Mintek MDP-1815 8.5 In Port Dvd Player
Just Ok Personal DVD Player
***<br /><br />For the money, this DVD player is fine, but it is definitely an entry-level player.  I had bought a smaller Mintek (7\\") before that I was extremely pleased with.  This player, although larger, is missing some of my favorite features present in the smaller player.  My favorite feature in my old unit (which lasted for two years of extremely heavy use---say two hours daily) was the fast forward and fast backward.  These multiply the speed each time you hit the FF or FB (first time is 2X, second time is 4X, etc.---all the way up to 32X). I had liked this because with the subtitles on, I could fast forward through boring parts of DVDs and still quickly read what, if anything, was going on.  The fastest speed on this player has increased from 16X to 32X but you can no longer read the subtitles above 2X while the action is FF-ing so you no longer know what if you're missing something. Or you can FF really slowly at 2X.  You have to watch the whole DVD.<br /><br />This DVD player is part of a kit, coming with all accessories, cords, batteries, etc. so you only need to spend the purchase price. It comes with only one headset, though (instead of two headsets like the smaller version).<br /><br />The picture quality is great, and I do enjoy the larger size screen.  A small increment in screen size makes a HUGE difference!<br /><br />Pretty much all of the functions of the player are on both the player and the remote.  This is an improvement over the smaller version.  As a side note, I have been using the remote from the old player on the new one, since it hasn't failed yet, with no problems.<br /><br />This player seems as sturdy as the old one.  It closes without a latch, just four silicone pads, two on the top and two on the bottom of the screen, but so far it hasn't fallen open.  I'm pretty careful with it though, because my old one failed because of the many, many time I dropped it, especially the last time, which torqued the screen and almost separated it from the rest of the player.<br /><br />You can't argue with the price, I just expected more and better, not less with a bigger screen.  This wouldn't be a bad purchase, just not a great one.<br /><br />***it from the rest of the player. <br /> <br />You can't argue with the price, I just expected more and better, not less with a bigger screen.  This wouldn't be a bad purchase, just not a great one. <br />***