Works well, easy to take on the go, controls are simple, remotes okay
For the most part, this device does what it is suppose to do. I will say that it is just a DVD player so do not expect blazing HD quality even with the HD screen. It is limited based on quality but the quality is still good. This is still pretty big but it is light so you can easily take this on road trips although be careful not to turn it sideways when the disk is running as you can scratch up the disk. The DVD player casing is pretty well built. It is made of solid plastic and I did not see any piece that was too thin or prone to cracks/breaks so you do not have to worry about easily breaking it. It is still pretty thick so I would say It basically the size of a early 2000 laptop. There is a simple line of sight remote control. The remote runs on a coin battery which is okay to keep it thin. The main DVD player battery life is pretty nice. I would highly recommend you charge it overnight BEFORE you use it. On the first initial charge, it lasted about two movie length movies before needing to recharge. It does have a car charger but it does come with a wall charger. You can use the DVD player while it is being charged so that is an added bonus. The next thing about this is that you can actually hook this up to a TV and it becomes the DVD player for the TV. You can close the player as well and it will keep working or you can turn the LCD screen off. The unfortunate part is that it only allows for RCA and not HDMI so many of the newer televisions will not work for this. There is NO HDMI capability on this so this is very limiting on what you can plug into as again most new TVs do not even have RCA anymore. Regardless, the RCA cable is fairly long but be aware it is RCA to those 3.5 MM like plugs. Those are pretty easy to replace if needed but it is only one plug versus three. Make sure you plug it into the right port. The controls are pretty straight forward. It comes with a TV setting and DVD. The screen is held on by a hinge and it actually pretty durable and sturdy. I cannot tell though if the hinge is plastic or metal though from just looking at it. You are able to mount this on your car seat if you have the right mount. If you happen to hit a bump, it may cause the DVD to shake a bit and hinder the playing. The screen is not a touch screen so you either have to open it again to use the buttons or use the remote control. The casing is nice but you do not see scratches on it too easily. There is a pretty simple and nice carrying case provided. It fits all your accessories and such. It makes it very easy to carry. Also careful with the box as the bottom is not very stable and could break on you pretty easily from the weight. The picture quality is as expected. It is just a standard 480p I feel like with the DVD player. It is not upscaled or anything like that. The DVD slot is just a slide lock to unlock. It holds the DVD pretty well but try not to shake or turn it while it is running. There is a USB port and SD slot that you can plug thumb drive or an SD card into to enjoy videos that way. It was able to run the AVI files I needed. Overall this is a good portable DVD player to take on the go. It is great for keeping children entertained and the best part is that it can be plugged into a TV to become a DVD player for the TV. This makes it ideal for homes and such because you can use this player as a main DVD player if needed. The remote must be in line of sight. It does run on older tech so be aware of that. I think it should have HDMI as most TVs now do not even have RCA so that is the only down side of this device. Read more
