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DiscountDelight - Panasonic DVD-LS90 9-Inch Portable DVD Player
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List Price: $399.99
Our Price: $262.90
Your Save: $ 137.09 ( 34% )
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 days
Manufacturer: Panasonic
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Average Customer Rating:   
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Panasonic
Display Size: 9
EAN: 0037988252749
Feature: 9 Inch LCD display
Label: Panasonic
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Model: DVD-LS90
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Panasonic
Studio: Panasonic
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Features
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9 Inch LCD display
6 Hour Battery
Plays DVD-RAM, Video CD, DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, CD-R, CD-RW
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Awesome sound and great picture!
Comment: This portable DVD player is the best one I've found. It has a 6 hour battery life, where most others have 4. I love it, and think the picture and sound quality are excellent. I was hesitant to buy it after reading some of the comments on the picture quality, but I am glad I did. Sure compared to my high def plasma it's not as good, but for a portable DVD player it's got an excellent picture. I am very happy with it. I like that the screen swivels up and down, makes it great for travel on an airplane or for hooking on the back of a car headrest. Also has two headphone jacks so you don't need a splitter if two people are watching!
Customer Rating:
Summary: DVD Player works great for me.
Comment: I purchased this particular model after reading countless reviews. I was mainly interested in a unit that could play all the different formats available, especially DVD's that I was taping from television and then duplicating using my computer DVD-R drive.
This unit has worked well so far. It is easy to navigate and understand the controls. The picture and sound are fine for a small player but I'd suggest ear phones for optimal sound.
This player is great for taking to someone's house who doesn't have a DVD player. It's simple to hook up to their TV for viewing, all the cords are included.
A bit pricey, but worth it in the long run. This was one of the few players that would last through a two hour movie with it's rechargeable battery.
Check around for the best price. It can flucuate as much as $100 difference.
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Summary: Don't Buy It! Received the Dreaded Error Message H03.
Comment: After a couple of months of light use, the dreaded H03 Error Message showed up and the DVD will not spin. Another model (older) Panasonic put out is famous for this problem and once you get it, you'll pay big bucks to fix it because Panasonic does not have a great customer service. All other people writing positive reviews here probably did so right after they purchased the product and it was working great. But given a few months it will start to break down and I expect that more of this H03 problem will be reported here. Don't buy this product unless you purchase an extended warranty along with it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very nicely built and easy to use, but screen could be better
Comment: The Panasonic DVD-LS90 portable DVD player is a very nicely made portable DVD player, unlike the other brands out there which you find at Best Buy, Circuit City, Walmart, etc: Initial, Mintek, Audiovox, Samsung, Shinco, ... which often look like they'll fall apart after you pick them up. The LS90 has a solid and confident build and nice styling, and is surprisingly lightweight for such a big-screen portable DVD player, even with the battery attached.
The LS90 is very easy to use, and it loads DVDs quickly compared to the other brands. (I've owned quite a few portable DVD players over the years. I was very glad to see Panasonic returning to this market after a couple years of hiatus.) The screen, in classic Panasonic manner, is "free style", meaning the clamshell that houses the screen is flexible and you can adjust the screen in a back-and-forth motion, kind of like tilting and telescoping at the same time. This proves great when I watch DVDs on the subway and hold the player in front of me, because I can move the screen closer without having to hold up the entire player.
The battery life seems pretty amazing. Panasonic claims "up to 6 hours." You know how it is, these companies always exaggerate a little (or a lot). The 6 hour batttery life can be achieved if you turn the backlight all the way down, use headphones and turn volume to low and turn off any virtual surround sound effects, and run a DVD continuously (i.e., not pausing, stopping, forwarding, rewinding, etc.). Nobody watches DVDs this way. In my abusive everyday use, I can get about 3.5 to 4 hours of battery life, which is still amazing compared to all the other portable DVD players I've owned or used. At the minimum, you should be able to finish a long movie like "Once Upon a Time in America" (director's cut version, of course!) on one charge with minimum compromises on settings.
The reason I can't give the LS90 five stars is its screen cold be better. Meaning two things: 1) it could be brigher. Even at the max brightness, it's not bright enough if viewed outdoors. 2) the resolution could be higher. While most high-quality DVD videos will look good most of the time, sometimes you feel the screen is a bit "low-def." To be honest, I laughed when I read someone else claiming his/her Mintek had a sharper screen. I've owned two Mintek players and their screens are no better (or worse) than the LS90's. I just feel a little let down given Panasonic makes some of the best HDTVs on the market. For this price (and given the fact this player is assembled in China by cheap labor), they should have put in a slightly better LCD screen.
Conveniently, the player has two headphone jacks, so two people can watch a movie or listen to music at the same time. The DVD drive is reasonably quiet.
Even though the LS90 costs more than other brands, it just feels so much more solid and reliable, and it's also quieter and more responsive. Is it worth the extra money? If you are the type who drives a Buick or Lexus or BMW or Acura, I bet you'd say yes. Other people such as myself who drive Corollas and Civics and Malibus and Neons, we can still enjoy the high quality and thoughtful convenience Panasonic has put together in this stylish portable DVD player.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent product
Comment: I researched several high end portable DVD players and selected this one because of the larger screen, ability to swing the screen over the DVD player for easier viewing and longer battery life. I have been very pleased with all of these features (althought the battery does not last the indicated 6 hours). I have used it for one month and find it lives up to the product description and excellent reviews it had received. For the money it was a great choice.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Portable DVD players have lots of positives going for them. They're great for viewing DVD video virtually anywhere and can also be used for listening to CDs. On long road trips, portable DVD players are the best things to help entertain the kids and subdue wild behaviors in cramped spaces. The drawback, until now, has been the limited battery life during play back. The built-in rechargeable battery of the DVD-LS90 nearly triples it by offering a realistic 6 hours of play time. This opens lots more opportunities to enjoy the Panasonic DVD-LS90. Multi-Format Playback (Playable Disc Type) - DVD - DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW / CD - CD (CDDA), CD-R/RW (including JPEG, MP3, WMA, and HighMAT level 2) Video D/A Converter - 54MHz/10-bit Cinema Mode Hi Speed Smooth Scan - 5 Speed up to x200 Audio D/A Converter - 192kHz/24-bit Optical Digital Output for DTS & Dolby Digital Surround Sound Virtual Surround Sound mode Dialogue Enhancer Fully-featured for use as home DVD player Horizontal Resolution - More than 500 lines Video Out 2ch Audio Out VSS Headphone jack Digital Audio Out - Optical Headphone Out - Yes (dual headphone jacks) Video S/N - 60 dB Power Source - AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz Unit Dimensions (H x W x D) - 2-1/16 x 9-1/4 x 7-7/32 inches / Weight - 2.75 lbs
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