Polaroid PDV-0700 7" Portable DVD Player
excellent picture, very good sound
Polaroid's portable DVD player PDV-0700 is a sharp looking, lightweight answer for trips in the car or long waits in an office.  It has a very crisp picture, even when the picture is very dark.  Many players can't handle this and the screen blacks out, but this player still shows all details. <br />The machine comes with Dolby speakers which sound good, but a little weak.  When you plug in a set of headphones, however, the sound in them is great.  The player will handle just about any format, from DVD to VCD to MP3 to CD-RW.  It comes with a rechargeable battery which connects to the bottom of the machine.  This powers the player for about 4 hours of constant playing.  Of course, this player can also be used as the main DVD player in a house, with inputs to a TV and sound system.  The remote is small and thin, and handles most features, but you have to go through a few hoops to do some things, like choose a chapter in a movie.<br />The only minor complaints I have about this machine are that the picture is not as good as some of the better machines I have seen, and the speakers could be a little better.  However, these other machines also cost much more than the 300 dollars you would invest in this one.  For the money, you won't do much better.