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This is a fine product. It is small, which makes it easy to take on trips. The battery life is very impressive. The screen quality is very good. While I have read here on Amazon that certain other comparable units have a clearer picture, I will say that the Panasonic's picture certainly passes muster; it is more than satisfactory.
What is most important about a unit in this class is size, usability, and battery life. If the battery fades too soon, or the unit is too big to conveniently take along at all, there is no point in owning one of these. The Panasonic gets high marks in all three of these categories. In particular, the movable screen can be a big deal on airplanes. I might add that the sound on the Panasonic seems to be very good. When used with my Bose stereo headphones, I can get a very good viewing/audio experience.
This one is a winner.
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Once I came to terms with my requirements for a portable DVD player, it made the purchase decision very easy for me. Your needs may be different, but here is my review. (Like many others, I looked at many units before purchasing.)
1) Battery Life - a player is dead-weight on an airplane if the batteries are dry. The LS90 advertises the longest battery life on the market and it delivers on it. 4.5 Hours. A blank screen is not entertaining.
2) Durability - a portable player will be bumped around on a plane and a car, this is inevitable. This one has survived several trips, including some very bumpy flights and car rides. Other players would have skipped or broke. LS90 chugs away.
3) Ability to play multiple formats - again, a portable DVD player is worthless if it will not play your disk. Looking at a blank screen is not my version of entertainment. This one plays everything that I can throw at it.
4) Sound - The internal speakers provide the quality that I expected - adequate for its design. I do prefer headsets, and it excels at that.
5) Picture - Yes, with a portable DVD player I can keep outside elements from intruding my personal space. So far, it has not been viewed to be rude, but rather "trendy" behavior. A side-by-side comparison of the LS90's with their competion does have the competition show a sharper and brigter picture (Toshiba), but they also advertise a 2 hour battery life. Once I took the player home and started using it, I found the picture quality to be very enjoyable.
Bottom line - I bought this unit to be entertained while traveling. A blank screen is boring. The LS90 delivers 4.5 hours on a charge, and enables me to escape my longest flights. If I had a sterile environment that rides on a cushion of air with unlimited power, then maybe I would select a different unit(perhaps a 50" plasma w/DVD?). My world has bumps, space and weight constraints, no AC power, and unpredictable delays between flights. The LS90 keeps me entertained and I award it my highest rating - 5 stars.
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Updated June 2006.
After 6 months of moderate use in very bumpy environments, it has held up perfectly. I have learned how to tweak the screen through its customizable display options to make the picture very bright and clear. I also use it in the car so that my [...] is entertained when we take long trips. It is perfect, a life saver. Flawless performance. I am impressed with Panasonic. They will get a lot more of my business.
Copyright 2005 SFG
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Don't purchase any products from Panasonic. The warranty is useless. Company policy is warranty for 1 year but it excludes labor which is only under warranty for 90 days so you have to pay $100 to get a "replacement product". They don't even try to fix your product. They just send a replacement if you pay the $100 dollars.
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Bought the Panasonic LS90 based on the battery life, screen size and ability to play numerous formats. Great marks on all accounts and the tilt screen is superb for use on airlines where the seat pitch is thin and you want to have a reasonable eye distance to the screen. The unit is a breeze to use and very intuitive in its operation. The only negative would be the disappointing screen resolution which is OK but not as good as some of the others available. I bought the higher capacity battery and get upwards of 9 hours of play time which is great for the international flights. Overall, very pleased with the player.
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I wanted a 9-10 inch portable dvd. The best values I could find came down to the Pansonic LS90 and the Philips PET1000.
I decided on the Panasonic for several reasons: (1) It had superior audio over the Philips ... I could hear nuances in the Incredibles like phones ringing in the background that I couldn't hear on the Philips. (2) The Panasonic operated more quietly, particularly when skipping through chapters. The Philips emitted a grinding sort of noise as the laser sought chapters. (3) The Panasonic's ability to position it's screen in so many configurations is a big plus when using it on a airplane. (4) The extra battery life on the Panasonic is helpful, even if you need to darken the screen a bit to get that extra time. (5) The Panasonic takes up less room in my briefcase, due to a slimmer profile, and a more space-efficient way in which Panasonic attaches the battery to the unit (as compared to the Philips, which is a bit more bulky).
The Philips has a better picture, hands down. It's considerably clearer than the Panasonic. But that doesn't mean the Panasonic is bad. I'd give the screen on the Panasonic a very good, with the Philips scoring an excellent -- best currently available I might add.
All in all, it was a no brainer for me to trade off some picture quality for the extra advantages the Panasonic held over the Philips.
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