DVD player for girls with a passion for fashion

Advantages: remote, nice design, portable
Disadvantages: battery pack is a bit bulky

...I am sure anyone with a similar aged daughter to mine (9 on Sunday) will have had exactly the same situation as me last Christmas. My daughter came to me with an Argos book in one hand and one hell of a shopping list in the other! When we added it all up, it came to about £700 (and she's good at maths so I think she was pushing things a little there!). We whittled it down a bit (!) and it still left her spoilt rotten. Now, I had really good intentions to stick at that list... but it didn't happen! Most of you will have seen the many Argos adverts prior to Christmas with the half price offers. I caught the end of one and saw this Bratz portable DVD player in the pile of toys shown on the advert so went online for a look. I had been considering buying it since my friend bought it her daughter for a birthday present and told me...

lizngaz 14.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bratz Portable DVD Player

The Perfect Travel Companion

Advantages: Cheap as anything, reliable, compact, good quality
Disadvantages: Can't complain at this price!

...There's nothing quite like being so pleased with a purchase that you can't wait to sit down and write a review to tell people all about how wonderful said purchase is. Ordinarily I'm one of those shoppers who always seems to have problems with their purchases; be they faulty, mis-described or simply a heap of junk. So you can imagine my delight at actually getting MORE than I bargained for from my brand new portable DVD player. ☆★☆WHY I CHOSE THIS PRODUCT☆★☆ Next month I'm taking my son on his first ever holiday to a caravan park in Essex. Whilst this might sound like a normal, everyday thing to do I'm actually very frightened. I've got to drive some 80 miles all on my own with my 20m old sat in the back who will inevitably decide to throw a paddy right when I'm close to tears struggling to...

Lizamabug 11.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Venturer PVS133 Portable DVD Player

The Dyson Of Portable DVD Players

Advantages: Cheap and well designed
Disadvantages: You get what you pay for

...the little latch that keeps it shut. ------------------------------------------------------------- thank you to esatterthwaite for the following information: Hey i found the 9th innovation to Venturer DVD Player and the answer to why they made the battery plug in seperate from the regular power plug in- its so if the battery starts getting low, you just plug in the AC adaptor and then you can unplg the battery and continue watching the movie without missing a beat. Also if your using the AC adaptor and need move the DVD player just plug in the battery, unplug the adaptor and you are good to go! it works great, I've used this feature alot. Just to let you know I bought mine at Walmart in Perry, Utah USA for $198.76 and mine came with a car power adaptor. Check it out at this link. http...

C_W_Monkey 17.03.2004 (06.09.2004) · Read review
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Review of Venturer PS166W

Good Basic TV/DVD Player

Advantages: Great Value and Reasonable Picture
Disadvantages: Basic Sound.

...I was looking for a specific TV with DVD player in one to put in a bedroom to replace an old CRT that had given up on me. The TV has a good picture which can be adjusted as required. There are various modes, movie etc but they all seem a bit orange to me. The best way to set brightness and contrast is to do it manually to your own taste. Setting up channels is a matter of pressing three buttons so that is easy and the instruction manual is really simple to follow. All of the standard connections are on the back SCART, PC Etc The sound quality is basic but then for a cheap television that isn't a suprise. The remote however was detailed with lots of settings that can be adjusted. To be honest it was excessive for the TV. The DVD player in the side is well hidden. (It also has a blue light on it you can turn on and off. I am...

Lexica 17.06.2007 (18.06.2007) · Read review
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Review of Venturer LCD 15 DVD-206

One for the DVD Player

Advantages: A different take on a musician on the road, amusing and touching
Disadvantages: None!

.... The DVD also includes some public access TV footage Pickard shot in 1991, an interview with Chris Difford dating from 2002 and an audio commentary from Tilbrook. This review has previously been published by me on dooyoo under the same user name...

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Review of Glenn Tilbrook - One For The Road (DVD)

Vango Venture 500

Advantages: Good Size, Brilliant Value, High Quality, Sturdy, Easy to Erect
Disadvantages: None that I can think of!

