Weak built in speaker volume, disappointing battery life, no possibility of carrying a spare battery
The Philips DCP850 is more than just a standard portable DVD player. It offers an integrated video iPod dock, an SD memory card slot and is DivX Home Theater Certified. While the DCP850 delivers an excellent feature set and all around solid performanc...
Was this review helpful?
(80%)
Published: 2007-08-27, Author: Peter , review by: techcrunch.com
Abstract: Having traveled quite a bit in the last six months I really could have used a portable DVD player to drown out the roar of the engines, the terrible movie choices made by the airline, the crying baby two seats over, or the constant jibber-jabber from m...
This portable DVD player incorporates a video iPod dock that allows you to play iPod videos on an 8.5-inch screen. It also has an SD card slot for movie and photo viewing, and it supports DivX video and MP3 CDs.
The remote control can hardly command a docked iPod, and iPod menus are not displayed on the DCP850s screen. The tinny speakers arent good for listening to music. The rechargeable battery isnt removable and only provides around 2.5 hours of DVD play...
The Philips DCP850 has plenty of appeal for video iPod users. Its among the first devices to combine an iPod dock with a portable DVD player, plus it offers good connectivity and supports useful media formats.
A combination of 8.5” widescreen LCD screen, stereo speakers, twin headphone ports, a DVD player, and iPod dock - all in a fold-closed, lightweight, cleanly-designed package. These components, a SD/MMC card slot, and 5-hour battery for iPod play...
System’s audio channels are reversed, performing left-channel sound through the right speaker and vice-versa; videos can appear distorted unless aspect ratios are manually adjusted through unit’s Setup menu and iPod. Remote control and me...
The Philips DCP850 nearly rated our general-level recommendation: despite the fact that its video and audio aren’t quite as impressive as in its higher-rated competitors, its inclusion of a DVD drive alongside the iPod dock makes it a true multi...
