Dynex 5" Portable DVD Player
EXCELLENT UNIT!
I was looking for a portable DVD player reasonably priced and of good quality. This unit was a great price and performs quite nicely. I looked at other units with larger screen sizes, but naturally the price would rise as did the size of the screen. The Dynex has a 5 in. screen, which is clear, crisp and sharp. One feature I needed was compatability with recordable DVDs, since I have many DVD -R discs that I had recorded on my DVD recorder. This unit plays back all formats with no problem. As far as the sound goes, it has 2 built in stereo speakers, but the sound is minimal. I was not expecting great sound from a portable DVD player, but was quite happy with the sound you get from the headphones, which is rich and full. The unit has 2 headphone jacks. I also noticed that the better quality the headphones are, the better the sound will be. I compared the sound from a lower quality set of phones to a much higher quality set and the difference in sound was quite obvious. But even in the lower quality phones, the sound was perfectly acceptable and quite nice, actually. So imagine the sound from a higher end set of headphones. The battery pack charged fully in less than 8 hours and as I write this, I am watching/listening to a DVD on the unit using the battery pack, and it is performing beautifully. The manual says to expect a 2 hour run on the battery. I intend to use the battery only when using it where unable to use the AC/DC adapter. The unit comes with a car adapter and an AC adapter as well as a set of A/V cables for connection to an external monitor. It also comes with a fully functional credit card size remote control, making it easy to access certain chapters on the disc, etc. The zoom feature is also neat. Overall, I rate this unit with 5 stars and highly recommend it to anyone looking for great quality and performance at an affordable price.