Philips PET744 Portable DVD Player Review

The best 7in DVD portable Philips ever made boldly proclaims the sticker on the company’s latest disc-spinner, which means we could be in for a real treat if its previous portables are anything to go by. At first glance the PET744 certainly seems like a terrific proposition, with a healthy feature list and a design so desirable it’ll make even the most ardent hard-disk devotee suddenly want to start taking DVDs on their travels. The PET744 is conveniently compact, supermodel slim and clad on the top and bottom in a high gloss black finish. You might question the logic in using such styling on a device destined to be fondled by sticky fingers in the back of the car, but it looks great all the same.

Flip open the top section and you’re faced with a 7in, 16:9 screen that can be swivelled 180 degrees and laid flat on the base section. The speakers are located just below the screen and kick out a mighty 660mW of power (headphones advised, in other words) while all of the controls are located on the lower section. These cover most of the frequently used functions, such as menu, playback, volume, source and setup, which means you won’t need to use the supplied remote very often.

The last Philips portable we looked at, the PET712, failed to provide any card readers or USB device support, so the PET744’s SD card slot is a welcome inclusion. It supports SDHC cards too, potentially putting 32GB of music, video and photos at your fingertips. Alongside the card slot is an AV output that lets you send stereo audio and composite video to a TV and sound system, and two headphone outputs for communal listening.

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