Audiovox D1750T Portable DVD Player with 7-Inch LCD
Don't buy the Audiovox D1750T, it WILL break!
Hello, this is my first Amazon review, actually my first anywhere review.  I normally depend on reading reviews but was never so affected by a product, positive or negative, that I felt a need to write a review.  My experience with Audiovox's D1750T DVD player has changed that. <br /> <br />I'll put it as plainly as this:  If you buy this product, it WILL break.  That is a fact. <br /> <br />That says it all, and the rest may get long winded, but read on if you want to know how/why it will break.  I purchased this product 6 months ago.  After 2 months the hinge on the battery that allows you to set the unit on a tabletop and watch hands-free broke.  I thought it was a fluke but was able to get a replacement.  Now my second battery has broken in the exact same place, the exact same way, and that's after the fact that I did my best to handle the unit with the utmost care, since I thought it might have been my fault the first time. <br /> <br />It is now clear to me that this is a manufacturing error, one in fact that Audiovox's Customer Service representative acknowledged yet refused to do anything about since I was outside the 90 days warranty.  Unfortunately I've only found one other person online who's written about it (epinions.com) but that's out of maybe 6 total reviews I've found anywhere online. <br /> <br />The player gets 2 stars from me because battery issues aside, it's a decent player at a decent price.  The resolution and sound without headphones leave something to be desired, but if you can pick it up for $200 or less it would be a good player as far as screen size and general quality goes.  But this battery issue and subsequent customer service issue is unacceptable.  People need to be warned when they're buying something that is flawed in its manufacturing and will break.   <br /> <br />Another warning is that the paint(?) or whatever it is that makes the sides of the unit black has started to flake so now the unit's good looking design is marred....insult to injury I tell ya!  Bottom line, I say don't buy it, but if you'll be using it in such a way that you won't use the battery's stand (btw, there's a stand that flips off the back if you're using the unit with external power.  I've never had a use for it.), then I guess it's a decent player.  I'll bet there's better ones out there for the money though. <br /> <br />P.S. I finally managed to strongarm a higher-up at Audiovox into replacing the battery for free.... this time.  Fingers crossed THIS one doesn't break too....