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Product was on time. Was not in packaging, but I was able to package it well enough to give as a gift.
The XP version didn't last a year, only time will tell how long this one will last. These are made for children, not adults, so kids really don't mind the small screen, or the fact that it's not sharp like a real DVD player. Kind of cool really. My kids have gone through three XP versions, and now we have this newer FX version. It has a tiny screen compared to the clamshell version (XP), and for the technology now a days, the screen isn't clear, but has black dots throughout the picture screen.
It'll be interesting to see how long this one will last. We have a lot of the PVC discs, so she just loaded her TV up and watched what she wanted, on the go. We already owned several of these video players, even the first black and white original version. My daughter got this for a gift last week and loves it. This player is clear, and you can watch the parts move inside the player casing.
So far out of all these players, the black and white version has lasted the longest, as it's still in perfect shape, and still works great.
Movies are a little hard to find. This system eats batteries. My two year old enjoys his video now. I also recommend purchasing the car adapter for car rides.
The PVD's for this player are also very short and you pay a high price for only 30-60 min of video per disc (20 min per disc on older discs), the discs are also hard to come by and therefore quite pricey as this product is being phased out of retail stores slowly where I am at least. Dropping this toy would certainly break it as it contains a laser for reading the discs which is delicate plus the screen would likely not survive since its not protected at all, so it would be best used by only careful children. The screen does not have any type of protection on it, its basically an exposed LCD screen so when dust falls on the screen and you try to wipe it off, the screen scratches instantly. Your better off investing the money in a portable dvd player and using it with the dvd's you already own. The video quality is very, very poor, especially for this day and age.
With the price of dvd's getting cheaper and cheaper your better off investing in a portable dvd player and dvd's than this piece of junk. At the very minimum, this should come with a screen protector in the package. I have been through several videos, and they are very laggy and the image quality cannot keep up with the LCD resulting in lots of ghosting and just very poor quality video in general. If you can find this item cheap, its probably worth a buy, however at full price it definitely is not. It also skips a lot while using it in a car making it almost non usable in the place that it would probably be best used in.
If your child has other electronics that can play videos, such as an Ipod or portable DVD player, don't even think about getting this for them, because it will be a waste.
Good for a long car ride. Different kind of entertainment for a child. Lots of PVd's to choose from or create you own.
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