PHILIPS PET707/05 - 7inch Portable DVD Player

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Editorial reviews

Product Description
Double your entertainment pleasure on the go with the Philips PET707 featuring two 7" TFT LCD display screens! Simply plug in the second screen to share DVD movies or JPEG photos - perfect for in-car enjoyment. Comes with Smart Car Mount.

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Customer reviews

review by: Phil date: 2008-06-26 rating:
HIGHLY UNRELIABLE - GIVE THIS A MISS
The fixing brackets, mounted on my Golf headrest, could only be screwed using the central holes - subsequently the brackets were loose and ultimately one cracked

The first one I bought - the 2nd screen never worked and delayed my holiday as I had to return to the store to exchange it

The exchanged one worked for a few hours then once again failed as the 2nd screen went blank and so was useless

It was exchanged once more, worked for one journey, the headrest mounting rail cracked and when used again, a few weeks later for a long journey, the 2nd screen went blank yet again.

It was an extremely dissapointing puchase and the mountings for the screens were very wobbly.

The numerous trailing cables were an unwanted and unsightly distraction and potential problem

I would urge you strongly NOT to buy this equipment despite being from a usually reputable and reliable manufacturer

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review by: date: 2008-06-09 rating:
A complete mistake
Bought it for kids to keep them ocupied during long drives. What a mistake... after about 30 minutes the additional screen got dark and it was impossible to see anything. Try to adjust the brightness and contrast but didn't work. We spend the next hour listening to our daughter cry. She wanted to watch a movie but as our car is big she couldn't see anything in her brother screen. Other bad points: lots of cables, screens fixed far from the headrest- might be a safety issue.

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review by: pacman date: 2008-05-26 rating:
Great for kids
Very happy with this set... excellent value. My six year old is quite able to use the controls and his little brother gets to watch too. Only problem we've had is with the remote... we can't get it to work but it's not a big deal. I can't think of a time when I'd want to use it.

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review by: Paul date: 2008-05-23 rating:
Yours Too Can be Multi-Region
Hey folks. First, this device is great. It has everything I want, including good headrest mounts and 3 seperate jacks for our kids headphones. The built-in speakers are good and plenty loud. And most importantly, it's easily switched to multi-region mode. As we are americans living in the UK with a mix of Region 1 & 2 DVDs, this was critical.

Here's how (thanks to R. Thorton for his review on Philips PET 720/05):

1. Switch the player on.
2. Press Setup on the remote control.
3. Move the menu selector down to Preferences and then press the Right arrow.
4. Press 2, 1, 2, 2, 2 and then 5.
5. Press Left arrow.
6. Press Down arrow.
7. The screen should then display Region Code. Press 0.
8. Press Setup on the remote again to exit.

And that's it. :)


review by: kcampbel date: 2008-05-22 rating:
A great gadget for long journeys
I frequently drive from England to the north of Scotland, a journey which can vary from 8 - 12 hours. My children are really well behaved but there are only so many kids songs and games of eye-spy one can play and stay sane so I have succumbed..... this helps to pass a couple of hours, and for £130 I am very happy.

The picture on the second screen is excellent. The picture on the primary device is a bit washed out, and there is some rattling noise from the dvd spinning. This presents no problem in the car, but might if it were to be used on the train. (though the rattling was not audible when headphones are being used.)

I have a Grand Scenic, and the screens are at a sensible viewing distance away for my children even with my 6'2" frame pushing the seat back.

Please note that the mounting system is delivered with some v. short bolts suitable only for headrests with a spindle diameter of about 10mm. Mine were slightly longer so I had to spend 64p at a hardware shop to buy 8 M4*25 bolts to mount the system.

As per other viewers comments there are wires everywhere but then that is a necessary evil. How else do you get power to the unit and send the signal to the second screen and power it unless you go out and spend £1000's on an integrated DVD system.

All in all great....and the children look forward to long journeys now. I look forward to when they can drive and I can watch the dvd in the back

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