Initial IDM-1731 Portable DVD Player with 7-Inch LCD
portable quality
I recently purchased the Initial 7\\" player and watched \\"In Hell\\", a prison movie, and I was quite amazed at the crisp and colorful picture. The briteness seems to be perfect at around a 6 setting. The player does come with a complete accessories package including charger and cigarette lighter plug-in for use in vehicles. I looked at more expensive players and noticed the picture was not as clear and crisp as this player. I do not know how long the player will last but I do have a small handheld tv I purchased from Casio in 1997. It has thousands of hours of use from its TFT screen like this screen and it has not one failed pixel. I think if you take care of this unit, it could last 20 years or more. This means keeping it out of high humidity areas, no drops and basic tender touch with the keys and so forth. Always keep the sound level just a hair below maxed out and the bright level at around 6. This is the perfect unit for what its intended purpose is for. I suggest a leather DVD carry case to keep it fresh and dust free when not in use. DVD players are not perfect and some momentary pauses or freezes are normal if the DVD has the slightest imperfection. This DVD player will most likely correct itself and keep playing with its delayed reaction time(anti-skip). I also suggest purchasing a can of compressed air to spray off the dust inside and outside the player after every use. I believe there are bad units in every manufacturer when a batch of 1000 units is made. There may be 15 to 30 that something went wrong during assembly and quality control did not catch it. I also believe the 7\\" version is the model that was most popular and Initial has a higher quality standard on this model as well. The unit has high quality sound within 5 feet and a magnificant picture that you must see for yourself. I would highly recommend this product to all DVD fans.