Sharp DV-L78U Portable DVD Player
Sharper than Panasonic, Cheaper than Sony
In searching for portable DVD players I looked at the Sharp, the Panasonic and the Sony. The Sony has brilliant picture quality, and a bigger screen, ... in DenDenTown Osaka. Sharp and Panasonic are in the same ballpark for price, ... The Panasonic is potentially better, since it has rechargeable batteries, and is therefore the only truly portable player (among these three). However, the screen is a touch smaller than the Sharp, and does not come across as very bright. In all cases, you can use the player as a portable, or plug into a larger screen and sound system. Of these portables, I bought the Sharp because picture quality is pretty good and it is not obscenely expensive. In use, there seems to be an irritating habit for it to \\"freeze\\" momentarily, and whether this is caused by DVD glitches or the Player I don't know, not having access to any other player to check. Overall I'm fairly satisfied with it, and I would recommend it to those in the market for a portable. Now if I could only expand on the Region encoding possibilities..