Audiovox D1501 5.8-Inch Portable DVD Player
Arghhh!  What kind of design is that???
I've had the D1501 for about 4 months now and I was really pleased in the beginning, BUT...<br /><br />Early on, I started having trouble with the unit suddenly saying the DVD compartment lid was open in the middle of playback. After looking at how the switch works, I found that a thin tab on the lid has to push down a small, round button to activate the switch. Since the lid is plastic, which can flex, the tab slips off the button. This happens even when the unit is just hooked up to a TV and is not being handled.  WHAT KIND OF DESIGN IS THAT FOR A UNIT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE PORTABLE???<br /><br />More recently, the switch that operates the LCD (which uses a similar \\"tab on button\\" design) has been failing. I'm incredibly disappointed, because this DVD player is great otherwise.<br /><br />I'm very careful with my electronic stuff, so I can't image how this might cause problems for those road-warrior types. I just don't understand why Audiovox didn't invest a little more thought and money into two switches which get activated each time you play a DVD.