GoVideo DP 8440 8.4-Inch Portable DVD Player

• 8.4-inch LCD screen configured in a widescreen 16:9 format; progressive-scan video output for use with high-definition and HD-ready TVs
• Becomes a portable TV through an optional 181-channel TV tuner (GoVideo DPT100); channel surf, adjust reception, etc, using supplied remote
• Plays DVDs, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, music CDs, Kodak Picture CDs, JPEG image files, and MP3 audio files on CD-R/RW
• Built-in stereo speakers, dual headphone jacks
• Includes slim remote control, car adapter/charger, AC adapter/charger, A/V cables, and 3-hour rechargeable battery

Unit just arrived yesterday. First impressions are good. I didn't buy it for stellar electronics and video; I bought it for functionality and accessories to entertain my kids. With that in mind, it has met my expectations nicely. Tried a DVD and a CD and played them fine.

Comes with the cords and wires needed to offer input or output to the unit, power cables, remote control, and battery. One bonus was that it came w/ a case and straps! The selling info doesn't point this out. The case is large enough to hold the unit, all of its accessories, and a few DVD's.

The rating would have been 5 stars had the electronics been great as well; but as I said I didn't buy it for that. The picture is adequate, but not great. And angled viewing of the LCD could be better. Lastly, the speaker's sound is so-so, but then again my kids won't care. Besides, I have my home theater system if I want 'real' electronics anyways.

Overall, quite a nice system for the money.

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Updated 9 months later...

Unit is still performing perfectly. Has even withstood a few bumps and bruises along the way from my kids. Don't lose the credit card remote because not all (but most) functionality is on the unit's buttons. (Try stopping a DVD when the unit is at a menu selection the down button doubles as the 'stop' button and thus lowers the menu selection by one rather than stopping the DVD.)

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I've had this product for 1 week and love it. I also got the DP110

TV accessory and it works great at my house and work. You can scan in your local channels from the supplied antenna (which I do at work) or connect it to your cable system (which I do at home) and both have fine reception. The remote control works all functions and you can switch between TV and DVD with a touch of the finger. Once you scan in your local programs, you can then use the remote to just switch between those and not worry about any others. Even after you scan the channels, the remote lets you Fine Tune the frequency if it is off a notch.

The sound is adequate from the intenal speakers and very good from an attached headset.

The picture quality is great and you can adjust to regular or 16.1 with ease.

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For those of you who are into the specs of a product, this looks like a real good buy. But there are major drawbacks to this product. The first being there is a separate battery compartment that attaches to the actual unit itself. This makes it noticibly more cumbersum to carry. The unit itself is light, but the separate battery compartment makes it feel like your now carrying a laptop. The tv tuner is also almost impossible to find to purchase, and if you do find it, good luck with trying to find a channel to watch. The picture is horrible with the antennae. And lastly, the picture on this is pretty dark. So don't get caught up in the specs, or the size, go with a better quality picture over the specs.

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I have looked at several players before deciding to keep the GoVideo DP8440. The other player that I retured was the RCA DRC618N tablet style player.

I read MANY reviews on the DP8440...some of which are slightly accurate. I mainly play burned DVD-R & DVD+R disks on my player and found this player to play anything and everything without pauses. My biggest problem with other players have been their inability to read burned DVDs and some that were a little smudges and scratched. I ran this model through about 7 disks and played them in full before giving it my thumbs up.

As far as the video quality...I think it could be better, but the size of the screen more than makes up for my unhappiness with portable player resolutions. This issue is not unique to this player. The best way to test it is try to read the credits to a movie. For the most part, the text is pretty jaggy.

The audio quality from the speakers isn't great, but what do you want? It is a portable unit with 1" speakers.

The quality of the case and buttons is fine, but the buttons do seem kinda cheap. The remote is nice and the instructions thorough. This player does not come with any kind of case, so make sure you budget another $40 to shop for a case.

I can't give it 5 stars just because of the lack of a carrying case and the resolution on the video I think could be better, and the quality of the buttons.

I've had this player for a couple of weeks now, and am very pleased with it's performance. I hastily purchased a different portable DVD player, but it started making a funny noise and quite playing my dvd's. I returned it and did research for my next purchase. I liked this unit because of it's versatility. I wanted to play different formats and I liked the optional TV tuner that can be purchased. So far, I have only played DVD+R, J-Peg photo CD's and store bought DVD's. Most have complained that the picture is too dark, I tend to have the opposite problem with the picture on the DVD+R's being too bright. The biggest complaint I have is that with the lithium battery on the unit, it won't fit into the generic DVD bag that I bought. I need to find something that will accommodate the extra inches added on to the back of the unit, so I don't have to have it plugged in all of the time when we travel with it.

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I have had great luck with this DVD player. It's simple enough that my 3 year old can run it. I have not had any problems with the any of the DVD+ or -R's that I have played in it. I still have not found a bag that it will fit in though.