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Unfortunately, I bought this unit- 2 years ago. They called me back-- saying Toshiba NO LONGER CARRIES THE PART.I looked everywhere online. This unit is a LEMON. Still under warranty, I sent it back--- received a REFURBISHED one in return--- after spending the small fortune on this thing.It worked for a little while--- then a year later-- after only using it about a dozen times-- it stopped working. This unit was manufactured in 2007.Oh and. I did not abuse the unit, did NOT drop it, always kept it horizontal, on a flat surface, and like I mentioned only used it a dozen times, if that.Contacted Toshiba--- they want 125. Out of the brand, new box, the unit DID NOT WORK. called several parts suppliers-- NO ONE HAS THIS PART.I wonder why.
dollars to just take a look at it. Went to my local repair shop-- they said I needed a new laser assembly. Under the law-- Toshiba must supply parts for their products beyond 2 years. try calling their customer service line--- you get a run around like no other.VERY DISAPPOINTED--- WILL NEVER BUY TOSHIBA AGAIN.
Since I specifically require a portable dvd player to watch divX files, this review is catered to that purpose.This unit advertises divX functionality, but then completely undermines the purpose of divX with a horrible limitation. If you do the math - you realize that this unit completely negates the purpose of divx. It won't even play divX from the SD slot. This comes in handy if you've got a long drive and you can't swap disks every time your kid yells that the movie's over. Or an SD reader for that matter.Either way - the misleading marketing and bone-headed specs for this product forces me to limit this unit to one star. A forward-thinking parent looking for a divX-capable portable dvd player might look at the P2900's specs and think it's a perfect solution for playing divx dvds. If you're not familiar with DIVX or avi files in general - the purpose is to shrink video into a small file so you can fit more movies onto the media - often at a ratio of 4:1 (even higher for animated video). This 4:1 compression technology is limited to media that is less than 1/5th the capacity of your regular disks.
Once they got the unit, however, they would be in for a rude awakening: the p2900 does not play divX dvd disks at all. It will only play divx CD media. It makes you wonder why they even bothered putting divX in this unit at all. I'll revise my rating if this limitation is just for my unit (though the manual's media graph confirms that divX is only read from CDR/RW media).
It constantly turns off and resets itself or stops. Bought this to put in our SUV for the kids to view. It will only go about 4 or 5 minutes before a problem develops. DO NOT BUY THIS FOR VEHICLE USE. It works very poorly in the vehicle. On the high end, it works nice in the house and the picture is good, but so are the televisions in our house. I am sorry I purchased this item.
I did not receive it for 2 weeks so when I realized the battery wasn't holding a charge.Amazon would NOT help me. I wasn't happy with the customer service at Amazon.
The picture and color are great, but I did not enjoy it for long. I love this DVD player.
The battery pack would not hold a charge. It worked for about a week.
I had a lot of trouble when I first received it with the battery. The thirty day warranty starts when you place the order.
I really wanted the dvd player for a LONG road trip with the kids.it just did not work out.
Pro's:The picture is good and can be formated as to the aspect ratio.The sound is louder than just about any laptop and is loud enough to be used in a car without headphones (if not competeing with the stero).Con's:The software is too old to read a SD-HC card (standard SD card is fine).I haven't found an adaquate case for the player yet. It needs a case the size of a small laptop computer to hold this large player, AC adaptor, cables, DVD's ,and seat straps.Overall:I'm pleased with the player enough to recomend it to anyone needing a large screen but not wanting to invest in a small laptop computer.
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