...I purchased my Vango Venture 500 towards the end of 2006. For the bargain price of £85.00 and I haven't looked back since! Numourus camping trips have bee happily spent in this tent and it will see many more! The frame consists of 2 large poles crossing over to make the main dome, and a 3rd smaller pole creating a loop for the porch area. Once erect, with all pegs and guide ropes in place the tent is extremely strong and stable. We have camped in strong winds and strong rain and it has stood strong throughout. As long as there are two of you, erecting the tent is a swift and easy process. Funnily enough you tend to erect it faster when its raining! And packing it back into the bag is an art the first time but you tend to remember how to do it from then onwards and it's easy enough. When packaged, the tent is relatively heavy...

PaulineLees 20.07.2007 (03.05.2008) · Read review
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Review of Vango Venture 500

  DVD Player that can play DivX .avi files and more!

Advantages: Plays DivX AVI and MPEG files, Supports lots of formats, Looks good, Karaoke,
Disadvantages: DivX 3.11, 4.02 plays slightly slanted, cheap plasticy remote, Doesn't play some NTSC encoded files

...I've wanted a DVD player that was capable of playing DivX files for a while because of all my anime and por...errr....other video files..., but the players cost more than normal DVD players so resisted for a while. I've seen brands such as KISS and Yamada but later came across this DK Digital DVD-500 DivX DVD player after the prices have dropped. It only cost £41.98 (61.52 Euros) from SVP Communications (AKA Blank Disc Shop). -= The Player =- The player looks sleek with a black and silver design. Black at the front with silver at the top and bottom curving in towards each other at the middle, which I think looks really good. The player itself looks quite durable and the tray isn't flimsy like some I've seen. The LCD display shows the numbers in green and other details such as TRK, DVD, etc in red. I think it's very easy to read...

Deru 01.10.2005 (08.11.2005) · Read review
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Review of DK Digital DVD-500 DivX DVD player

DVD's a Plenty!!!

Advantages: cheap, compact, great bargain
Disadvantages: none

...Woolworth?s Worth It DVD Player Well having completely given up on our Liteon DVD recorder which cost us a fair bit of money but was totally useless at recording anything let alone simply playing a DVD with ease we decided to get a new DVD player. It is usually me that buys these sorts of things and then I have to get my boyfriend to give me half the money. He doesn?t often like spending money without a lot of thought so we end up never really getting anything when he does the shopping!! However imagine my surprise when he walks through the front door holding a Woolworth?s bag containing a brand new DVD player, I really couldn?t believe my eyes! This DVD player from Woolworth?s only cost £19.99 pence and that I think is a total bargain. Looking in the Argos catalogue the cheaper ones in the book pretty much start...

newby2 05.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Woolworths DVD Player

DVD player with a bad stutter

Advantages: Upconversion to 1080i, HDMI, DIVX Playback
Disadvantages: Not very Durable, Both my players have broken

...A great DVD player with Upconversion to 780p/1080i, HDMI and component video outputs as well as DIVX playback. Pity that it will only play for 60minutes before playback grinds to a halt. I bought this player as I've not long upgraded to a HDTV. I was noticing a bit of picture derogation using my old player (connected via SCART) and decided it was time to upgrade. I was not happy buying a Blue ray or HD DVD player until for format war has finished, so i was looking for a player with HDMI output. As soon as I saw the SD-5000 I was impressed with the slim design and the front of the player has a great finish and I knew it would look good underneath my TV. Once connected to my TV via the HDMI ( note no HDMI cable was included with the player I felt a little disappointed with this) The picture was improved instantly and there was...

harry1511 07.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Toshiba Toshiba SD-5000 DVD Player

watch CARS in your er.. car

Advantages: large screens, easy to use, decent quality
Disadvantages: need to hunt for best price - wiring could get caught

...Reason for buying ------------------------- I have to admit, a slight reason for this was for show, every since I got my little Fiat, I have done little bits to it to make it look a bit snazzier inside - such as the blue glow wire running down the side of the back seats. Trying to avoid the furry dice and massive subwoofer clichés, I am going with what I like. Hence the DVD player. Also when going on long journeys to relatives, the motorways can be a bit dull, especially at night, for the people sat in the back - so this was the main reason. Asked a few people on the cento club forum and someone suggested this setup from Halfords. Although I found the same product at Argos for a little less. (This was an offer before christmas - and since then the Argos price has gone up again, so may be best to hunt around still). Also...

exup35 02.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Venturer 7in Twin Screen DVD Player