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Portable DVD Players Initial DVD-5820 Portable DVD Player with 5.8" Screen Comments / Reviews: |
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Great Unit, poor sound
I'm really enjoying this unit. The only drawback is the sound from the built-in speakers is so poor I can only bear to listen to it using headphones. This isn't a problem since I have only watched DVD's on it by myself so far, but I'd have to get a 2nd pair of headphones and a splitter if I wanted t..
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02 Mar |
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Great Price/Value - Short Lifespan
I picked up the 5820 primarily becuase of the price - and I needed a portable for a cross-country flight with two kids. The playback quality and sound was what I expected for the price - not earth-shattering, but fine for movies on flights. I also have used it on some long drives, and it worked fine..
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03 Sep |
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Good product - poor customer service
I've owned this unit for about 2 years. The only problem I've had is the power receptacle came loose. I work on mechanical and electrical devices quite often, so I found it easy to disassemble and repair that. I eventually purchased a DVD recorder to make back up copies for movies I wanted to take o..
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29 Jul |
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Got a good one, after a try or two
I got this player as a gift, prior to deploying over here to Iraq. Fortunately, the giver provided a gift receipt. The first one simply stopped working after a the first day. So, with about 3 days left before i flew, I returned it to the store at which it was purchased, and they cheerfully replac..
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01 Jun |
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Outstanding value for the money
We took a chance and bought this product late 2001. We never heard of the company but decided to take a chance. For over a year this DVD player was used EVERY day for at least 12 hours. It has been used on several trips running for over 10 hours non-stop each way as well as visits to clinics, hos..
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08 May |
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It might be nice for a week or two, but...
I hate to say it, but the people who have given this item good reviews haven't owned the player long enough. Initial's build quality is very poor- it is a fact that if you buy a product from Initial, it WILL need service. It is only a matter of time, and, unfortunately, not that much time. Now, you ..
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01 May |
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Great for the price!
I bought this product at Walmart over a year ago and it has worked beautifully ever since. Boy, have the portable DVDs come down in price since then! I paid almost twice as much for this unit. At these prices, I would have gotten a larger screen, but the 5.8 size has not really mattered. I got it..
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21 Apr |
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A good player for a good price
This player is very durable, very loud, very cool altogether. There are many good points to this player, and I'm glad I own it. First of all, I have used this player a lot, I have noticed little nuances, such as the pixely screen and somewhat flimsy construction in certain areas (my 'stop' button c..
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03 Apr |
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The glitch
When in play this product just stops playing (still picture) if you tap on the disc cover it will restart the DVD but not in the same place. Very bad business, But I guess you get what you pay for!!!!!!!!!..
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01 Apr |
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Didja know?
My Initial dvd player has worked perfectly from day 1. Here are a couple of undocumented secrets: 1) It will play CD+G (Karaoke) CDs, with full display of words, etc. Also, it will play PAL discs, as long as they are region 0 or region 1. If you get European discs, you must back them up as region..
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30 Mar |
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Don't waste your money
Two of these were purchased for my kids to use during a long car trip. They had a great picture, decent sound and were easy for a 5 year old to use. However, before the end of the first movie, both devices stopped working. They would freeze and fail to load any other discs until you took out the ..
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13 Feb |
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Pleasantly surprised
I did a lot of research -- reading on-line customer reviews and in-person testing -- and this DVD player seemed like the best value...but I was skeptical because Initial isn't a well-known brand.I have been using it for several weeks -- at home, in the car and on planes -- and it has been great. It ..
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13 Jan |
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DVD+-R compatible
We recently received this player as a gift and it plays both DVD+R and -R with no problems. Maybe a firmware issue with older models causing not play as some older reviews here are saying they won't play +R's. Anyways, I have a few home videos recorded on the Ritek media and played both + and - me..
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12 Jan |
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Think before you buy.
Got this item hoping that I could use it to kill some waiting time when I travel. Worked great with need to improve sounds in the beginning. After 1 month of usage, the player started to have problem playing the new DVDs I bought, and the controls on the player itself also failed to work. My frie..
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20 Nov |
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DVD-R's work with player
Called Inital before returning player and they stated that Memorex DVD-R's work with the player. Made a DVD-R disc(Verbatim brand) and it worked!Seems that only DVD-R format is supported by the player. Please note, as I stated in my earlier review, that DVD+R's do NOT work with this player.Gave th..
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03 Oct |
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DVD+R, DVD+RW
Bought this DVD player since reviewers said that it plays DVD+R and DVD+RW. Tried all my DVD+R discs and it rejected all of them - went from LOADING to NO DISC. Looks like it DOES NOT play DVD/R,RW discs. Also noted that it does not have a switch for video/audio inputs. Can't hook up any externa..
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29 Sep |
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Great Player for the Price!
I was initially going to buy a more expensive DVD player at CC but was so impressed by this model (which was rebated for a good price) I bought it instead (two of them actually). The picture quality is good (hint make sure you go into setup and set the 'TV' display to wide screen, at least when wat..
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15 Sep |
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Good portable DVD player, great price.
The Initial DVD-5820 is my first portable DVD player. Actually, it's my first DVD player(if you can believe that), so I don't know what to measure this unit against. However, from what I can see from this product thus far, it's very good. I, like many others, had bought this unit based on the review..
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27 Aug |
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i love it!!
When i recieved this little player in the mail. i was amazed by the picture it had(which is perfect!! and i mean perfect!!) the sound only goes up so far but that is expected because it is a personal dvd player. The sound through the headphones is great! i could hear every little detail in the backg..
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19 Aug |
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Amazing quality from an unknown brand...
"Who is Initial? I've never heard of them." Is what I said when I first received the Initial 5820 portable DVD player. It had been a gift from a friend who had received it as a free gift, as part of a special promotion from Phillips-Magnavox.I had been considering buying a recognizable name brand po..
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14 Aug |
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