Customer Reviews
It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This! 
2008-05-12
I admit to not being very astute when it comes to tech stuff. But I simply got so sick and tired of the hassle in hooking one-thing-up-to-another-thing to just sit back, relax and enjoy. Now I can do all that with ease anywhere and enjoy my favorite movies and instructional programs with the most superb picture quality possible along with its fantastic portable ease-of-use, and truly long-life battery time. Moreover, even though it was a bit more than I wanted to spend at the outset, I am delighted that my wallet went that extra mile because this is a truly solid investment that will provide lovely viewing, listening and learning - like the song says...as time goes by.
Fabulous little player 2008-05-11
I have not had this product for very long, but I already love it. It has a gorgeous picture and I love that it plays both DVDs and CDs. The sound from the built-in speakers seems a tad "tinny"-sounding to me, but it wasn't particularly bothersome. With headphones, the sound is great. It is very easy to use. I also love having the remote control and look forward to taking it in the car or wherever. So far, I have been extremely pleased with this product.
New Sony DVP 820 2008-05-09
I'd definately highly recommend this player for general and air-travel use entertainment. The picture is superb,sound and controls are effectly positioned.
A winner!
Happy with the product... 2008-05-04
The screen resolution is very good. I have played DVDs, VCDs, music CDs and am glad of the choice I made.
Pleased with product. 
2008-05-03
The DVD player works very well. Picture is exceptional. The battery life is excellent. A little disappointed with the sound from the speakers, but it suffices.
My Review 2008-04-29
8" widescreen LCD display (800 x 480 pixels) * 6-hour battery * AC adapter and car cigarette lighter adapter included * dual headphone jacks * 1 audio/video input/output *
CCD REAR VIEW CAMERA OPTION 2008-04-24
Sony DVP-FX820 8", this is a great dvd player for several reasons.
I was at Ultimate Electronics Mpls shopping for 2 - 46" Sam's for the monster garage.
I was about to leave the store being tired and brain damaged from all the choices when I stumbled
onto this new model FX820.
10 minutes later it's out of the box in my truck and viewing the CCD camera view out the back.
This has been an ongoing pending project for months to get this done.
I can now back up to enclosed motorcycle trailer dead on target in the middle of the night w/o
getting out and checking for permanent DAMAGE. That's a snow storm story in it's self.
Bring it into the office and simply plug in the Bose sound system and enjoy theater action at it's best right in my lap.
I researched all the options to use my Apple laptop as the infared CCD viewer, and it's not possible under $200.
Not only is playing DVD's on the laptop a heavy heated process, but a huge pain in the vehicle being the laptop's screen doesn't rotate 180 and lay flat like this Sony player can.
It's simply not possible in close quarters with high performance 5 speed shifter in the way for a laptop.
Next option now is making velcro holster on the face of the dash to hold the SONY player for viewing for travel enjoyment and camera viewer. Just tap into stereo or the dual head phones jack on player.
I'm also a photographer using highend digital Canon SLR's, and video gear and this player with be the greatest gadget to view RAW images straight out of the camera before processing.
Yes, I'm a Happy Camper having just picked it 3 weeks ago. This QUALITY for under $200, are they nuts?
Here's the problem I have buying products on-line. I never really get a true sense of quality of what I'm looking at in a micro image thumbnail until it's in my hand the first time. My hard drive is full of research.
The biggest hurdle to start with, there's so many out there. Sony was a hands down choice to begin with.
I'll bet NASA will have these on board for the shuttle crew. The heck with free satellite TV while in orbit.
Me, I'd be watching re-runs of Mad TV, and Married with Snots.
I payed a little more at the store than here, and if I did have an issue, I'd be back in the store within 5 minutes. That's a bit difficult with a mail ordered deal. My research was complete that day. But to see People paid $1000 for players not that long ago, this is very cool.
I'll be back at this page to purchase the next one or two for wedding gifts. They won't be returning this one.
Cheers..
Happy with the Purchase 2008-04-18
Small and portable. Excellent screen. Playing long and clear. This is 3rd portable DVD player owned and we really like it. Bought for extended use on airplane ride. Not worried about volume, can hear it just fine under normal conditions.
Good upgrade from Sony DVP-FX810 2008-04-16
Have owned the original Sony DVP-FX810 and that was a good player too. I sold that and bought this one. The resolution is about twice as high as the original. Just bought this but I can tell you the screen really shines compared to every other DVD player (portable) that I've seen. I'm sure more players will have the high resolution soon. The volume is also much louder than the original.
The battery is supposed to last 6 hours at lowest brightness. With my old one which is basically this I did manage 5 hours at medium brightness so two movies should work fine before the low battery symbol shows. I wanted the red one but the sonystyle at Metreon had everyone except the red but the blue is nice too. Highly recommended.
Great compromise player 2008-04-05
I just received and tried out this player. I got it because my wife thought a Panasonic 10.3" player was too big; and to tell the truth, its size overwhelmed me, too.
The battery came nearly fully charged, and I was able to play a DVD without reading the manual. One of the reasons I like this player is it has the capability of accepting composite video and audio from another source, as well as sending it to another source. The A/V Inputs and Outputs are the same ports, they are switch selected. I had to read the manual, and go all the way to the back of it to realize the Digital Audio Out connection is also for Audio I/O. The two headphones jacks are seperate from the Audio Digital Out port.
I haven't quite decided which DTV to Standard TV adapter I'm going to get, but I'll make sure it has composite Video Outputs so I can use the Adapter/DVD Player combination as a portable Digital TV. I have an extra indoor TV Antenna I can use to acquire signals already.
The speaker's volume isn't overwhelming, but will be good enough for all the people you can get around the DVD player to watch. It is pretty tiny, but considering the size of the speaker, its not surprising.
I tried some cheap headphones at home, and I had to turn the volume almost all the way up to overcome the ambient room noise. No way is there going to be enough volume to overcome the cabin noise of an airliner. I have that covered, though. Also, the player has a volume control, but not for individual outputs.
I am an aspiring pilot, and I have a high end headset with active noise reduction. In the apartment, when I turn them on, the ambient noise goes away, and the DVD sound is sweet. Of course, this headset cost 3 times as much as the DVD player.
Amazon sells some pretty good ANR headsets. They are about 1/3rd the price of Bose's ANR headsets, and the reviewers say they are much more durable than Bose's. As I'm using the aircraft ANR headsets, I don't need them.
My headset has the capability for using a cell phone (while you are on the ground). It came with two adapter cords. One works with my cell phone, the other with the DVD player. You can also get a stereo phone plug to mini-phone plug adapter from Amazon, Radio Shack, or a myriad of other places.
Now, I need to get a carrying case for the player.
