9.2 out of 10

Philips PET830

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Best Price: £165

  • User Score (10)
    8.8 8.8 from 10 reviewers
  • Expert Score (3)
    7.2 7.2 from 3 reviewers
  • Ease of use (1)
    9.1 9.1 from 1 reviewers
  • Buzz Index: 0/5
  • Activity: 1/5

Philips PET830

Tablet-style portable DVD player is what Philips PET830 about. It comes with built-in speaker and features an 8.5-inch diagonal sized screen with LCD TFT display type. Its resolution that comes in 16:9 widescreen format sets at 480(w) x 234(H) x 3(RGB). The brightness of the image produced is at 200 cd/m² and has the effective viewing area of 187.2 x 105.3. Its pixel pitch is at 0.13(W) x 0.45(H). The weight of the portable DVD player is 0.97kg with the dimension of 31mm x 170mm x 255mm. The playback media on its video aspect that the player supports include DVD, Picture CD, SVCD, VCD, DVD-R/-RW, MP3-CD, CD-R/-RW, WMA and DVD+R/+RW. It uses PAL and NTSC video disc playback system. On its audio properties, its output power of the built-in speaker sets at 250mW RMS whereas its earphone is at 10mW RMS. Dolby Digital, WMA and MP3 are among the compression format of the player. The supported file systems of the machine are ISO-9660 and Jolliet. USB connectivity is offered with the player besides two 3.5mm stereo headphone jacks.

Features

One of the features that the Philips PET830 packed with is Zero Bright Dot. It works on the quality and clarity of the image displayed. Bright dot is referred to imperfection on the LCD display which commonly occurs. With such technology, images are said to be free from blank spots on the screen. As the player provides USB connection, users are able to plug their USB devices that contain images and music to the player’s USB connector so that it can be viewed and shared by others. The PET830 package comes together with Smart Car Mount which targets on the users who are always on the go where player is usable in the car with safety ensured. As DivX is supported, users get to enjoy movies that are encoded in such format that at their comfort.

Additional Features

  • Shock proof
  • Battery charging indication
  • Up to 3 hours playback with built-in battery
  • On-screen display

Accessories

  • Protective Pouch
  • Smart Car Mount
  • AC/DC adapter
  • AV cables
  • AY5507 slim remote control
  • User manual

Manufacturer's Specs

Picture/Display

  • Display screen type
    LCD TFT
  • Diagonal screen size (inch)
    8.5 inch
  • Brightness
    200 cd/m²
  • Effective viewing area
    187.2x105.3
  • Response time (typical)
    30 ms

Sound

  • Output Power
    250mW RMS(built-in speakers)
  • Signal to noise ratio
    >80dB(Line out), >76dB(earphone), >70dB(speaker)

Video Playback

  • Playback Media
    DVD , Picture CD , SVCD , Video CD , DVD-R/-RW , MP3-CD , CD-R/CD-RW , WMA , DVD+R/+RW , CD
  • Video disc playback system
    NTSC , PAL

Audio Playback

  • Compression format
    Dolby Digital , MP3 , WMA

Review Summary

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The magic of movies and music comes to life on the tablet-style Philips PET830 Portable DVD Player with 8.5” LCD display. Plus Zero Bright Dot™ ensures optimal screen quality. Comes with Smart Car …

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  1. Reviewer: What Hi-Fi?
    6 days ago
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Impressive large-screen picture and good sound. Read more

  2. Portable DVD player

    Reviewer: Pocket Lint
    04 June 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    The Philips PET830 Portable DVD player can handle a wide variety of formats, either from disc of USB memory stick and while the battery life isn't as good as we'd like, it's more than usable, making this an enjoyable device to use. Read more

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