Durabrand 9" Portable DVD Player Reviews
Durabrand 9" Portable DVD Player Reviews
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Perfect for air travel or long trips on the road, this versatile 9" portable DVD player from Durabrand provides a portable solution to viewing your media
Technical Details
- A great way to access all of your media, Plays DVDs, audio CDs, CD-R/RW, MP3 CDs and picture CDs- Use it at home or in the car, Includes an AC adapter for home and a car adapter for traveling
- Audio and video cables included, Allows direct connection to TVs equipped with A/V jacks
- Built-in stereo speakers and headphone jack, View your media with a group, or listen privately
- Includes 2.5 hour rechargeable battery, Full-function remote control included
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By M. Klassen (Oklahoma)
we bought this at walmart 1 yr ago. My kids play with it every day. They have dropped it multiple times, knocking the battery out, but just put the battery back in and the player keeps working. The picture quality isn't great, but it fine for a 6-7 yr. old. They finally knocked it off the top bunk for the 2-3 time and it physically broke the hinge on the lid. Player still works but the screen is now hanging by the thread. Overall a decent unit for the money.
By J. Dillard
This is my 2nd portable DVD player. The 1st one that I owned was a Sony, I broke it and needed a new one immediately. I went to Wal-Mart and bought this Durabrand. It was $20 or $40 less then the Sony. I love the layout of it. The picture it great, the sound is to good so I am always turning it down. I use this thing everyday. I take to work with me and set it on my desk so I can watch it while I work, when I'm in the kitchen cooking I set it on the counter to watch, I set it next to my bed at night and watch movies on it while I fall asleep and I put it on my vanity in the morning while I get ready for work, and of course I take on long road trips. The point is I have had my Durabrand since November 2007 and this is a daily routine and abuse that I put this thing through. 2 years later it still works awesome, the battery works great still, my car adaptor works wonderful still and so does the remote. I have never ever had a problem with it and am so thankful to have found such a well built and designed portable DVD player so such a reasonable price. When/if this one ever breaks I will more then likely replace it with the exact same one. This is an excellent buy!!!
By Ginny W (New Jersey)
I bought this refurbished Durabrand Portable DVD player that turnout to be faulty. It worked for one day. I should have spent the extra money for a new one. Very disappointing.
By Donna (California)
I believe I purchased this about 8 months ago at Walmart. I think I spent $100 on it. This week it just stopped reading disks and tried everything to fix it. While it was working the only thing I hated was when you pause it for too long, the voice isn't in sync with the picture but all you have to do it pause it again and wait a second and it's back to normal. I'm not nit picky but that got on my nerves once in a while. The picture was good, the screen was big, and the audio was decent (wish it was louder at times when someone else was watching it with me). I did use it a lot everyday and sometimes I'd hook it up to my regular tv when my other DVD player broke. All in all, it was good to me while it was working but I'm disappointed that it didn't last as long (probably should have gone with a more reliable brand?). I like things to stick around for a while and I take care of my things (I had a $40 regular DVD player stick around for about 7 years which I think it pretty good) so in the end I'd recommend looking around a bit more.
By Mad Max (Seattle, WA USA)
I paid $79 for this Durabrand portable DVD player, on sale at a Target or Walmart. I agree with the other reviewers here - Durabrand is about the most chinsy piece of Chinese electronics you can imagine.
However, it's lasted 2 years, and still works - here's what I've learned about caring for this (and other) cheap Chinese electronics:
[1] Unplug the battery when you don't need it - save the battery for your trips, the car, etc. These batteries are *chinsy* - and replacements are expensive and impossible to find. Make sure to fully charge it at least once a month, and fully discharge it before recharging. 2 years later, I can only get about a one hour charge out of the battery - but others who leave the battery plugged in at all times wear it out completely after about 3-6 months. My method works best to preserve battery life.
[2] Use a car adapter in the car. However, there are two problems with using this machine in the car. First, the volume level (see below). Second, the AC adapter port has a weak connection, so if you hit a bump, the machine will turn off. To make it worse, the player has no memory, so it restarts at the beginning of the disc each time.
[3] The volume - is inferior. Even at full blast, you can barely hear it in the car. It says it's stereo, but I took the face plate of the LCD screen, and one of the speakers is empty - there is only one speaker in there.
There are three easy solutions for extra volume on this or any portable device. First, if you have a cassette deck in the car, get a CD player cassette adapter (comes free with many CD players, or buy separately for about $5). It will blast sound through your cassette deck. Second, the FM transmitters (intended for MP3 devices) work fine with players like this. Lastly, external speakers will work - just plug them into the headset jack, but you will need battery powered speakers, or else there will be no benefit.
[4] The remote - is great. It's held up for 2 years on the original battery. However, you *must* keep the remote with you at all times to use this player - the buttons on the machine itself do not allow you to go back to the menu, select chapters, etc.
So, my bottom line is, for under $80 or $100, this is probably an "average" quality Chinese player. Never pay more than $100 for a Durabrand - you can probably get something much nicer for your money.
I don't know that other brands in this price range are any better quality - so the Durabrand is a *tolerable* unit (as long as you buy it from a seller who offers a warranty against defects).
So if that's all you have to spend, or if you already own one, I hope these ideas help in making the most out of this player.
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