We bought this player 3 years ago for a trip to Hawaii, and it has become indispensable. The picture is clear, the sound is good, the hook-ups are easy to use if you want to use it with another device, and most of all -- it is incredibly durable. My kids have dropped it, gotten food and sand into it, and carted it with them on nearly every trip our family has made--and it still works well! There are not many electronic devices that you can give to a four year old to use without worrying about its survival, but this has proved to be one of them. After years of continuous use, we are replacing it because the screen support finally gave out and it has to be propped open, but even so the player still works. The carrying case is very handy and has plenty of room. The DVDs do sometimes make a grinding noise when loading, but it doesn't affect the operation of the player. Very good product!

When looking for a portable DVD player with more than two kids, I soon realized that many units only have one audio output. This has two which is great. We used an audio splitter to get all three kids in the audio action.

As for the unit itself, the picture is clear and the large screen is nice especially since you can extend the screen to give lots of room to see and/or change discs. We had no problem playing DVDs whether they came from the store or where made from using Roxio Toast (Mac The Ripper and Handbrake are very useful for backing up DVDs).

I read that people talked about a grinding noise but if you ever listen to your own home DVD player, you will realize that the DVD actually spins at a high rate and that the laser has to adjust to the DVD to read it. The noise is normal and once the movie starts, there is no noise. Plus the kids used this on a plane ride or car ride with headphones so who cares. The built in speakers actually work very nicely as... Read more

We bought this player to entertain our 2-year-old on long car rides. It has been a life saver and worked very well. The only problem we've had is finding a suitable place to attach it in our car that's viewable by her but out of her reach. We've used it a lot around the house as well and it's been wonderful. Love it!