alaTest has collected and analyzed 87 user reviews of Sony DVP-FX970 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.6/5 for other DVD Players on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the design and price. The size and usability are also mentioned favorably, but many are critical about the reliability.

Brought it for my parents as a gift. They love it, I love that they are happy, so it was totally worth it. I tried it with CD's, the sound is great. Definitely a wonderful gift.

got this for my parentsthe sound and picture quality is fabulous!they loved the remote as welltop notch item!!!!

This player is ok not great.

Good price, fast shipping, good product. great picture, overall, total quality. The remote isfunny, but why not?

This player has a long 6 hour life. The screen is better than most other portable players but not as good as some tablet screens. I like the touch strip for controls over push buttons. Sound is not loud but clean. It has a composite video out with...

Would have gotten a perfect score except that the screen doesn't open to 180 degrees and the battery time was less than advertized (just remember to use adapter from the start on long car trips). But GREAT picture & sound. Kept our 2 and a half year...

THE CONTROLS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER ON IT - SO YOU NEED TO USE THE REMOTE AND THE REMOTE DOES NOT LAST - MY PLAYER IS GOOD BUT CANNOT FIND A WAY TO CONTACT THEM TO BUY A NEW REMOTE... BIG DOWNSIDE -- MAY HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE NEW PLAYER JUST BECAUSE THE...

Have had great luck with mine. And for the people who ponder about why it has the remote. You relize it has outputs on it so you can use it as a stand-alone DVD player. Like when I go camping and run the line to my 42 inch TV. The DVD player runs the...

The Sony DVP-FX970 is awesome at this price point. Having researched all other comparable players and personally tried out many; the Sony is better in every category except battery life in some cases (although 6 hours is still very solid). The screen...

Overall the product is good, lasts for about 5 hours, has Swivel screen, rotates about 180 D, touch screen is very easy to use.Good entertainment for kids. Can connect to TV as well. only cons i see is that, if you are looking for USB Flash Drive then...