Initial IDM-1731 Portable DVD Player with 7-Inch LCD
No problems so far
I wanted to put a quick note out there because of all of the negative reviews that I read about this player (mostly dealing with problems of it freezing up or failing to work).  I received mine from Amazon on 2/5/04.  Hopefully, the more recently shipped machines have addressed many of the problems that seemed to plague earlier buyers.  All I know is that mine has worked flawlessly.<br />I took it on a plane trip with me for a weeklong visit to Whistler.  So far I've watched about 6 movies on it.  Mostly with it hooked to an outlet, but did watch one on battery.  Still had batterly life left after one movie, but I can't comment on how much of a second I would have been able to watch.<br />As other reviewers have noted - the player comes with about everything you need - car adapter, RCA cables to attach to a TV, remote control, etc.  Unfortunately for me, the TV in the hotel did not have RCA jacks so I was forced to watch movies on the 7&quot; screen.  It's definitely not as good as a full size TV, but you kind of forget how small it is as you get involved in the movie.<br />For what its worth, I'm a recent purchaser that hasn't had any problems with the machine.