Portable DVD player 6.5" TFT screen

The_Conductor

Shock horror- Superquinn appear to be flogging the bargain of the year here.....

Its a "Digimax" portable DVD/MP3/CDR/DVDR+ player with a 6.5" TFT screen.
Comes with S-Vid cables, rechargeable battery and also a car adaptor.

Its only 99 Euro- I saw the exact machine in Superquinn before Christmas for 239 Euro. I'm guessing they are just clearing their stock- but its bloody good value for a portable machine.

They have about 20 of them in Superquinn Lucan, not sure about other locations......

Shane

samo

Nice one, could do with that right now with another hour of work to go, think I might be heading to SQ tomorrow before another evening of endless internet surfing occurs!

Random

Any photos of this by chance mate?

Is it one of those fold up ones? Sort of like a mini-laptop?

Aquos76

i bought one there just before christmas. Very same spec as above and make is Digitrex. Must say it is top class. It even has inputs into it also. I use it as a dvd player for my sons bedroom when not using it on the move. I paid €199 for it mind you, so if it is €99, its a steal.

Here is the full spec of the one I got:

* CD, CD-R, DVD, MP3, Video CD
* 6.5" 16: 9 TFT LCD Resolution 480 (RGB) by 234
* Composite output/input, S video output, composite input
* Two channel down mix output/input, built-in two-channel stereo speakers, headphone jack
* DTS/AC-3/PCM coaxial output
* Audio 24 BIT/96KHZ. VIDEO 10 BITS
* Slim Card IR Remote Control
* Parental Rating, OSD Language selection, auto power off, NTSC/PAL Switchable, OFF/ON switchable, A/V output/input switchable
* Machine size: 190mm x 155mm x 29mm (W.D.H)

And I have also uploaded a pic for you also. By the way its also multi region straight out of the box.

samo

Muti region - thats brilliant. Will be beating down the door of Superquinn tomorrow

irishbigfoot

Nabbed two of them yesterday in Lucan Superquinn- MULTIREGION from the box as well! Tried loads of different Region 1/2/3 DVD's to make sure it didn't set it on one region and they all work fine.
Correct spelling of brand though is Digitrex (PD-650) in case anybody is looking for specs- looks like the player can play nearly everything with the exception of DVD-R/-RW (Box says DVD/CD/CD-R/RW/DVD+R/+RW/MP3)
Website at link below says it can handle WMA files as well- don't have any on a CD to check out but it does JPEGS and Kodak disks without any problem.
Picture can be located at this link
Digitrex PD-650

Forgot to say that Superquinn Lucan is open till Midnight.....
Sorry Mon-Fri and not this Mon as is bank holiday as smccarrick says below.

Aquos76

I can confirm that it will play DVD-R/RW. And yes it does also play WMA's.

Does it include the cases for the players. Mine did not, but they were on sale at the time for something like €6.00

Kevin_rc_ie

how does the power work? no batterY? you have to plug into mains at all times?

irishbigfoot

Didn't come with the case's and didn't see any in Superquinn- had a quick look in Argos and didn't see any seperate cases. Where did you see them?
Would be handy since I will be bringing them with me to the States on holiday in an attempt to keep the kids quiet in the car on the long drives...


Player comes with NI-MH battery with seperate input for charger so it doesn't have to be plugged into the player in order to charge it.

The_Conductor

irishbigfoot wrote:

Forgot to say that Superquinn Lucan is open till Midnight.....

Monday to Friday- only until 7PM Sat and Sun and this Monday (as its a bank holiday)

Aquos76

Just off the phone to the Waterford store who could not confirm the €99 price which does not at all surprise me as often a flyer would come in the door advertising something on special offer and when you would go out, they would have no knowledge of the offer.

By the way they have none of the portable dvd player remaining in Waterford. They were all sold @ the €169 price over the last week or two

wicklow

Is Superquinn in Lucan open today, Easter Sunday ? Tesco in Dundrum Town Centre aint.

mad m

Leonard wrote:

Just off the phone to the Waterford store who could not confirm the €99 price which does not at all surprise me as often a flyer would come in the door advertising something on special offer and when you would go out, they would have no knowledge of the offer.

By the way they have none of the portable dvd player remaining in Waterford. They were all sold @ the €169 price over the last week or two

Was down in Superquinn in (Dublin)Kimmage this morning,and i can confirm that the Dvdplayers are €99 as i asked the manager if they had any and he said they flew the nest because of the price.

wicklow

Dont bother going to Lucan either as they are sold out and wont be getting any more.

Amigaman

hi ..
sorry to say they are all gone form Lucan ..bought the last one this morn ..

halkar

Tried Knocklyon and none there either. I guess they are all gone by now. :mad:

CuppaCocoa

Just bagged one in Superquinn Sutton. They seem to have quite a few left. Open until 6 I think. Northside S.C. is closed in case anyone is thinking of going there. Beautiful little machine and a lovely slim remote control. Thanks for the tip!

