Philips PET712

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“Duel screen, image quality” Steve, Lingfield, Surrey View all 2 real customer reviews

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2 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
75% of people recommend it.

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Design	7.5
Ease of use	7.5
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	6.0
Value for money (at time of purchase)	7.5
Overall rating	7.0

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Steve, Lingfield, Surrey

Score 6.0/10

+ duel screen, image quality

- poor quality screen holders, plastic clips on screen holders broke immediately, mains or 12v only - no rehargable battery built in, sound only just load enough, poor cable design - all over the place!

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TechRadar expert review

This is the answer to parents' prayers: the PET712 has a pair of 7in screens, so kids can watch the same movie on separate screens. Pictures are supplied to both via a compact square-shaped player, cutely styled in white and silver. It feels a little flimsy, but its shock-proof construction means it should withstand a few knocks. The player is connected to the screens using the two supplied minijack-to-phono adaptor cables, and it outputs composite video and stereo audio to each one. The screens also hook up to the player's DC input, and the whole unit is powered by a car cigarette…

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reviewed 21 Jun 2009

Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	7
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
DVD-R Playback	Yes
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD-R format.
DVD+R Playback	Yes
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD+R format.
DVD-RW Playback	Yes
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD-RW format.
DVD+RW Playback	Yes
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD+RW format.
DVD-RAM Playback	No
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD-RAM format.
Blu Ray Playback	No
A ‘Yes’ indicates that this device is able to play Blu Ray discs, which is the standard format for high definition (HD) video.
HD-DVD Playback	No
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the HD DVD format.
DVD-R Recording	No
A yes means this unit is able to encode discs using the DVD-R format.
DVD+R Recording	No
A yes means this unit is able to encode discs using the DVD+R format.
DVD-RW Recording	No
A yes means this unit is able to encode discs using the DVD-RW format.
DVD+RW Recording	No
A yes means this unit is able to encode discs using the DVD+RW format.
DVD-RAM Recording	No
A yes means this unit is able to encode discs using the DVD-RAM format.
Blu Ray Recording	No
A yes means that this device is able to record data to a high-capacity Blu Ray disc.
HD-DVD Recording	No
A yes means this unit is able to encode discs using the HD DVD format.
Integrated VCR	No
Some devices come with a video cassette player built-in.
Upscaling	No
Upscaling DVD players use video processing techniques to improve the quality of a standard definition image from a DVD to a near high definition (HD) image.
Number of Discs	2
The number of discs that the player will hold inside its body ready to play.
Number of Scart Interfaces	0
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
HDMI Interface	No
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Colour	Silver
The main colour of the product.
USB Port	No
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
DivX Playback	No
A yes means this device is able to play video compressed using the popular ‘DivX format.’:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divx
Release Date	11 Jun 2008
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Manufacturer's Description

With the PET712, you can watch DVD and DivX® movies, listen to MP3/-CD music or display digital photos all from the comfort of your car. And with its dual TFT LCD screens you get to share the fun and convenience of this portable DVD player.

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