Toshiba SD-P1500 Portable DVD Player
Wish I could hear it...
I bought the SD-P1500 for a great price through another online vendor and was very excited to try it out.  We took it on a long car ride and found the screen to be excellent, but the built-in speakers had a limited volume range.  I was willing to overlook that shortcoming as I imagined using headsets or connecting to a TV primarily anyway.<br />But, less than a week later, when using it on a plane the same volume limitation occurred.  I could NOT hear anything except VERY FAINT dialogue and the occasional sound effect.  On a layover, I spent money on &quot;noise reduction&quot; headsets.  Again, to no avail.  No matter what DVD I put in, neither I nor my traveling companion could hear the dialogue or music while flying.  <br />On the ground with no engine noise, the device is not exactly perfect either.  It was very finnicky about the DVD's it would play.  The first disc I tried (Phenomenon) would not &quot;read&quot;.  I cleaned the disk, looking for obvious reasons, but still had no luck.  I encountered the same problem with another disc (Dangerous Liaisons) which was double sided with widescreen and full-screen versions.  The full-screen version could be played, the widescreen could not.<br />Finally one last problem, which may or may not be related to this device, was output to a TV.  I tried hooking it up to a TV in a hotel room without any luck.  The TV sensed the connection, but I could never get any picture or sound.  Granted this may have been a problem with the TV and not the device.  I did not try it again when I returned home.<br />I am returning the device to the e-tailer from whence it came.  I wish I had better news, but I have to give this device a big-thumbs-down.<br />Beware.