Blade

I just took 3 of them from Superquinn Sutton. They had 9 left at 5 O'Clock today. They said they sold about 50 over the last few days so yous had want to hurry!

Thanks for the heads up.

CuppaCocoa

My friend went at 5:30 and took another 3! They said they had only 3 left then. Probably gone by now. Best bet to ring first in the morning. they're very helpful and might put one away for you if you give them a sob story! Also bought a cd micro system as an impulse buy for 30 yo yos. Not bad, 2 band radio, neat little system. Will do my Mum as a replacement for the crappy portable one she has in the kitchen. Happy Easter to us!

sailorboy

so when was the last one sighted . i want to go in tomorrow but am i waisting my time?

walknstown is my local branch
ill give them a buzz in the morning
http://www.angelfire.com/il/mrcello/buzz.jpg
look at this clown...........

quarryman

dude,

you're a nutcase.

Random

Any news on SuperQuinn Blanchardstown? Been trying to get in over the weekend but been working and with all the bank hols and what not there was no late night opening

p.s. sailorboy - your image doesn't work... just links to a "image hosted by ...." graphic.

Mimikyu

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Random

And what time does the Blanch store open til tomorrow?

Random

btw, can these DVD players take TV input by chance ?

dawballz

ciaranfo wrote:

Any news on SuperQuinn Blanchardstown? Been trying to get in over the weekend but been working and with all the bank hols and what not there was no late night opening

p.s. sailorboy - your image doesn't work... just links to a "image hosted by ...." graphic.

If you copy and paste the image url it works.. Must be something to do with angelfire not letting people hotlink images or something.

Washout

Just tried the superquinn in BLackrock this morning...All gone from there.

cock_adodel_do

anybody on the southside crumlin area going to check the store out?
id be after one of these.

positron

Superquinn in Blanch village had a dozen or so remaining yesterday around 11am.

The TFT didn't look great though - rather poor colours and a lot of pixalation (?) – I wonder if its any good wired to a telly?

XT_Dweezil

What kind of battery time can be expected?

positron

Manual says 3 hrs, but could vary based on brightness and volume setting etc. 5.5 hours to charge fully, and will last for 300 or so recharge cycles.

XT_Dweezil

Just bought one in Superquinn Blanch

They still had 5 left at 1700 (plus 1 demo ex)

ondafly

there is 4 left in Superquinn in Blanch village

deckie27

Lads
Is there a video in socket?
I could watch regular tv-monitor for PC
Thats class if it does.


Dec

Blade

I wouldn't spend too much time thinking about it, they've been running out in all the stores, at this stage you'd be lucky to get one.

I'm keeping two of them because it works out nearly as cheap as buying a spare battery pack and replacement power supply. Besides, it makes a great spare DVD player for the house hooked up to a TV. I think these prices are in Aussie Dollars:

http://www.digitrex.net/Product-Detail.asp?ProductID=61&CategoryID=18

I would be a bit concerned about finding a spare battery for this player in a couple of years time. That link is the only one I could find and they're in Australia. I reckon though that inside that battery pack there'll be standard rechargeable batteries in it. I went to open it to find out but there appears to be screws under the 4 pads which I don't want to rip off cause I can't really glue them back on afterwards. But if anyone else decides to have a look, let us know what's inside! Also if anyone finds a decent carry case to suite them, let us know.

It seems to play all the major file types (except avi) and through folders etc.

Just after seeing now, it appears to be also known as the Apex PD650 which is all over Google.

daveg

Would anyone be so kind as to pick one of these up for me? I'm living in Galway and according to their website the nearest location is Dublin. Please?

I would, of course, transfer the cash ASAP (before you buy).

zep

All gone from blanch & nass...... Anywhere else with some?

Washout

spoke to an asst manager in blackrock yesterday....he said they may be getting in again but at the 99 euro price he isnt sure if they will be that price if they do come in again.

father_ted9t9

Anyone check crumlin?

atgate

father_ted9t9 wrote:

Anyone check crumlin?

None in Walkinstown or Sundrive

kinkstr

Anyone have any idea if there are any left in the SuperQuinn in Waterford, or is it just wishful thinking

The_Conductor

The going price is now Euro 149 apparently, for a 6.5" mobile player. You can pick them up at this price in Spectra among other outlets. I'm thinking SQ Waterford is wishful thinking!

Aquos76

kinkstr wrote:

Anyone have any idea if there are any left in the SuperQuinn in Waterford, or is it just wishful thinking

There is an ad running on WLRfm @ the moment saying that these are available in SQ Waterford for €129