Mintek MDP-1770KIT 7-Inch Portable DVD Player Kit
so far, so good!
We bought this player because our old player (a 3-yr-old Radio Shack model) broke while on vacation, and I could not stomach the thought of a 4-hr plane flight with my rambunctious 6-yr-old without a dvd player.  This particular model was the only one offered at the department store we stopped at, so I was more than a little disoncerted later to see the negative reviews posted here.<br /><br />However, I can say that after two weeks of fairly heavy use, including one cross-country flight, I have no complaints.  The first night I couldn't figure out how to attach the battery on firmly enough so it would charge, so I was ready to return it, but when I tried the next morning it clicked easily into place and I have had no trouble with it since.  The battery seems to last longer than the promised 2.5 hours, which is nice.<br /><br />Pluses: (1)  The carrying case, which has tons of room, although I have yet to figure out what some of the straps/spaces etc. are designed for.<br /><br />  (2) Picture quality, which is terrific.<br /><br />  (3) Clear, simple controls on main player, and the remote, while more cluttered, is more comprehensible than some you encounter.<br /><br />Minuses:  (1) The manual was hard to follow, and one must infer through trial and error that if you want to watch the movie on the attached portable screen rather than a separate TV, the switch needs to be turned to \\"TFTT\\" (which is never defined) rather than \\"Video\\" (which is what I had incorrectly assumed was the proper setting, but if you leave it on \\"video\\" it only gives you that audio but no picture.  Go figure.)<br /><br />  (2) The supplied headphones are not that comfortable.  We just use the headphones from our old set instead.<br /><br />All in all, my experience with the player has been positive.  Would I have bought it if I had the luxury of taking my time to shop and read Amazon reviews first?  Probably not, given some of the horror stories included here.  But am I happy with it?  Yes. So I thought I would write this review to provide some balance.<br /><br />[Edit:  Updated almost two years later... this DVD player is going strong and working great.  I have no hesitations in recommending it strongly.]review to provide some balance.    [Edit:  Updated almost two years later... this DVD player is going strong and working great.  I have no hesitations in recommending it strongly.]