Panasonic DVD-LV75 Portable DVD Player
Three years old, and still going strong!
I received this DVD player about three years ago as a Christmas present. It was used initially to keep me occupied on long flights, and performed flawlessly everytime. It was knocked around, bumped, and generally tossed around quite a bit in my carry on bag, and never skipped a beat. These days, it keeps two boys, ages six and three, occupied on long trips in my wife's minivan- you can only imagine the abuse it suffers at the hands of those two! It is routinely dropped, stepped on, and baked in the back of the car, and yet it is still going strong! The durability of this little unit is amazing! My wife spent around $1,000 for this unit originally. These days similar units are much cheaper ($150-$200?), but I wonder about the quality, even of the newer Panasonic models, like the LS90.