Toshiba SD-P1600 Portable DVD Player with 7-Inch LCD
Happy so far
I bought this DVD player after checking out various other brands inculding Polaroid and Magnavox.  I was initially going to get as cheap a DVD player is possible but decided to go with the Toshiba model instead after reading all the reviews.  So far I'm happy with it and my 2 year old loves it.  It has made car trips a piece of cake comprared to trips with no DVD player and I'm sure that most parents out there would agree that there are times when an hour of silence is worth $200.   <br /> <br />One complaint on this model is the sound volume is too low.  It's true that the external speakers are very quiet.  At full volume the sound level is perfect for watching a movie in a quiet house, but if you take the DVD player into a car or in the airport, you're not going to be able to hear it.  I don't see this as much of a flaw since the speakers are literally the size of your pinky nail and not intended to be very loud.  As far as headphones being too quiet when used with the unit, this isn't true.  If this is a problem for you with this unit, you must have a crummy pair of headphones.  A previous review was correct - you need a quality pair of headphones to get good sound out of your player.  Then the sound is outstanding.  How we've gotten around the speaker problem is we just use our old tape adaptor in the car and hook the DVD player up to the car's audio system with the speakers faded only into the back of the car.  Works great.  Another nice feature this model has is two headphone jacks - not something you find in the cheaper Polaroid models, for example. <br /> <br />Picture quality is awesome.  I was a little leary when I bought this because you can easily get a DVD player with an 8 inch or larger screen for the same amount of money (or less) but I went with this one because I felt the picture looked better than the similar Magnavox.  It's especially good at night, but you can adjust the picture so it looks good even in sunlight. <br /> <br />The unit is very sturdy and I don't think my daughter will be able to damage it too easily.  The design is simple and looks great - the door is strong and I don't think any of the hinges etc, will break, unlike the cheaper DVD players.  It's small and looks cool when closed.  The battery pack does add sort of a cumbersome element to the design, but it's not a big deal.   <br /> <br />So, I'm hopeful that this player will last awhile.  If it breaks down before it's time, I will try and update this, but so far we are very happy with it.  My daughter can't stop talking about how much fun it is to watch movies in the car.