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Comparison with the Sony FX820

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LG 8.5 PORTABLE SWIVEL DVD PLAYER RED

I have both this unit - the LG DP885 and the Sony FX820, so this is comparing these 2 units and bringing out the strengths / weaknesses of both. This is not so much of a technical review, but more from a functional point of view.

Exterior
With regard to the LG DP885, the screen and finish are great...from the shiny red top to the gloss black finish on the body housing, it just looks great. On the Sony, the finish is more of a satin finish, so as some reviewers have noted, fingerprints are less obvious on the Sony than on the LG. As far as the overall shape, the LG has a silver chrome lip that aids you in opening the lid whereas on the Sony, you stick your fingers in between the lid and body to open it up. As far as the overall shape, the LG has the shape more like a laptop with angular/sharper edges on the bottom sides, etc whereas the Sony has more of a rounded edge form and seems a little more portable and rugged.

Controls
Controls on the LG are intuitive and straight forward.

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The mode button allows you to switch between viewing a DVD to a different AV source or reading from a flash drive. Being able to review pictures (or mpg files) stored on a flash drive is a great way to review pictures/movie clips and is a huge plus that few portable DVD players have right now. Sure you can burn pics to a dvd and view them, but it's much simpler to copy something to a flash drive and plug it in to the USB. Volume setting on the LG is by way of a thumbwheel on the right side whereas on the Sony, the volume control is on the screen lid. Although both have remotes, if you don't use the remote (depending on the setting, sometimes I do, sometimes I don't), I prefer the thumbwheel than sticking my finger on the screen that I'm watching and pushing the volume control button (separate + button for up volume, - button for down volume)

Mode, Display, setup, brightness, power, menu, LCD (4:3 or 16:9) are on the body housing vs similar functions on the Sony are all accessed by buttons just below the viewing screen. As mentioned before, I personally don't like to push buttons on the screen lid since the screen moves around each time you push a button on the Sony (if not using the remote).

Picture quality
The picture quality is significantly better on the LG than on the Sony. With the Sony I have to tilt the screen so that I'm looking directly in front to see the best resolution. I don't find that with the LG. The LG's picture quality is sharp and crisp whereas on the Sony, I have to have the screen tilted at its "optimal angle" in order to get a good resolution / quality. In adjusting the brightness on the Sony, although you can adjust the brightness, contrast, color etc, for me it either blows out the lighter sections (too much contrast) or the whole thing darkens and you lose picture detail...On the LG, I find the picture to be very clean without playing with the adjustments.

Sound quality
The sound quality on either unit is what it is...depending on whether you're viewing a DVD at home or in the car or on the train, headphones or earbuds are recommended. When viewing a DVD at home, I have the unit connected to Bose speakers (Companion 3) and the sound quality is like a mini home theater unit, so in reality I never listen to either unit through their provided speakers and the audio is either through earbuds while on the train or through good quality home computer speakers.

Screen Precaution
On both units, the LG and Sony are designed where you can flip the screen around and lay the screen flat on the body housing making it a tablet design. On both units, this is a critical point. With both units you can only turn the lid 180 degrees IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY and return back to its original position from the direction you started. In other words on the LG, flip the screen to vertical and rotate clockwise 180 degrees. To put it back, it must be rotated back COUNTERCLOCKWISE to return it to its original position. If you rotate the screen in the wrong direction, you run the risk of breaking the screen unit!!! On the LG, the screen feels a bit more wobbly than on the Sony. Even when lifting the lid, on the LG the screen torques quite a bit if you lift it from any point other than center and feels like you're going to snap the screen off from the body housing. On the Sony, you will still lift the lid from the center, but it has a more solid feel but this is a weak joint (on both units) and you will need to be careful. If you're getting either unit for kids, I would either tell them to be very careful, or do it for them (such as when they're viewing in a car setting)

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Glass screen - creates more glare

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LG 8.5 PORTABLE SWIVEL DVD PLAYER RED

This is a nice player with a very good picture. However, if you're using it in the car, the glass screen creates more glare than an LCD would. The swivel screen is nice for positioning, but if you have two kids watching it (as we do), they may bicker about moving the screen (as they did). Overall the player seems reliable and works well with good sound, even while driving over bumps in the road etc. The red is a nice color but leaves a lot of fingerprints. Has 2 headphone jacks which is very useful. For this price, it should come with a carrying case, but there isn't one included.

The mode button allows you to switch between viewing a DVD to a different AV source or reading from a flash drive. Being able to review pictures (or mpg files) stored on a flash drive is a great way to review pictures/movie clips and is a huge plus that few portable DVD players have right now. Sure you can burn pics to a dvd and view them, but it's much simpler to copy something to a flash drive and plug it in to the USB. Volume setting on the LG is by way of a thumbwheel on the right side whereas on the Sony, the volume control is on the screen lid. Although both have remotes, if you don't use the remote (depending on the setting, sometimes I do, sometimes I don't), I prefer the thumbwheel than sticking my finger on the screen that I'm watching and pushing the volume control button (separate + button for up volume, - button for down volume)

Mode, Display, setup, brightness, power, menu, LCD (4:3 or 16:9) are on the body housing vs similar functions on the Sony are all accessed by buttons just below the viewing screen. As mentioned before, I personally don't like to push buttons on the screen lid since the screen moves around each time you push a button on the Sony (if not using the remote).

Picture quality

The picture quality is significantly better on the LG than on the Sony. With the Sony I have to tilt the screen so that I'm looking directly in front to see the best resolution. I don't find that with the LG. The LG's picture quality is sharp and crisp whereas on the Sony, I have to have the screen tilted at its "optimal angle" in order to get a good resolution / quality. In adjusting the brightness on the Sony, although you can adjust the brightness, contrast, color etc, for me it either blows out the lighter sections (too much contrast) or the whole thing darkens and you lose picture detail...On the LG, I find the picture to be very clean without playing with the adjustments.

Sound quality

The sound quality on either unit is what it is...depending on whether you're viewing a DVD at home or in the car or on the train, headphones or earbuds are recommended. When viewing a DVD at home, I have the unit connected to Bose speakers (Companion 3) and the sound quality is like a mini home theater unit, so in reality I never listen to either unit through their provided speakers and the audio is either through earbuds while on the train or through good quality home computer speakers.

Screen Precaution

On both units, the LG and Sony are designed where you can flip the screen around and lay the screen flat on the body housing making it a tablet design. On both units, this is a critical point. With both units you can only turn the lid 180 degrees IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY and return back to its original position from the direction you started. In other words on the LG, flip the screen to vertical and rotate clockwise 180 degrees. To put it back, it must be rotated back COUNTERCLOCKWISE to return it to its original position. If you rotate the screen in the wrong direction, you run the risk of breaking the screen unit!!! On the LG, the screen feels a bit more wobbly than on the Sony. Even when lifting the lid, on the LG the screen torques quite a bit if you lift it from any point other than center and feels like you're going to snap the screen off from the body housing. On the Sony, you will still lift the lid from the center, but it has a more solid feel but this is a weak joint (on both units) and you will need to be careful. If you're getting either unit for kids, I would either tell them to be very careful, or do it for them (such as when they're viewing in a car setting)

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