Initial IDM-1810 Portable DVD Player with 8-Inch LCD and Car Kit
wow what a piece of junk
Last year around Christmas I decided that the best thing to get would be a portable DVD player. I looked around on the Internet for hours before I came to the conclusion that the Initial IDM-1810 Portable DVD Player was the one for my money. I looked at some reviews and everything seemed fine but I guess the product hadn't been out for long enough for people to start receiving problems.  When I got this player I was in love with it. It had a great large screen good sound and a lot of accessories plus it worked.  About 3 months into owning this device and taking excellent care of it the screen started going black when it was tilted back to a certain extent.  This didn't bother me too much; I just tilted the screen so that it would work.  Although last week it just stopped working for good.  This concerned me a little and I talked it over with my friend who is an electronics buff and he said that it would be a minimum of  $125 to get fixed. I thought about it for a wile and decided to open the player up myself to see what the problem was.  Apparently this machine was made out of cheep materials (although it cost me $400). There is a hinge that connects the screen to the player itself and it is made out of PLASTIC with metal screws in it. Now I don't make electronics for a living but that just seems like a no. What the problem had been with my player was that the plastic obviously broke off (probably within the first couple weeks) and the hinge was now broken.  Well right under this hinge is the wires that connect the player to the screen and every time I opened and closed the screen it would pinch the wires and now it has pinched and pinched to the point that it has actually cut some of the wires and ruined my cheap DVD player.  I don't see any reason to fix it because if it happened so easily in the first place then what is stopping it from happening again. If I were looking for a portable DVD player I would steer clear of initial because of their poor quality.  Please learn from my mistakes and do not buy this player.