Made me think...
It made me think it was a normal DVD player, whne i got it in the mail, i was supprised to find it was very very small. I should have read the PVD but i just overlooked it and thought DVD. It might be goood, ut you also have to buy all the videos. Your better off just buying a DVD player that can be used with all DVDs instead of PVDs you buy just for this, when else are you going to use a PVD?

Didn't work
I bought this last year for my son for Christmas. I didn't buy the PVD's until some time later, because all of the age appropriate titles or the ones he would like were sold out everywhere. (He is now 7)Anyway, by the time I finally got him some PVD's, the system, although it had been unopened until that time, did not work. Occasionally I would hear sound, but I never saw a picture. I was very disappointed and since I had purchased it quite a while before we used it, I didn't bother trying to return it. I gave in and bought a Video Now FX player today, so I am hoping that we have better results with this one.

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this is a waste if you could watch the dvds it would be cool a waste of money

MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT IT
As in my title I have mixed feelings about this toy. My children both have the original color version of the VideNow. I thought I would upgrade them to the newer version. They have a cheap feel to them and don't seem to work very well. In fact one is going back to the store next week for a trade in. There is a lock botton that freezes the bottons so you can't accidently turn off while watching. But it seems like the buttons freeze up on their own quite often. I can see why the batteries go dead quickly because if a child can't turn off the unit it just gets left on! I am very dissapointed in this. The kids really enjoyed their Color versions and I feel I shouldn't have gone to the extra expense to upgrade them. However, even with it's faults my kids still enjoy them. My kids don't watch a lot of TV and prefer the shorter pvds to the long Dvds. I prefer that too. That way I can say they can watch one show and know they won't be watching for an hour or more. If you are a parent thinking about purchassing one- keep you receipt in case you need to exchange and carefully think about how your kids will be using it. If your child is easily dissapointed by items that may not work properly this may not be the item for you!

toy is fun but is not worth the money
this item is pretty cheap when you buy it at target or any store with good prices, but it eventually adds up to more than it is worth.Each pvd is about $8.99, but only holds 30 min. at the most! I got this toy because hasbro.com made it look so cool, but it is not worth it. I use it every now and then but my dad doesn't spend a lot of money on me and there are limits. After buying a few pvds for the player, you could have had a dvd player. Dvds are about the same price sometimes lower if it is on sale, and the hold a lot more space. You can also make dvds on the computer! You can make pvds but they hold under 20 min. I am not saying this toy is horrible. If you have a child 8 or younger, video now xp might be a good way to go. The good thing about it is on the back of each pvd, there is a now point. If you get six or more nowpoints, you get a free pvd by mail!One good point about it is that there is a long waranty. My first one didn't work very well so I got a new one. Although on the box you see two kids watching their videonow in the car, it is not a good idea unless it is a warm day. Videonow xp is sensitive to the cold and could be damaged if left in the cold too lond. Think twice before you get it.