4.0 out of 5 stars Great Picture and Sound
We bought this unit for a 2000+ mile trip with our 4 and 6 year old daughters. They were very happy the whole trip. Read more
by Richard F Olenzek
3.0 out of 5 stars just ok
The player is not very sturdy for a portable device. It seems that it would break easily if put in a backpack and jostled too much. Read more
by jr
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic player
Bought this as a last minute prep for my 2 year old daughter's first airplane trip. Had to find something to fill the 5 hours between Chicago and San Jose. Read more
by Desi Dude
5.0 out of 5 stars 9" Sony Portable DVD Player
Overall, this is an excellent buy. You can't beat the price. The USB connection is, for my family, the best part. Read more
by txgator
1.0 out of 5 stars Freezes very frustrating
This player has excellent picture and sound but after a month, it started freezing while playing. Very disappointed. Read more
by M. Collins
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best in it's Class
NOTE: If you are only going to be play store bought DVDs then this player may not be for you and you can skip this review. Read more
by M. S. McGrew
1.0 out of 5 stars USB port doesn't work.
Sony is using USB port for false advertisement. The main reason I bought this DVD player was that I hoped, that I would be able to play my video files from Toshiba Canvio flash... Read more
Polski777
1.0 out of 5 stars FX-970
Piece of unusable CRAP! The remote function has no on off switch, the controls on the side are difficult to slide on and off. Read more
Christopher Grogan
5.0 out of 5 stars Fulfills our needs and then some..
Best gift in such a long time. We got this for our car, especially for our toddler to be occupied on long trips. Read more
by FX970
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy Sony
The past five years with Sony products, not good. What happen to Sony?
Purchased this item (DVP-FX970) sixteen months ago and it is dead. Read more
by A. Rivera
Sony DVP-FX970 9-Inch Portable DVD Player
I have only had this for a few days so I cannot comment on logevity. Granted, I haven't had much time to experiment but so far I really like it. I do not think it is cheap looking or feeling, as another reviewer stated. I love the picture quality- it's very crisp and clear. The sound is everything I would expect and it's much better than an older portable DVD player I have. If I were to compare the two, there would be no fair comparison. This one is sooo much nicer! I love the 9 inch screen. The swivel may come in handy but I don't see it as a selling point for me. I have taken this unit outside to see how it plays in the sunshine which is not so good. I could watch it in a shaded area just fine but direct sunlight is too harsh. I have not tried fiddling with the controls to change the view settings though. There may be a way to do that. However, I don't see that I would need to be watching a DVD out in the sun. I don't notice much spinning noise as I have in other units. Sometimes they are so loud you have to blast the movie to hear over the spin. This one is very quiet. If I hold it on my lap I can feel the vibration of the spin though and that may bother some people. The DVD seems to be solidly in place and I defintely like that. I can move around and carry it from one place to another without the movie falling off track. The one thing I don't like is that you need the remote for some functions. The basic play, pause, volume and such are on the unit itself but if you want to make adjustments or toggle through a menu, you need the remote. Well, I think that is the case anyway. To fast forward, you need the remote. To skip by chapter, you can do it on the unit. It would be nice to have all funtions on the player itself. It's possible that I missed something in the directions about that but it's not obvious to me. All in all, I really like it and am very happy with my purchase.
