Customer Reviews:
 PORTABLE DVD September 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My children and I are very pleased with the product. They can operate it with parental intervention. It's what we needed.
Great Product September 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
After reading all the reviews bashing portable DVD units and not finding any that consistently got good marks, I didn't have high hopes. But this one seemed to get the best reviews in the write-ups and we decided to give it a whirl. We used it on a 2,500 mile, 16 day trip and it performed prefectly. It was nice to have the remote control and the carrying case was fabulous, so we could stow the unit during the trip.
The one thought I have for all DVD manufacturers is that it would be helpful to have on the actual unit that plays the DVD or on the remote a small screen that shows what you are looking at. This was bought for a 1 and 3 year old to watch and they aren't going to be manning the remote, so it was a bit of a challenge to curl around to the back seat to get some of the shows going that didn't 'auto play'. The logisitcs of essentially providing a 3rd screen are difficult enough that I still think it deserves 5 stars. I like the tilt screen and being able to adjust the brightness too.
Extremely easy to set up--we did it on the fly w/o instructions.
 Total Piece of Junk!! September 2, 2008
I bought this product in spite of all the negative reviews. That was a bad idea. The player worked for about the first 45 minutes we used it, and then it stopped working consistently after that. We put in the first movie which played at first, but then it just froze on the screen and never resumed playing. We turned the unit off and back on and tried to start over. When we did this, the unit decided that it couldn't recognize that there was a disc in the player. We tried several different movies with the same result. We tried the original movie over again and it eventually started to play again. However, it would only play for a few minutes before it would freeze-up again. I thought it was freezing up because of the car ride. However, we plugged it into a TV in the house, and the player did the exact same thing. It is a total piece of junk. I hope Amazon stops selling this unit with so much negative feedback.
 50/50 is right! August 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Took the chance like some of the reviewers have done. Well, the system went dead in less than a month. We are not heavy DVD viewers (only to keep our toddler occupied on occasions) so we didn't use it a whole lot during the few weeks it worked. Perhaps about 10 - 20 hours of use at most? The thing is, it is a pretty good system when it works. Good picture, sound, ease of use, etc. The shortcomings have been mentioned by others - cord detaches easily, have to start the DVD from the beginning when the car is restarted, etc. So, what did I do? I ordered a replacement unit thru Amazon today in hopes I get one from the "good" batch! Call me a glutton for punishment! If the replacement unit breaks down again within a few weeks, I will never purchase another product from this company again (actually not sure if I will trust this brand either way). I will update on the performance of the replacement unit in a few weeks (hopefully months) if I remember. In the meantime, good luck rolling the dice.
Worked great for our 8hr trip!! August 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought this item prior to 8hr trip to the beach and it worked fine. My 4 yr old watched it the most but I figure before long my 1yr old will also. Easy installation and the wiring was not hard at all to figure out. The screens do feel really lightweight so I hope they hold up but overall I'm happy with this purchase. So much more convenient with the player up front so we can change dvds with less hassle.
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