Initial DVD-5820 Portable DVD Player with 5.8-Inch Screen
Amazing quality from an unknown brand...
&quot;Who is Initial? I've never heard of them.&quot; Is what I said when I first received the Initial 5820 portable DVD player. It had been a gift from a friend who had received it as a free gift, as part of a special promotion from Phillips-Magnavox.<br />I had been considering buying a recognizable name brand portable DVD player, when a friend told me to wait. I'm glad I did.<br />I didn't expect much (considering Inital is an unknown brand), but it's unfair to judge the product before seeing how it performs. The picture quality is excellent - As good as a 5.8&quot; widescreen LCD display can get. The colors are very vivid and natural-looking. The display itself appears to be flawless with no visible &quot;dead pixels&quot; which tend to plague LCD screens. The 5.8&quot; screen seems to be a perfect size for a portable player - not too big, but not too small.<br />The built-in speakers aren't the greatest in the world, but they get the job done and don't sound bad by any means. Since it's a portable player, my main interest is being able to catch-up on my movie watching while riding on the train to and from work every morning. With that said, I listen to the audio with a pair of good headphones (Koss Pro-35 from Radio Shack) and I must say that the sound is outstanding.<br />Feature-wise, Initial included all of the features you commonly find on a full-sized player. Although not all of them are accessable on on the player-itself, they are available via a fully featured, credit card sized remote control.<br />If you need another stand alone DVD player to hook-up to an extra TV, this portable little dynamo can do the job. It features a digital coaxial output for audio, and a 1/8&quot; to RCA Video and Audio (sorry no S-Video).<br />Overall, you get a high quality portable player - for a relatively low price. If you are considering a name brand machine, give Inital a try - for the price I am willing to bet that their quality can not be beat!