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Initial 10.2" Portable DVD Player - IDM-1250 | 
 enlarge | Brand: Initial Technology
Category: CE
Buy New: $199.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 10.2
Battery: 1 Lithium
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.9
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 7 x 1.5
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: Initial IDM-1250
Model: Initial IDM-1250
UPC: 830122004163
EAN: 0830122004163
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.
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| Features:
| • | Features a 10.2" active matrix color LCD TFT screen | | • | Component Video/Progressive Scan Output | | • | Includes rechargeable lithium battery, 120V AC and 12V car adapters, remote control and audio and video cables | | • | Plays DVDs/CDs/CD-R/RWs/Kodak Picture CDs | | • | 9H x 5W x 13L" |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Initial creates cutting-edge digital entertainment products with the highest standards of quality and affordability.PRODUCT FEATURES:Versatile Playback Formats: DVD, JPEG, Kodak Picture CD;10.2" Active Matrix LCD Screen (TFT);Composite Video Output / Input;Component Video Output;Progressive Scan Video Output;Dolby Digital Sound Output;DTS Sound Output;Audio Output / Input;Digital Coaxial Output;Dual Hi-Fi Stereo Headphone Output;USB 1 / SD / MMC / Memory Stick Compatibility.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Flawed April 28, 2005
22 out of 24 found this review helpful
There are several picky cons I have with the player:
1. There is no auto - resume function. The previous player I had would resume playback from the last position if the disc was removed and reinserted or other functions on the unit interrupted playback. With this unit, it is easy to press a button (such as source or menu) and the player stops and restarts at the main menu rather than continuing.
2. There is no contrast adjustment. The screen adjustment controls are cumbersome at best.
3. The manual on USB and smart card use is near useless. Prepare to experiment.
4. The two magnetic catches for the screen reflect light brightly and sometimes distract from viewing the screen. They should have been colored black like the rest of the unit.
5. There are no fast forward and reverse control buttons on the unit, only on the remote (which is not upgraded from the earliest Initial DVD players).
6. The remote is minimalist: No A-B, repeat, etc. and the OSD is is gigantic!!! It covers the top 6th of the screen when on.
7. Most irritating is that when you turn the player on, you must menu select DVD, USB, or CARD every single time. The USB and CARD are for playing picture discs. This is a very bad design...the system should come up in DVD mode, and THEN you select with a button if you want to change to USB or CARD picture mode.
Good so far... September 2, 2005
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
We bought this unit to replace a Polaroid that gave out after about 6 months. Fortunately we had purchased the unit thru Target.com with the $30 extended warranty so we got a full refund of our purchase price.
Initially (no pun intended ;-) I was concerned about some of the comments I had seen from other reviewers. Ill address them individually below.
- The comment about having to always select dvd or usb or card isnt present on my unit. It does prompt when you first turn it on, but without selecting something other than dvd it quickly defaults to dvd and just starts playing the dvd.
- The comment about large jpg's freezing the unit. Well I guess it depends on what your definition of freeze is (and Im also a little unclear how your 20D had a picture on an SD card given the 20D has a compact flash slot). On my unit I have taken the SD card straight from my canon S500 (7.1 Megapixel) and put it in the player and looked at photos. Granted it takes the unit awhile (ie. read slow) to read in the large photos from my camera but it does it without crashing the player etc.
- The build quality of the unit seems much more rugged than the polaroid it replaced so it appears to be a good unit, but unfortunately with portable dvd players the true test is the test of TIME.
Overall the reason we bought this player was because of DIVX. My daughter is a Wiggles, BluesClues, Hi-5 junkie. I record all of these shows on the Tivo (in Best Quality), transfer them to my PC, run them thru DirectshowDump, then thru the Divx encoder. I can get nearly 40 shows onto one DVD when they are all DIVX and the quality is just fine.
Ill revise this post later if the device dies an early death, otherwise if you dont see a post from me you can safely assume that it is still running without incident.
I purchased this unit thru Target.com which has Amazon as the backend processor. The unit arrived very quickly and with good packaging as Ive come to expect from Amazon.
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John Cavanaugh
Great unit- some features need explaining March 23, 2005
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Bought unit yesterday
Impressed w/ screen quality. Plays my DVD's -R, +R, -RW. AV in/out is wonderful (not found in many units)
Has many buttons on unit, not remote.
At first USB port froze when connecting an outside source (I tried 3 types). Went back to CompUSA: Same Freeze problem! Initial was no help. Since I don't give up easily I tried again w/ Compusa geek: found out that large files (3MB pictures from a Canon 20D)freeze unit but if you reduce size of pix to 100-300KB the player works beautifully. I now use it at home as a Digital picture frame, showing 100's of pics flawlessly and in continuous mode!!
Except for Initial's support I would change rating to 5/5 on my edited review on the basis of quality of unit.
 Better than a laptop. September 29, 2005
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have a Powerbook G4 with a 17" display that I was using to play DVD's. I thought it was too big and the battery life too short. I decided to purchased a dedicated portable DVD player. I was pleasantly surprised by the workmanship and the quality of the unit. I would highly recommend this player. I recommend the 10" screen.
Fantastic so far! July 6, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I got this a week ago at CompUSA and except for a couple of minor quibbles, I couldn't be happier with this dvd player.
The picture quality is terrific; way better than almost any other player I tried. If I hadn't compared picture quality between several different brands and models, I wouldn't have realized how important Progressive Scan is. The difference in picture quality was incredible between the non-progressive scan models and the 3 progressive scan models I used (this one, a Samsung, and a Philips). After seeing these, there's no way I could buy a portable that wasn't progressive scan. And at $280, the IDM-1250 was a lot cheaper than the Samsung and the Philips.
Sound quality through the tiny speakers is tinny, as you might imagine. It's clear but completely lacking in bass. But with headphones, the sound is excellent.
I really like that this one has so many outputs and inputs, and I find it amazing that a little guy like this has component video and digital audio outputs (although I haven't used them yet). I did use the composite output, though, to hook it up to a tv in a hotel this weekend, and the picture was excellent (much better than when I've hooked up my Dell laptop to a tv before).
This unit will play mp3 cd's and I suspect it will play mp3 dvd's but I haven't tried that yet. I hooked up my digital camera to the usb port, and while it was slow and not very high-res, I was able to show the pictures on the dvd player's screen. Very cool.
I also love the fact that it came with an a/c adapter, a car cord that plugs into the cigarette lighter, and a battery.
The only complaints I have are minor. There's no resume feature, so when you turn the unit off and then back on, it doesn't remember where it was. Kind of a pain, but not a deal-breaker for me. Also, while it's great that it comes with a remote, there are things you can only do using the remote, and other things you can only do *without* the remote. Not an ideal situation, but in a bargain basement unit like this, I think it's a reasonable trade-off for all the great features you get.
I'd never heard of the Initial brand before and I'm a little nervous about reliability. But my kids and I have watched probably half a dozen movies on it so far and it's been perfect, so I'm glad I took a chance on it.
Pros:
* Big screen
* Fantastic picture (progressive scan)
* Looks nice
* Quality feel
* Lots of inputs and outputs
* Can play movies and music and digital photos
* 2 headphone jacks
* Component video outputs
* 3 ways to power it (home, car, and battery)
* Low price compared to competition
Cons:
* No resume feature
* Remote doesn't control some features
* Unknown brand
The Bottom Line:
So far, this player is fantastic. It was a great purchase!
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