Philips PET1002 / 37 Portable DVD Player

Pros: Good size viewing area, intuitive controls, long life rechargeable battery.

Cons: The built in sound speakers are pretty useless.

The Bottom Line: An easy to use and easy to watch portable DVD player. Better built in sound would be nice - but perfection is illusive. It's a great little player!

Review: This is an item I never expected to want or own. However, it turns out that I need one at work from time to time and it is a nice thing to have while traveling by air - as an alternative to darkened cabins while the airline shows trimmed versions of ...

Pros: Very large great picture. Fine battery life. Solidly built. Easy to use.

Cons: No manual. Soft sound without earphones. Heavy.

The Bottom Line: If you want a portable DVD player, the Philips 1002/37 should be at the very top of your list. A pleasure to watch.

Review: I just had to have surgery, so I thought I'd catch up on the DVD's we've been buying, but not watching (we lead very busy lives, and there is just too much good stuff on DVD or Tivo.)The PET 1002/37 (why the second #? not a clue) was highly rated at CNET ...

Pros: Nice size screen. LCD has a very nice picture and the battery life is great

Cons: Noisy start-up high pitch noise at all times drive rumbles when searching.

The Bottom Line: Do not purchase this model, if you really are that interested purchase it locally so that you can test the unit before you purchase it.

Review: I have read many reviews about the Phillips Pet1002 just about every review mentioned that the unit is loud in the beginning and quiets down after the player has been running a little bit. Well let me tell you this annoying noise does quiet down a bit; ...