Initial IDM-9530 5" Portable DVD Player

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Manufacturer: Initial
Price at amazon.com: $179.99
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List price $269.99



Product Features:

• 5-inch LCD with 4:3 widescreen display to match the aspect ratio of your favorite movies
• Plays DVD-Video, VCD/SVCD, MP3 CD; features built-in stereo speakers
• Anti-shock system ensures smooth playback during active use
• Composite-video output; optical digital-audio output for Dolby Digital and DTS surround passthrough
• Derives 2.5 hours playback time from supplied rechargeable lithium battery

Product Description:

Description from Manufacturer: Watch movies and listen to MP3 CDs using Initial Technology's IDM-9530. The player comes with everything you need to use it in the home. Its built-in five-inch widescreen TFT (thin-film-transistor) LCD displays favorite movies in their native aspect ratios, while its onboard antiskip protection--a surprisingly rare feature in portable DVD players--paves the way for media enjoyment during more active uses.

Listen through built-in stereo speakers or through the headphone jack using personal headphones (not included). Connections include a composite-video output, an analog audio output, and an optical digital-audio output so you can hook up the player with your audio/video receiver and multichannel speaker system to enjoy immersive DTS or Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround from discs (optical digital-audio interconnect not included). The unit gets about 2.5 hours of playback from the supplied rechargeable lithium battery.

What's in the Box
DVD player, limited-function remote control, remote battery, AC adapter, high-capacity rechargeable lithium battery, composite-video interconnect, analog audio interconnect, and a user's manual. Headphones are not included.Average Customer Rating:

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Comment: Poor quality product. Buyer BEWARE! Rating:
The hinge where the screen meets the base is very weak plastic, and after watching about 8 movies over the course of 3 months on the product it broke. Initial's customer service is a nightmare to deal with. I recommend you stick with name brands like Sony or Toshiba, who stand by their products.

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Comment: Great little device! Rating:
Just recv'd my player today and I'm really impressed.. not only does it play my dvd+r's but it also plays my dvd+rw's I made on my philips dvd recorder. The picture is crisp and the colors look great, the audio even sounds good for such tiny speakers, I was suprised just how loud it will go and still sound good. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a player on the go.

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Comment: Good for the price Rating:
I think it delivers great performance for the price. Good color, brightness, sound. We've used it in cars with the supplied cigarette lighter adapter, in planes, and conected to a TV. It plays all DVDs we've tried on it, including DVDs made with our Panasonic DVD recorder (I noticed another reviewer was not able to do this--you've got to finalize DVDs on the Panasonic--a procedure not inuitively obvious since it's buried deep in the manual). My only complaint is that the battery only lasts about an hour and a half. I'm looking for a spare batery to remedy that problem.

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