Panasonic DVD-LS83 8.5" Portable DVD Player

Are you often bored during a long plane or train ride? Or do you need to entertain your kids in the car? Why not get the Panasonic DVD-LS83 Portable DVD Player? Its small size is perfect for carrying along on vacation or just a long ride. And it's got... Read More

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Overall Rating: Star Full

( 2 reviews )

Posted: Aug 29 2008

I purchase in 2004 a Panasonic DVD-LX9 portable DVD player for $800. Until recently, it worked fine. However, the built-in but detachable battery just went bad and needs replacing. Panasonic has discontinued the battery, and without it the player won't work even on mains power ! So, my expensive investment is now quite useless ! All Panasonic is prepared to do is offer a small discount to buy a much inferior unit. SO MY ADVICE IS : DON'T BUY PANASONIC LEST THEY DISCONTINUE THE BATTERY LATER !!
( 1 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jul 15 2008

Warning. The battery does not last 6 hours. It barely last 3 hours. Panasonic use to be good while I was growing up, but now it's almost like false advertising saying the battery last 6 hours. There's a catch and that is you have to turn down the brightness and/or contrast for the battery to last and turning it down makes it look real bad. No one watches a dvd like that in real life.