single-disc dvd players

I have seen plenty of reviews on this item, and I must say that I wish I would have seen them before I purchased it. All of the negative reviews have all happened to me too. The problem is, it takes longer than just a few times of using it for the problems to arrive, they start after the warranty is up. Every positive review this player gets is from people who have just purchased it. The most annoying thing is that the picture freezes up and you have to keep resetting the movie. This was frustrating to me, but even more to my kids. We purchased this player because it was the cheapest we could find. We have now decided that you should not buy a DVD player by that criteria. Spend a little extra money, and save yourself the trouble.

I read all reviews and was very reluctant, but this has turned out to be the best portable dvd ever! We use it in the car EVERY DAY! It has been dropped, banged around, stepped on (lightly), etc....and still works perfectly! I was nervous about the view from an angle (a 3 year old at each side of the car) and it has a WIDE viewing range (I can even see the image when I peek over the screen from the front to see what part they are on in a movie). The remote is fabulous...very easy to use as driving: to pause and point out moose on side of highway or something. We bought a 3 way headphone adapter at radio shack (and 3 $7.00 a set....fabulous working headphones from amazon) and that is great too! The maximum volume on the machine (on its own, without headphones) is a bit low at times, but fine enough when unit is only 3 feet from kids in back seat. Only problem we've had is that the end of the power adapter (adapter that plugs into car lighter) that attaches to the machine, has gotten "yanked a bit" (to put it mildly) and if jiggled when in use, cuts out the power supply. But if the unit is set securly on something this isn't a problem. **over all....I say buy without hesitation....my kids have put this thing TO THE TEST! I should also mention we live on a discontinued dirt road (river bed-ike) and it handles the bumps and jolts without skipping a beat!

We purchased this player about a year ago and have taken it on many trips. Overall, everything worked great but the motor is very loud. Also, it is now broken and will not play with the car adapter. The small metal piece that connects to the car adapter is loose and in order to fix it, we would have to open up the whole player and sauter the piece back on. It would cost more to do that than just to go and buy a new one. I am going to purchase a brand name because essentially, you get what you pay for.