Audiovox VBP700 7" DVD Player-in-a-Bag Mobile Video System

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Summary: Much better than expected.
Review: I bought this item as a Christmas present for my two daughters. It was really for my wife and me so that we could have some peace and quiet in the car. The instructions were very easy to follow, the picture is great, and the kids love it. The DC adapter for the car is a nice feature, especially with the integrated audio cable that allows you to play the sound through the car stereo. The sound quality through the car stereo was much better than I had expected. I have yet to try using it without this feature, but with two headphone jacks it should be perfect. The sound directly from the unit is not that great, but with two small speakers I did not expect much anyway.

So far I have found no significant flaws with the unit. It seems to be very sturdy and shock-proof. The kids drag it from room to room to the car and it has stood up well to all of the abuse. The DVD's do not skip when going over bumps, etc. I would consider it a great value for the price. I was initially looking at one of the units that are permanently installed in a vehicle, but this is a much better option given it's portability and price. I can't wait to use it on a long vacation trip.


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Summary: Not A Bad Product!
Review: I purchased this product from Best Buy store only to find out later that circut city had it for $20. cheaper but too late now!Product very easy to setup and use,good picture and sound quality.Not really worth the money to get the larger 8in. brother to this model no big difference in picture size.Mounts secure between seats with provided straps,the kids will love it.

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Summary: Liked it, until it stopped working
Review: I purchased this product from my local Best Buy store before the holidays, to use on our 800-mile trip over the river and through the woods to Grandma's house. Setup was fairly easy, except that I couldn't find the switch to turn on the wireless headphones (oh yeah, I got those too) output without reading the manual. (It's on the edge of the flip-up screen, BTW.) Picture quality and operation were fine. More importantly, it kept our munchkin mollified for hours and hours.

But it did not work by the time we reached our destination. The initial "Audiovox" splash screen came up, but the disc did not even spin. The display would then show a bunch of random colored blocks after a while. I followed the tip in the manual to let the unit warm up for several hours with no disk loaded after being brought in from the cold. (We left it in our van overnight during a 10 degree night.) Still no improvement. Fortunately, this happened less than a week after we bought it, so I took it back to Best Buy when we got home and got a full refund credited to my credit card. Still, it would have been nice to have it functioning for the 800-mile trip home.

I don't know if my experience is typical. I would expect to be able to leave a portable unit overnight in a cold, closed car overnight. There was no warning against this in the manual. I originally felt comfortable buying this brand based on my experience with my Audiovox cell phone. I came here to Amazon to look for consumer recommendation on a replacement unit.