CyberHome CH-LDV 712 7-Inch Portable Progressive-Scan DVD Player , Silver
Great DVD Player For Teenagers!
I purchased two of the Cyberhome CH-LDV712 portable DVD players at Radio Shack for $299 each.  After reading some of the reviews, I was terrified at the possibility of giving my 14 and 19 year old daughters something that wouldn't work.  So, I spent some time testing both units before wrapping them up.<br />I am pleased to report that both units worked just fine right out of the box.  I tested them with a variety of DVDs with and without the battery pack.  I played two full-length feature films using the battery pack without losing power or any other problem whatsoever.<br />With a fully-charged battery I was able to play at least 4.5 hours of programming and I was pleasantly surprised at both the picture quality and sound from this little unit.  Unlike television sets and other CRT devices, TFT was never intended to provide good viewing at all angles but the picture was as good or better than one might expect from a 7\\" TFT screen.  In fact, with some small portable speakers (or headphones) attached, the sound is excellent and what I would consider to be in scale with my much larger home stereo system.<br />It appears to be sturdy and after some pretty heavy use over the past month, neither unit has malfunctioned.  One of them is making daily trips to work and usually gets plugged into the television every night.    <br />Overall, I'm delighted with the 712 as a portable DVD player.  Its performance is definitely beyond what I had expected from something this small and inexpensive.  The only thing missing is a carrying case for the player and all the attachments that come with it.