The Panasonic DVD-LA95 gives you high performance movies on the go, plus it will play your MP3 files for you music pleasures. With added outside speakers the DVD-LA95 is a mini Home Theater on the Go!
The unit features a 9-inch LCD screen with 432 x 234 pixels for great movie quality.
The LA95 offers you both 16 x 9 and 4 x 3 viewing for your movie pleasure and the availability of the built-in Dolby and DTS decoding by using the output for external speakers. Now you have portable DVD player made with a true 5.1 sound when external speakers are added. You can also view letterbox and pan-and-scan.
Not only will it play your DVD movies but it will also play DVD-RAM discs, DVD Audio discs, CDR discs, CDRW discs and MP3 files. DVD-RAM is a rewritable DVD that can be reused about 1000,000 times. You can record MPEG-1 video on it from a DVD recorder and then play it back on the LA95.
Features on the LA95 are Chapter Preview, Repeat mode, Title & Chapter search with marker function, Skip in forward & reverse and auto power off with resume play when you turn it back on if the DVD is left in the player. Plus it includes high-speed, five-step smooth motion scan in forward and reverse, up to 100 times normal speed with an easy-to-use shuttle ring dial.
The remote is a standard type remote but I did notice that it had no volume controls on it to control the volume, what a bummer!
My biggest complaint about the Panasonic DVD LA95 is its short battery life. Out of the box with nothing adjusted you'll get about 3 hours of battery life. Adjust the contrast so that you can actually watch it and turn the sound up (without headphones) and you'll get only about 2 hours. One time the charge only lasted me an hour and a half. With headphones expect, at best 2 and a half hours with the stock battery. Aftermarket batteries will improve the battery life but they're often too expensive. However, if you're like me, you'll have to purchase another battery after about two months or regular use because the stock lithium ion battery looses its ability to hold a charge real fast. If Panasonic cheaped out anywhere on the LA95 it was definitely in the rechargeable battery department.
In short, the Panasonic DVD LA95 portable DVD player is a great product provided you have the money for it and don't mind some of its flaws. The battery life problems were really the big detractor for me although I am still rather happy with my purchase.
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really good op, lots of detailed info on all major features. Shame about battery life, cant watch lord of the rings because the battery life is 2 hours!!! :-( rob :-)
chrisether 16.12.2003 23:58
great op, gives all the details someone is looking for when on the hunt for a portable DVD player (like I am now). May take a look at this on the back of your review.
Advantages: EASE OF USE WITH ON-SCREEN MENU.GOOD VISUALS SELF EXPLANATORY Disadvantages: THE DISADVATAGES TO THIS LITTLE BEAUTY ARE QUITE APPARANT WHEN YOU COME TO OPPERATE THE SYSTEM.
Advantages: EASE OF USE WITH ON-SCREEN MENU.GOOD VISUALS SELF EXPLANATORY Disadvantages: THE DISADVATAGES TO THIS LITTLE BEAUTY ARE QUITE APPARANT WHEN YOU COME TO OPPERATE THE SYSTEM.
Nov 4th, 2003
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