From the Manufacturer
Enjoy highest-quality images that are free from annoying blank spots on the LCD screen. LCD displays commonly have imperfections, termed as ‘bright dots’ by the LCD industry. A limited number of bright dots were once considered an inevitable side effect of LCD mass production. With Philips’ strict quality control procedures used in our Portable DVD Players, our LCD displays are produced with zero tolerance for bright dots. Select Portable DVD Players come with Philips Zero Bright Dot? Policy to guarantee optimal screen quality.With DivX® support, you are able to enjoy DivX® encoded videos in the comfort of your living room. The DivX® media format is an MPEG4-based video compression technology that enables you to save large files like movies, trailers and music videos on media like CD-R/RW, memory cards and DVD-video. DivX® CDs can be played back on selected DVD players, DVD Recorders and Home Theater Systems. Other standard features include:Contemporary precision design with piano-white top cover. Watch movies with 16:9 widescreen format. Share entertainment fun with dual headphone jacks.
10.25″ Portable DVD, DivX 3.1, Widescreen, Plays MP3, DVD, DVD+/-R/RW, CD-RW, JPEG pictures, Built-in rechargable battery, up to 6 hours play time, Beautiful piano white finish, Car adpater, Slim remote control, Zero Bright Dt screen.
Philips PET824 8.5-Inch Portable DVD / DivX Player
Published: 27 June 2009 9:24 PM EDTPosted in: Portable DVD Players

3.0 out of 5 stars
lots of good features; what does mpeg4 really mean?
A lot of good features but rather heavy. Advertised to play “MPEG4″ which is similar to MP4 format used in Video Ipod devices or Zune (assuming file of course, is not copy…
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very noisy
Overall decent, nothing exceptional to brag about.
Main gripe is it’s extremely loud motor.
It also takes forever to recognize DVDs and start playing.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works great so far!
Great quality, doesn’t skip when used in the car. Great resolution, has been a life saver when traveling with the kids. Would recommend it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great portable dvd player, so far!
This is my second portable dvd player, my first was an akai 7″ which lasted about a year then suddenly stopped working.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Philips 8.5″ Portable DVD Player
Item came quickly. Packaged well and has all components. Does have a lot of scratches on the cover but the inside looks great.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great DivX player!
This is GREAT DivX player. Phillips seem to be the best at this. Yes it is a little noisy at startup but this is because it is reading COMPRESSED files (DivX format and Mpeg4)…
4.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it but….
I really loved this player however it doesnt play while charging, which isnt a great concern since it has a long battery durability, headphones are not included, not a great…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good Sturdy Player w/EVERYTHING in Box
Very good DVD player. We couldn’t go anywhere with our 2 kids without it. We did have 2 7-inch (PET724) models crap out eventually over probably 1.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Massive Battery Life
Truly a great product, can be made multi region, is multi voltage, battery lasts 6+ hours (even on a plane), speakers OK.
5.0 out of 5 stars
love this DVD player!
Bought this DVD player after much research and just love it. The battery lasts forever (6 hours) and the picture is great.