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 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
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New (10) Used (5) Refurbished (1) from $139.99
Rating:  134 reviews
Sales Rank: 47
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 8
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 1.3 x 8.9 x 6.3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: DVP-FX820
Model: DVP-FX820
UPC: 027242735163
EAN: 0027242735163
ASIN: B00139R1TA
Release Date: February 29, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Product - Excellent Picture June 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I ordered this from amazon.com after my faithful "Initial" model died after 5 years of use. I was immediatly impressed with the build quality. The other player was a gift, as i usually buy sony products. The picture is light years better than the regular 400X220 pixel tft screens. The buttons are easy to access on the screen and makes it easy to find them in the dark. I'm not sure what battery life is yet, but i use it at work with an AC adapter anyways. The unit itself is nice and compact. My only complaint would be... why isnt it progressive scan? Its hardly a new or expensive technology. BTW Amazon shipping was free and it took all of 1 day to arrive via super saver shipping. I am very happy with both the player and Amazon's service
 Worked great on family trip June 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We purchased this for a 4 hour car trip with our 18 month old. The sound was wonderful and the battery life was lasted through the trip. So far we are very happy with this purchase. The red color is also a fabulous, vibrant shade of red.
Sony DVD Portable Player June 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Sony DVP-FX820 8 inch portble DVD Player is great. I don't really enjoy stting in front of my computer or using the main TV to view The Teaching Company DVD courses. This unit allows me to sit out on the deck or where ever. Using earphones the power draw is low and I have yet to run the battery down. I have run it for over 5 hours. The image quality is excellent and the controls are good. The remote is handier than you might think.
 Good picture, very poor sound, mediocre battery life June 27, 2008
59 out of 65 found this review helpful
I bought this as a carry-along to use with exercise DVD's when traveling. The picture is fine for this purpose, since I'm usually in a confined space anyway and not too far away from the unit. However, for general use, it has two very serious drawbacks:
1) The sound quality with the speakers is extremely poor, worse even than my 5-year-old no-frills laptop - and the speakers are about the same size as the clunky old laptop. I can't believe Sony can't put better speakers in this thing.
2) The battery life is nowhere near the advertised 6 hours, even with the video display brightness turned down. Another reviewer was able to achieve 6 hours with the brightness turned down to 10 from the default 20. I can't get 2 hours at that level. If battery operation life is important to you, be realistic with this one - though shorter-than-advertised battery life seems to be an across-the-board problem with portable DVD players.
I'm not bitterly sorry I bought it, though I have not had it long enough to comment on whether problems develop after using it for a while - another reviewer describes playback problems after several months' use. But I am disappointed with the sound quality and sorry I can't use the battery power for longer.
Sony DVP-FX820 Portable DVD Player June 27, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Sony DVP-FX820 is a solidly built product. The twist screen works out well for my indoor biking arrangement. I flipped the screen 180 deg. The display has an honest 480 lines to avoid compromised picture of some other models using less than 480 lines of pixels. Machine is simple to operate. Only missing desired feature is zoom to generate larger picture when one doesn't mind losing some picture on left and right edges. Such a feature is standard on standard monitors, and may not be normal to have in dedicated small screens integrated with portable DVD player. This player is my personal favorite among many I tried at retail stores.
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