home dvd players

I Purchased the 712 the other day. Overall I am very pleased with this unit. Nice picture, numerous features at a great price. However, I discovered a couple major disappointments. The built in speakers leave a lot to be desired. I didn't expect a lot from such small speakers, but unless it's very quiet where you are watching a movie, forget about using the built in speakers...headphones are your only option. I have excellent hearing, but must turn the volume up to full in order to hear softer dialog in a movie. The second disappointment was the ability of the unit to play back DVD-R discs. I have a Toshiba notebook with a built-in Toshiba DVD burner. I've copied several of my movies with X-Copy and they have all worked well with various DVD players, but not with the 712. When I try to play a copied movie, I get the message ...BAD DISC... This is contrary to Cyberhome's web site which states the unit plays DVD-R and DVD+R. I called Cyberhome and they had no answers for me. I had planned on using the copied DVD's when I travel in case the disc is lost or damaged, but that's not going to happen. So, something to consider if you are looking at purchasing a portable DVD player.

I have bought another portable DVD player about a year ago and was unhappy with my purchase. I had problems playing DVD's for long period of time. It would skip a lot and would sometimes stop in a middle of a movie. I recently bought this CH-LDV 712 and found it pretty good so far. I like the 7" screen and it's sleek design. I mostly need it to play PAL DVD's and it does. Many home DVD players do not play PAL DVD's. Also want to be able to take it where ever I go. It is definitely small and light enough to do so. I also bought the matching case with it. It works quite well. So far I would recommend it anybody. I bought mine at Fry's for $249.99 brand new. Cheaper than Amazon. For that price, you really can't go wrong.

I recently bought the CyberHome Portable Progressive Scan DVD Player - CHLDV712 for a 14 hour train trip to visit some relatives. There were two items that caused me to choose the CyberHome over the wide vartiety of other portable DVD players available here at Target. First was the 7" screen, and second, the 4.5 hour battery life. This player preformed above and beyond the specifications and made the train trip pass quickly and interestingly. I bought an additional battery from the factory {$89.95 but well worth it} which made it's battery range 9 hours. On the trip however I measured nearly 11 hours of play time. The remote control has exceptional range. While testing it I got it to make 120 foot bankshots off first a mirror and then just the bare wall. The remote also is not just a basic function only remote. It controls every function and the CyberHome DVD can have its setup changed while it is playing a disk. Only one minor complaint. The audio output is what I consider "weak" if you want to use external speakers you would be well advised to get a pair of amplified speakers.