Polaroid PDV-0701A Portable DVD Player

Pros: Cheap at $149 a year ago

Cons: Poor operating software. Captions that won't turn off.

The Bottom Line: Decent cheap player with a few flaws. Worst captions that won't turn off. And an AV. switch that may make you think yours is dead.

Review: I bought this DVD player a year ago and the only problem I've had is turning off the captions. The only way I can get them to stay off is after the move starts hit the menu button go into the DVD options and turn them off then resume movie. This will not ...

Pros: Size, Ease of use.

Cons: Battery life seems a little short.

Review: I've had this unit now going on 2 years it is used regularly . It's been on many road trips & several camping trips. It has never failed me yet. Maybe I just got the lucky ...

Pros: Price (you get what you pay for)

Cons: Quality (you get what you pay for)

Review: Purchased for kids to use while traveling on long flights. Made the flight much easier on everyone. I'm sure other passengers appreciated my content kids (age 2 & 5) as well. Very basic unit. Purchased at Sam's club for about $140 (included carrying ...

Pros: looks good on the shelf at the store

Cons: will fail immediately after the 90 day warranty expires

Review: I purchased this for my daughter and she seemed to enjoy it for the entire 8 months that it worked. During the "happy time" I made the mistake of buying an under-the-cabinet one from Polaroid. Now I have two players that are not working and useless in ...

Pros: Not Expensive

Cons: Only works for approx 3 months & then it's trash. Really bad buy.

Review: I purchased this model dvd player for my 10 year old son for Christmas. It has barely been used and after two months of little use it will not play a DVD. It will however play an audio CD (could not get an explanation on that one). When we contacted ...

Pros: $179 for a portable dvd player.

Cons: $179 for a portable dvd player that doesn't work.

Review: This is a no brainer, especially after reading these reviews. The sound quality was horrible to begin with. After the warranty expired, the volume switch went out completely. We did buy this for our four year old for long trips, she was never aloud to ...

Pros: NONE!

Cons: TOTALLY A WASTE OF MONEY. I'LL NEVER BUY POLAROID AGAIN

Review: I, too, bought this for my 5 year old for long car trips. He got it for Christmas. He never used it unsupervised, was not allowed to carry it, or use the buttons (only mommy or daddy could start/change movies). It worked for four months, was MAYBE used ...

Pros: nothing

Cons: Works for 3 months over heats and falls apart

Review: Well i have had it for about 3 months and it just stopped playing DVD and Audio and when i opened it up to see what was wrong pieces fell out so i called Polaroid tech. about it and they said it was because of over heating. I would POS do not ...

Pros: well.. it's a portable DVD player

Cons: Heavy for size. Works for about 6 hours of viewing time!!

Review: I too purchased this and it has been used for exactly ONE road trip and now does not work. I was told by the man who worked at Best Buy that they try not to sell them ( off the record of course). Save your money by spending a little more on something ...

Pros: Good sized screen

Cons: Doesn't last long.

Review: This portable DVD Player I also found to have a pretty short shelf life. Although it did last more than a couple of times, it only lasted a year maybe. I am not too keen on having to purchase a new DVD player every year. And if people are calling and ...