RCA RC5400P Portable DVD Player
Can't beat it for the price i paid...
I bought this unit as a gift for my dad, who travels extensively, and isn't the most technically inclined person.  I love it, my dad loves it, and so does my seven year old nephew.  I give a nod to the 'cons' that other reviewers bring up, such as sound quality with the built in speakers, the unit heating up, and the inablilty to charge the battery and use the player simultaneously.  My only beef is not with the unit itself, but with the manual.  On the plus side, it is organized into &quot;How to&quot; sections for setup and for playing each type of disc (DVD, CD, VCD and MP3).  My dad found it easy to read and was able to use the player both as a stand alone unit and connected to his TV.  What the manual was missing was a section that describes the function of each button, jack and switch on the console.  For example, I could find no mention in the manual of one of the biggest buttons on the unit, marked 'Image Display', which changes the display mode of the built-in screen.  Setting the proper mode can make all the difference when it comes to image quality.  The unit also has a switch on the back that turns the video and audio outputs into inputs, allowing you to use the player as a monitor for some other video source. Somehow, our player's switch got flipped to 'input' mode, which turns off the DVD player entirely, leaving only a black screen.   I could not find any documentation of this feature, even in the troubleshooting section.  To make matters even worse the switch is on the back, and is completely covered when the battery is attached.  Until we figured this out, we thought the player was broken.<br />Don't get me wrong -- I think this player has great image quality and is easy to use.  It was also a great value for the price I paid, and I would buy it again, either as a gift or for myself.