Samsung DVD-L70 7-Inch Portable DVD Player
really enjoying it!!
I just bought the Samsung DVD-L70 this week at Best Buy in Canada.  I had decided to get this player over the Toshiba SDP16000 because in the store this screen quality looked much better.      Airplane Use: The dvd player is really good for airplanes.  I shared it with my brother sitting next to me and he had no problem seeing the screen.  It views really well during day flights and night flights in terms of the sun reflection but of course its best visually in the dark.  It didn't skip at all in any plane and at one flight we were in a little express plane which is more turbulant because of size. It's also good when you are waiting in the terminal and want to watch because they usually have plugs around and you can just plug it in to watch and save battery life. The only problem I was a little frustrated with was that the volume is hard to hear in the plane.  But honestly what do you expect when the engines of the plane are super loud in the first place? The noise reducing headphones didn't work so well so I'm going to return them.  However, I found that using the ipod headphones that go right into your ears work better.  Also I put on the subtitles so I could catch some dialogue in case I missed it.  I don't have a problem doing that though I'm sure some people might.  All and all it is very good in the plane you just might want to put forward some extra money and get really good headphones with volume adjusters on them.        Car Use: The dvd player is really good in the car.  It didn't skip at all with the bumps and jolts of highway driving.  The car adapter is a great function also.  The volume is much easier to hear in the car than in the airplane.  The only problems are that if you get a bit nausiated in the car watching then obviously don't watch in the car cuz you're focusing on it the whole time on your lap.  What I suggest is getting one of those cases that it can hang from on the seat in front of you so you don't have to hold anything.    Regular Use: When using the dvd player as normal in a quiet room hearing it is not a problem at all.  So far with all the movies i've played on it (most of them being dvd-r) it only had a problem skipping with one of them.  I didn't mind because i think it is just a problem with the dvd itself.    Battery Life: The player on full volume with stopping, pausing, rewinding etc, lasts for about a movie and a half.  I was able to get through The Bourne Idendity (which is fairly long) and half of One Hour Photo before it shut off.  The only thing that is a bit frustrating is how when it's plugged in you can't charge it while you're watching a movie, the power has to be shut off.  Over all i'd say it lasts for about 2.5-3 hrs on battery with use of features.  If you leave the buttons alone I'm sure it'll last a bit longer.    Amenities: I really like the two headphone jacks.  It's really benifitial for use in the airplane or in general.  The screen quality is very sharp and good from most angles.  I find the remote a little pointless becuase you're sitting right infront of it anyway and are most likely going to use the touch buttons.  The buttons can get a little annoying because the fastforward/rewind buttons are not the first funtion if you press >> that first then it skips to the next chapter so in order to ff you have to hold it down so you might end up skipping your scene by accident.  It's not that bad though you get used to the right ammount of pressure that's needed.  The menu/title buttons are also easy to use and figure out.  The quality of the text on the screen for subtitles is also easy to read.      All and all it's a great player to have with minimal faults.  I recommend it to everyone since it's cheaper than most other players and comes attached with the reputable samsung name.     ----------------------  I just wanted to add that after owning the dvd player for almost 6 months i still love it.  I never have problems playing any dvds and it's great in the airports..suremakes time go by quickly when you're waiting to board.  The screen quality is awesome and i still use subtitles to hear in busy places like planes and airports but that's not a big deal to me because i like reading it often anyway.  if i could increase my rating, i'd give it 5/5 stars. it's good to have your own selection of movies so you don't have to watch the ones on the airplanes that they stop every so often for information updates from the pilots.  so i highly highly recommend this dvd player for teens/adults/children...it's simple to use and one of the best out there!