Excellent Product

Probably higher quality than we needed, but definitely a good product. Our only disappointment was that earplugs were not included and we had to buy them separately.

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Great Picture and Sound

I am going abroad for a while and I really needed a portable DVD player for my American DVDs. I originally bought the Phillips 8.5" (with ipod hook-up) but after reading the instruction booklet, I learned that it had a 2.5 hour battery life! I thought this was ridiculous and returned it for another. I probably spent an hour in Best Buy and decided upon the Toshiba player.

One of the main deciding factors for this DVD player was the battery life. The box states that you can get four hours of battery life from a fully charged battery and I had read reviews of people getting even more than that. Many of the other DVD players only had 2-3 hour battery life, which is completely ridiculous when you consider movie length.

Other factors that really pushed me toward buying this model were the little things. For example, a lot of the portable DVD models have swivel screens, which is nice, but I think that those are slightly flimsy. This model has a simple open and close screen that latches shut, which many swivel screen models lack. It is also much slimmer than many swivel screen models, which is nice when you are cramped for space.

I found that the sound and picture quality are very good. This model was easily heard in the middle of a TV section in a Best Buy. It was sitting next to a Sony with an 8" screen and this model blew the Sony out of the water in sound volume and quality. It also has amazing color and clarity in the picture, which is great considering this is an 8" screen.

There was only one thing that I did not like about this DVD player and it was the running sound. At first I felt that it was a little loud, but I have gotten use to it now. This however, could just be my model, others may run very quietly.

This portable DVD player is a GREAT value for the money!

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Good DVD player for the money

The DVD player has excellent picture quality. My only complaint is the way the battery mounts. It extends off the back which then makes the player too big to fit in most carrying cases. So you have to unplug the battery to carry the player around in a case. But I do like the player, we use it often. The battery does last 3-4 hours, which is nice on planes.

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