Philips PMC7230

usability, performance, size, price, portability

96% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

I can totally see this being a decent alternative to one of those large portable LCD DVD player combos if you can handle the smaller screen, because in comparison to a portable such as the Creative Zen V Plus, the screen seems huge. So it falls...

The Philips PMC offers an attractive design and a screen with excellent viewing angles. It's very easy to use and it includes video recording, as well as a built-in kickstand.

The Philips PMC's audio quality is subpar, it doesn't record from protected DVDs, and there's no way to adjust the recording volume levels on the device. It also costs about $50 more than most other 30GB portable A/V devices, and there's no FM radio.

The Philips Portable Media Center PMC7230 is a stylish device with lots of potential, but it's not as impressive as we expected.

Just the right size, 30gb, built in speaker, Direct from source recording, Large screen

Syncs with Windows media player, Can't record from copy protected sources

Just the right size, 30gb, built in speaker, Direct from source recording, Large screen

Syncs with Windows media player, Can't record from copy protected sources