Bratz Portable DVD Player

Author's product rating:   

Picture Playback	Good
Sound Level	Good
Ease of Use	Very Easy
Durability	Good
Value for Money	Good

Advantages:	Popular brand dvd player which is simple to use
Disadvantages:	small screen

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Bratz dvd player.

It appears that Barbie is on her way out, and the thing of the moment seems to be those overly pouting lip glossed Bratz girls.

So, for the Little Miss who travels by car to Italy, it seemed the logical progression to try to alleviate the boredom with a portable dvd player, and what better than one shaped like lips.

Not being overly technical, I will describe it in layman’s terms.

~~What do I get~~

Inside the box, I naturally get the dvd player, but also included in this box is: remote with 32 functions (no, we haven’t used them all), AC adaptor, chargeable battery pack, and headphones, so no need to worry about the noise when travelling.

There is also a full set of easy to understand instructions

~~The dvd player~~

Fully portable, this is about 10” by 6”, with a 6” screen. The whole thing is shaped like a pair of lips, not surprisingly ours is the pink variety. The Bratz logo is on the top, and to open, all you do is lift the upper “lips”.

Once opened, of course, there is the screen which is fully angled, meaning, I presume, that it can be pushed back or pulled forwards for best viewing angle.

The 4 small purple function buttons are of course, lip shaped, and show the commands VOLUME<,NEXT/PREVIOUS, PAUSE/STOP, PLAY. The buttons with two functions are worked by pushing either the top or bottom of the button as illustrated on the actual player. This is about the only thing I had to explain to Little Miss, because at first, she was a tad confused as to how a button could do two things.

The dvds are inserted by lifting up the lid. This is easily found, not because it states that it is the lid, but because it’s the only place they could go. The lid is brightly decorated with one of the Bratz dolls- the blonde one with extra pouting very pink lips. (I haven’t yet figured out there names but have a feeling that I will be expected to learn). Lift up this slim lid (no complicated buttons to press) and simply insert the dvd of choice.

~~How to use it~~

As I explained, I am not at all technical, so it came as a blessing that this was easy to set up and to use.

Simply plug in, or charge the batteries, switch the on/ off switch to on, insert dvd, and the rest as they say is childs play…even a 6 year old has managed to work it!

~~Features~~

Among the features, I am going to list the ones I understand. It’s not that I deem the others to be unimportant, it’s just that if I haven’t understood them then I haven’t used them in 3 months, so they can’t be overly important for normal useage. Full details can be found on the website of any store selling the player.

The dvd player’s features include:

4x zoom
Ability to play cds (same method as playing dvds)
Built in speaker
4x zoom (worth a mention but only used twice0
Anti shock- good in case it’s dropped!

~~Battery requirements~~

High Capacity lithium Battery pack, which thankfully is included, although we have used the mains more often. It seems that once it is charged, it does last for a good couple of films. I think a good idea would be to include an in car charger like a phone.

~~Price and Availability~~

This costs around the £130 mark, and can be bought from places such as Argos and Amazon.

I have also seem the same (or similar) in pink and one in green, each featuring a different Bratz girl.

~~What we think of it~~

Of course, for something of this ilk, we have to ascertain what Little Miss thinks of it, and she thinks it’s great. Bratz being heavily marketed and popular for some unfathomable reason (but then I AM a lot older), she has a dvd player which she is totally proud of. When she first got it, herself and pals could be found huddled round the tiny screen, looking more at the Bratz picture I would imagine.

It’s incredibly easy to set up, and in fact, once out of the box, it’s all systems go. The remote control is clearly labelled, as is the actual dvd player, and once the functions are explained to children, they know better than me how to use them.

The life of the player once charged is good, and we have not as yet had to suffer any screeches when it turns off at a critical moment of a film. The headphones are a grand idea because it means that we don’t have to listen to whatever it is she is watching, but can let her get on with it.

For me, the screen is too small, but she seems to find it just right, although I wouldn’t recommend it for prolonged periods of viewing. The sound quality from the built in speaker is good, and it can be attached to the television to play dvds. This was actually a bonus for us when our own dvd player was broken; we simply plugged this in, and had the film showing on a small and large screen…very weird!

All in all, I would recommend this for any fans of Bratz who may feel they have the need for a fully portable and cool to carry around dvd player.

Thanks for reading.

Daniela xx