Philips PET724 7 Inch Portable Player Review

This was my first DVD player so I did a lot (a month) of research and shopping. I went with the 10.5-inch widescreen, but it wasn't worth the extra $120 for a 3.5-inch when the screen resolution was the same. I paid $139 at Circuit City. This device can do it all. keeps the battery charged, can be plugged into the car adapter and charged when travelling, also uses the adapter to connect to the mains, 4 to 5 hours of battery life is never a problem Motels have TVs but no players, and with the…

This is my third DivX DVD player. I have a full size Philips and also a Samsung and now this. This one is fast becoming my favourite. So far it's played all the DivX videos I've thrown at it, as well as recorded DVDs. It plays DivX videos, which my Samsung can't. This device is lightweight, easy to use, has an attractive design, and the buttons on the player itself are quite simple. I like it. The picture quality on screen is MUCH better than other DivX capable portable DVD players I've looked…

We spent about 6 months deciding if using a portable player was enough to justify the purchase and if so which one we should buy. As a BitTorrent user, I already have a lot of DivX files. So when I saw a player with this kind of capability at this price point, I pulled the trigger. A very good decision. We have been actively using the player for about a month now and are very satisfied, often wondering why we waited so long to buy it. We got it before a long trip (7 hours one way) and it made…