Panasonic DVD-LA95 9-Inch Portable DVD Player
Excellent bit of kit, but...
I've had an LA95 for a couple of years now, and I'm generally delighted with it (as are my children, from whom not a peep is heard on long journeys when they can watch DVDs in the back of the car). <br /> <br />The point of this review: Twice the player has failed.  On the first occasion, the unit failed to recharge; the other time it would play non-region-protected DVDs and CDs, but DVDs with (any) region protection would produce a message stating that: \\"This type of disc cannot be played.  Please insert a different disc.\\"   <br /> <br />In both cases, the problem was resolved by simply allowing the battery to discharge (not a deliberate action on my part - I just left the thing in a drawer for a month or two while I tried to decide what to do with it).  I suspect that the same effect could be achieved more quickly by removing the battery for a while. (Perhaps the player should've had a \\"Reset\\" button?) <br /> <br />I have a suspicion that the problem is connected with the additional, external (Panasonic) battery I bought.  The problems happened after I attempted to charge both internal and external batteries together.  The way to do it seems to be to disconnect the external battery and charge the internal one until the red LED lights up.  Only then should you (after disconnecting the charger) reconnect the external battery, reconnect the charger and charge the external battery.   <br /> <br />Hope this helps anyone who may have problems with his or her LA95.