GoVideo DP7240 Off-Road Portable DVD Player with 7-Inch Widescreen LCD
Strudy, Dependable, Fun
I bought this Portable device about 8 months ago by way of a lot of research.  Any small amount of research will tell you a lot of Portable DVD Players are prone to quirks and breakage.  This portable DVD player however is one of the best I have found under $300.00.<br /><br />It has a rugged rubber exterior that helps to protect it and keeps it from sliding on smooth surfaces.  It also acts as a shock absorber if it were to fall.<br /><br />The screen is really sufficiant for a portable DVD player.  About 7\\".  The color and contrast dials aid greatly in finding the perfect tone on the screen.  The remote control is small but allows easy placement in a storage bag or carrier.<br /><br />This is a great portable that feels tough and strong to the touch but isn't too bulky.<br /><br />I would have given it more stars and would do a great injustice to this review if I were to not mention this portable's greatest short-coming.  This portable has a bad design as far as power.  Though the battery life is sufficient and though it does come with an automobile power adapter, it fails to have an AC power adapter that allows you to plug into the wall, if your battery power were to fail.<br /><br />This is a small short comming howerever as most people that use portables use them on an airplane, automobile, or other locations where AC power is not readily available anyway.  However, I have found out that you can buy new batteries, and AC adapter from the manufactuer.<br /><br />All in all this is most likely the best portable DVD player you can get for the $100.00-$300.00 price range.<br /><br />Correction as of 06/28/05:<br /><br />Well, I can uprate the stars now as I have found out that you can actually use the power cord intended for the battery \\"recharge\\" and place it directly into the side of the DVD player.  Sorry for messing that up, I just never noticed it untill my friend pointed it out to me.  \\"*****\\"