5.0 out of 5 stars awesome player
easy to operate. light weight and easy to mount. Does not take up a lot of space. no battery so you don't have to worry about it going bad and not being able to use the dvd... Read more
by djuicet
4.0 out of 5 stars Great for kids
We took this on a 10 hour road trip over the weekend. The other reviews have touched on the great features of these DVD players (the flexibility of playing the same DVD or... Read more
by Grad Student
4.0 out of 5 stars Use as 2 screens with one DVD or 2 separate DVD players
I think the best feature is that this can let two kids watch the same DVD each with their own screen (my little guy is less than a year old so he's not too specific about what he... Read more
by TCW
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for kids and long trips
We bought this for our children for our recent trip to Florida (a 14 hour drive). Both screens were on the entire time and worked great. Read more
by ashnat
5.0 out of 5 stars great travel and easy to use DVD player
This was easy to set up.. plug and and use... no issues with using each individually or in series. great screen quality.
by C. Kovscek
5.0 out of 5 stars Looks good installed
This dual DVD player looks good installed and is easy to connect as dual screen or as individual players. Excellent product and price.
by T Ford
5.0 out of 5 stars Good product, good value
Product delivers as expected. The ability to play one movie on both screens, or separate movies is very nice. Read more
by Dave O
1.0 out of 5 stars Will not stay closed!
I recently purchased this item and it works great when operating properly. However, the slightest bump causes the door to the CD players to open. Read more
by K. Walthall
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for families that take road trips
This is a must have for families that take road trips. It pays for itself in terms of keeping the kids busy with their favorite movies etc and letting the adults drive with no... Read more
by dnivra
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Usefull! Great Value!!
After some serious searching around for a dual DVD set for my vehicle, I settled on these. We wanted to have something that would work for our little ones on the long trips as... Read more
by DJ Harlo
Philips PD7016/37 7-Inch Portable LCD Dual DVD Player
This is a very nicely designed product. Appearance of the case is top shelf. The video and audio quality is VERY good even on the 'remote' or slave display and the viewing angle is wide enough that it is easy to see from the middle seat.
Despite some of the Philips documentation mentioning to do some features with the 'remote control', the product does not come with one nor have I found one available to purchase as an accessory.
The product is fully featured and does all the things you would expect it to. You can even adjust the brightness on each display from dim-med-bright. HOWEVER- when you attempt to adjust the brightness on the 'slave' unit, it displays that this is "not available". And it seems to default the slave unit to 'dim'. BUT- if you take it out of slave mode, set the brightness and then put it back in slave mode it will keep your brightness setting. Not fatal, but one wonders why they did that.....
The headrest straps route through 2 metal pins embedded in the rear of each display. You run the strap through these, around your headrest (raised a couple of inches so the strap makes contact with the metal rods that support the headrest), and then clasped together. The mounting is very solid and you can tighten it so the display is held firmly against the seat.
The shipment came with:
2- players.
2- A/C adapters
1- Car adapter with 2 cables that come straight from the plug. Not a single cable that Y's off after several feet. Not sure I like this from a cable mess perspective.
1- slave video/audio cable
1- video cable
2- headrest straps
Thus far I am pleased. Now comes the longevity test.
UPDATED 6-6-2011- My 21 month old twins don't ride in the car well after about 30 minutes without nearly constant attention from the front seat passenger (Mom). Recently we had to travel an hour each way to an event and it was the quietest 2 hours on record for the twins. LOVE it so far for that.
I also love how it remembers where your place in the program and starts back at that spot. Also, it auto-replays so when you reach the end of the DVD, it starts over. With no remote control and no way to see the controls from the front seat this is ideal.
I do wish I could downgrade my rating to 4 stars: buttons on the top of the unit would have been preferable to under the screen in the front (where they can be reached by toes). If you are not fluent with the position of the front panel keys, if you are in the front seat, you have to detach the unit so you can operate the buttons.
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