hard cover book. Battery life is said in the player’s manual to last about 4 hours. It comes in the color Black.

Features

There’s a 10.2" LCD display that’s 180-degree swivel screen. There’s a memory card slot and usb2.0 connector. A car mount kit is also included. It has parental channel lock. The DVD Player comes with Smart Car Mount.With DivX support which means that DivX encoded videos can be played. The DivX media format is an MPEG4-based video compression technology that enables you to save large files like movies, trailers and music videos on media like CD-R/RW, memory cards and DVD-video. DivX CDs can be played back on selected DVD players, DVD Recorders and Home Theater Systems. The volume can be changed with the remote. It has the option of volume numbers 1-16. The bass on it is that of your normal small speaker quality. Some functions can be accessed on the DVD player itself. This player has the option where if you turn the DVD Player off, it will stat back up at the same place. For the connections, it has a Headphone jack, AV In/Out, USB connection, SC/MMC Card. When you connect the USB, you can use it as a player for your MP3 player. You can connect your iPod and charge the iPod, PSP, Camera anything that has the option of a USB connection. Accessories featured are a controller, cigarette lighter adapter, TV adapter, and an option where you can attach the DVD player to the back of a car seat. This portable DVD player comes with a one year warranty.

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Reviews of Philips PET1030

  1. Reviewer: Empire
    24 September 2008

    Just one look at this gorgeous portable DVD player and you're smitten. It's class from top to bottom, boasting a whopping 10.2in, 16:9 screen that swivels through 180-degrees and a lovely gloss-black and white finish. It's not bad on the inside either, with support for DVD, CD, DivX, MP3, WMA and JPEG. Read more

  2. Reviewer: TechRadar UK
    24 September 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Overall, this is an impressive player, although for £250 we would have expected to find some headphones in the box too. That aside, the PET1030 is a fine portable player and comes with our firm recommendation. Read more

  1. Wrong battery in Remote!

    Reviewer: Urban Underbrink, Buy.com
    25 April 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I love this player! So much better than my old 7" player. My only PROBLEM was the REMOTE which would not work! It came with a 2025 battery which checked good. Finally I replaced it with a CR2032 battery ( like in a computer motherboard ) and now it WORKS!! Read more

  2. Great Image quality Lousy Battery!

    Reviewer: DealTime UK
    16 December 2007
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    This has to be one of the best image quality out there in a portable DVD player. Very smooth image and great color depth. Initially it also sounds pricey, but the image quality makes it for it, plus it also comes with a car headrest mounting hardware. It has a nice swivel screen that can be rotated 180 degrees and flatten ala tablet style. The weak side is that considering it has a swivel screen it only has one audio output connector so only one set of headphones. The... Read more

  3. Great product, affordable price!

    Reviewer: J&R
    23 December 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    This is a wonderful DVD player for the money. The picture is awesome on it, and the sound is great as well. I bought this for my 2 kids (ages 3 and 1) and my three year old loves it so much he watches it at home instead of the 37 inch plasma. I bought it for travel, and it's so nice b/c it come with everything you need- including a car charger and mounting system for the car. The only thing I wish was a little better is the battery life. Other than that we love it! Read more

  4. Looks great but only played 3 out of 10 DVD's

    Reviewer: Amazon
    15 January 2010
    Overall 4
    4.0
     

    Bought this for a Christmas present. When it arrived thought it looked great, good size and a nice wide screen. Boyfriend loved it on Christmas day but when he tried to play some of his DVD's only 3 worked out of the 10 he tried, one of these was brand new and never been watched. When the DVD's were put into the player it couldn't read them and it started made a very loud whiring sound. Having initially been really pleased with my purchase I ended up being really... Read more

  5. Functional But...

    Reviewer: Amazon
    13 March 2010
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    This is a good product for what it is made for and it holds the DVD Player plus some DVD's very well. Unfortunately, the color is very, ugly..much brighter then portrayed on the website and the case itself is almost briefcase in size. My husband was going to use it at work until he was getting made fun of by his co-workers so we had to give it to someone else. If you don't mind the color, size, or how others perceive you.. this would be a fine product. Comment (1) Read more

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