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Initial IDM-830
4.3 out of 10

Initial IDM-830

Versatile Playback Formats: DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, J Read more

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Reviews and Problems with Initial IDM-830

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Overall 10
10

Initial plays CD+G (karaoke) format disks

Craig Marco Polo, Amazon
22 September 2009
  • Summary: I just owned this unit for a few days so I am unable to judge its long term reliability. I had one glitch right out of the box: the LCD screen was completely dark!
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Overall 8
8.0

Good feature and initial quality for the price

Gadgeteer, Amazon
4 April 2006
  • Summary: I just owned this unit for a few days so I am unable to judge its long term reliability. I had one glitch right out of the box: the LCD screen was completely dark!
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Overall 2
2.0

Horrible DVD Player

Don't Need a Pen Name, Amazon
25 January 2006
  • Summary: I purchased the 853, it's the same unit with an 8.5 inch screen. The first unit I purchased had bright red pixels all over.
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Overall 2
2.0

Product was defective - had to return

Tracey M. Carman, Amazon
1 September 2005
  • Summary: This player did not work. The screen went totally black within 10 seconds after putting the first dvd in it. It had sound, but no picture whatsoever.
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Overall 2
2.0

Gone through 4 in 10 months

Jessie Lee "Jess", Amazon
13 April 2005
  • Summary: This is the worst electronic product I have ever purchased. Returned once to store, then the next three times to the company due to black and white bars at the top of the...
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Overall 10
10

Great portable player!

Greatwood, Amazon
4 February 2005
  • Summary: I've had this unit for about 2 months now and have never experienced the problems I've read on this site.
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Overall 6
6.0

DVD Addict

DVD Addict "DVD Addict", Amazon
6 August 2004
  • Summary: Player worked fine the first couple of movies and then, the multiple notorious white bars across the top of the screen appear.
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Overall 2
2.0

Defective x2

Debbie E. Wagner, Amazon
6 December 2003
  • Summary: We bought this product before Thanksgiving. It worked OK at times, but would get a bar across the screen at other times. We exchanged it for the same model.
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Overall 4
4.0

DEFECTIVE

Robert M. Renicker, Amazon
30 November 2003
  • Summary: I purchased this item in Albuquerque. I played a DVD in my hotel room and discovered that after about 30 minutes, multiple white bars appeared at the top of the screen.
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