Sony DVP-FX930 9-Inch Portable DVD Player, Black

I got this for my grandchildren so that I wouldn't have to watch the movies on the tv. The feature I like best is the lock button so that they can hold onto it without messing up the picture or sound.

Sony DVP-FX930 Portable DVD Player

I purchased this DVD player on January 2nd, 2010. It had problems from the start but was persuaded by Sony Support that it was "just static electricity" and told to engage in an elaborate ritual to make it work again. It did work, for a while -- about a month -- and then required the ritual to be performed again. It worked until almost the third of March, one day past its labor warranty date, and is now a paperweight. The rituals don't work, and it never did work reliably.

I often but Sony electronics, because I've had very good luck with them in the past, but I seem to have got a real clunker this time, and partially blame Sony Support for stringing me along with temporary fixes until it went past the labor warranty, which means of course that it's not worth sending it in for repair, and if I did, what's the point?

My advice is, if *anything* goes wrong, demand a replacement straight away, because it's easy to be suckered into time-wasting procedures that push the time out until you have no real recourse.

picture perfect, sounds good BUT the problem is it won't play all DVDs although they are of the same region. I tried 2 new Sony portable dvd players because I love the clarity of the picture but they have the same problem. So sad I had to buy another brand. I love Sony!

The Sony player simply didn't work new out of the box. I tried multiple discs, using AC power, and it couldn't play a single one. We returned the item to Electronics Expo (which is none too easy). We recently bought a comparable Philips portable DVD player, and so far it works like a charm.

Could not get it to go into full screen when viewing a 1:33 film. Tried two units to no avail. Otherwise not bad. The controls are somewhat cumbersome.