Sharp DV-L70U 7" Portable DVD Player
Is the screen resulotion important?
I have spent a while reading different reviews on different portable dvd players want to share my findings and why I believe the Sharp DVD-L70 is the best.   A while ago I bought a Panasonic L10 which was good, but when the Panasonic L50 was released, I upgraded to this model because the screen image looked a lot better and films were more enjoyable.  The problem I have found with the L50 was visible horizontal scan lines. The visible scan lines did get on my nerves after a few weeks of watch films (forget about watching in zoom mode unless you want an epileptic fit).   Now I have upgraded again to the Sharp player.    I find the 7\\" screen a lot better for watching films and the sound through Sharp's small speakers are, in my opinion very good.    I do have a couple of gripes about the player though,  1. The pixels are larger on Sharp's TFT panel and even though it has 337,000 of them compared to Panasonic's (L50) 280,000, the Panasonic's TFT image is sharper and doesn't show jagged edges on objects or diagonal lines. 2. The Sharp player should have all of the features on the remote made available on the player.   One thing that really bothers me was that there was no resume button on the player.    On the Panasonic player when you pressed stop/start, it resumed.  On the Sharp player, you can press the Resume button on the remote but not through the play button on the player.    If this is not the case, can someone enlighten me? My conclusion is: If you want a player which offers the best (non-blocky) image and don't mind scan lines then buy the Panasonic L50 (be warned that this player gets very, very, hot). If you don't mind a slightly blocky image then buy the Sharp player.   I have, and have no regrets.  I believe this is currently the best player on the market and prices are coming down.    You could always wait until manufactures bring out the new models after Christmas in early 2001, which have 8\\", screens as these may be better, but who knows?