Coby TFDVD-7700 7-Inch Side-Loading Portable DVD Player
Everything you need in 1 box
I bought this for my husband for Christmas.  We take long weekend trips skiing, so I thought this would be perfect.  After reading many reviews on many models I decided to take a chance and buy an un-reviewed model based on price and package completeness.  I don't like having to run around to find all the necessary bits and pieces, and so far I have not had to.<br />First the good:<BR>- It's tiny!  It's about the size of a hard covered novel, so taking it with you is a non-issue.<BR>- It's cheap ($330 + free shipping) for the quality as compared with other brands (i.e. Sony).  All the Audiovox reviews seem to indicate that they're crap.<BR>- The box comes with everything you'll need.  There is a carrying case, a case for accessories, a case for mounting on the back of a seat, 2 headphones, a 2-to-1 headphone adapter, a car power adapter, a cassette sound adapter, a video cable, remote control, etc.<BR>- Picture quality is good.  It's easy to see from multiple angles (i.e. you don't have to sit right in front of the unit, so sharing works well).<BR>- Battery life.  They spec it at 3 hours, at first we got 4-5, but now (after some use) it's down to ~3 hours (for this reason I came back to edit my review).  We're thinking of buying an additional battery (they are available) for long trips, but haven't decided yet.  <BR>- Tablet form - no fold up.  It's great not to have a piece of electronics heating up your lap as you ride.  And, with the mounting case/tablet design you can change movies without removing the unit from the case.  <br />Now, the not so good (but still OK):<BR>- It does not fit in the seat mounting case with the battery on.  This is only a problem if you want to mount to a seat where external power is not available (i.e. older planes, and buses).  In a car (and newer planes) you can power it from the cigarette lighter, which is accessible with the mounting case on.<BR>- There is motor noise when playing DVDs.  You don't hear it while the movie has sound,but when you get to a silent bit you'll hear it.  This is obviously eliminated when using the headphones, and the motor noise is only apparent when you are in a quite environment (i.e. hotel room or home).  But that said, when in a hotel or home you would probably use the A/V cable to hook it up to the TV, so you'd be so far away from the unit you wouldn't hear it.  All that said it's probably a mute point, but I thought I'd mention it as it surprized me at first.<br />All in all, after reading many reviews which scared me to bits I did very well with a unit that had not been peer reviewed previously.  Also, buying from J&R is great, because it's an actual store with actual people in the event that there is a problem.  I have not had any problems with this unit, but I've bought from J&R before and they have never given me a problem.