Polaroid PDV-0700 7" Portable DVD Player
Hard to get fixed
A few weeks after purchase, the player's lid stopped shutting securely. I had to either tape the player shut (which didn't work well) or place a paperback book or something with a little weight to it on the lid to hold it down (and then keep anyone from touching the player until the movie was over). Although the DVD player was sold by Target through Amazon, I couldn't bring it back to a local Target store for exchange, and Amazon told me I had to contact the manufacturer about repairs. Bad timing: My toddler and I were about to go on a five-hour plane flight and I really wanted to use the DVD player on the plane. I didn't have time to send it out for repairs. Fortunately my brother-in-law had some epoxy on hand and built up a little bump on the underside of the lid so now even if the lid doesn't shut tightly, the bump will press down on the button that indicates that the lid is shut. I paid more than $300 for this player and am really disappointed that we had a problem with it so quickly -- and that we couldn't just take it to a local Target store for exchange.