Toshiba SD-P1400 7-Inch Portable DVD Player
Great portable.  Great price.
I picked this model up after having tried the 8&quot; Polaroid portable.  The Polaroid picture quality was terrible and the unit itself seemed very cheaply made.  I returned that one and bought the Toshiba.  I couldn't be happier with it.  The picture quality is excellent and it has a wide viewing angle.  Subtitles are easily readable (a major problem I had with the Polaroid).  Colors are vibrant.  Whites tend to be glaringly white, though, even with the brightness turned down.  Blacks are solid.  The 7&quot; screen is the perfect size for me.  It's big enough to not cause undue eye strain, but small enough to enable the unit to be truly portable -- it's not much larger than a standard DVD keepcase.  The sound from the speakers on the unit itself is just barely adequate -- and that's being generous.  The unit's internal speakers are pretty lousy.  To truly have a pleasant movie watching experience, headphones are a must.  The sound from the headphones is as good as the sound from any quality TV.  Another plus for the Toshiba is that it has dual headphone jacks built-in.  With two kids, it's perfect for my family's long driving vacations.  Another big plus is that it comes with a car adapter.  (That was also a major selling point of the Polaroid for me.)  I've tried the unit with just the battery and was able to make it through a 2 1/2 hour movie plus a 20-minute featurette without getting a low-battery indicator.  I have not, as of yet, tried to see just how long the battery will last.  (Toshiba claims 3 hours.)  With the car adapter, I don't really have the need to use the battery much.  Aside from the poor internal speakers, the only other minor complaint I have is that the motor is pretty loud when you first put a disc in, or as you advance between menus or use the chapter skip.  Once you start a movie and just let it play, the noise is reduced to a small hum which is only noticeable when using headphones if you intently listen for it.  Another positive:  the player seems to take bumps/vibrations from traveling in a car with ease.  I have not experienced any skipping/stopping of the disc while watching a movie in the car.  (Another issue I had with the Polaroid.) <br />All-in-all, the Toshiba is a great portable DVD player with a quality picture and sound (when using headphones), and comes complete with a car adapter for less than $300.  (I paid $250 for mine.)  I would highly recommend this player.  I had read reviews of the &quot;off-brand&quot; players from Mintek, Cyberhome, Apex, etc., which were generally positive, but my experience with the Polaroid player has convinced me to stick with only the big name DVD player manufacturers -- Toshiba, Panasonic, Sony, etc. -- when buying a portable.  To me, the Toshiba SD-P1400 has the best combination of quality and price.