Initial IDM-1731 Portable DVD Player with 7" LCD

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Summary: 1-year and still going
Review: I purchased this model for my daughter for Christmas 2003 and we've had no problems. It works as well as the day I purchased it. However, I suggest you purchase the warranty, just in case. These items can be fragile. I'm going to purchase the same model as a Christmas present for my niece this year.

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Summary: 3 year old twins use it.....need I say more!
Review: I read all reviews and was very reluctant, but this has turned out to be the best portable dvd ever! We use it in the car EVERY DAY! It has been dropped, banged around, stepped on (lightly), etc....and still works perfectly! I was nervous about the view from an angle (a 3 year old at each side of the car) and it has a WIDE viewing range (I can even see the image when I peek over the screen from the front to see what part they are on in a movie). The remote is fabulous...very easy to use as driving: to pause and point out moose on side of highway or something. We bought a 3 way headphone adapter at radio shack (and 3 $7.00 a set....fabulous working headphones from amazon) and that is great too! The maximum volume on the machine (on its own, without headphones) is a bit low at times, but fine enough when unit is only 3 feet from kids in back seat. Only problem we've had is that the end of the power adapter (adapter that plugs into car lighter) that attaches to the machine, has gotten "yanked a bit" (to put it mildly) and if jiggled when in use, cuts out the power supply. But if the unit is set securly on something this isn't a problem. **over all....I say buy without hesitation....my kids have put this thing TO THE TEST! I should also mention we live on a discontinued dirt road (river bed-ike) and it handles the bumps and jolts without skipping a beat!

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Summary: ZERO FOR TWO!
Review: I have had 2 of these, first one from Amazon and second from another store. When I turned on the first one and it said "NO DISC" ...tried several DVD's ( that work in the other players in my house) Finally got one to start. It worked for a couple of minutes before the picture and sound started to skip. Started over and it would stay stuck on "LOADING". Returned for credit.

The second one seemed to work better the first day. This is day 2 and I am having the same problems I had with the first one.

Two units- we haven't even watched an entire movie!

I'll be returning another one and looking for a different brand!


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Summary: The greatest little DVD player...ever
Review: I purchased this DVD player over a year ago. We love it. Obviously, convience is the key to how great it is, but it's a great player. I have never had any problems with it. It is tough. We took a 10 hour trip with a two year old...who had to hold it...well needless to say, it took a beating. It's still ticking! It is so easy to use. I love the display...you can actually see! I would definately recommend this item to everyone! The price is right!

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Summary: Great Portable DVD Player
Review: I was apprehensive when I first bought this player because what most people said in the reviews. But I owned this player for over six months and so far so good. I haven't had a problem with it. I take it everywhere and even play it in the car. The battery seems to last more than 2.5 hours that it states. I can almost watch 2 movies on one battery before it goes out. I actually bought an extra battery on ebay. I think it was a great investment. Most name brands go for twice the price. I bought the extended warranty just in case. The screen and sound is clear, but my only grip it that it's sometimes hard to get the DVD out of the player without finger printed the disc or getting it scratched sometimes.

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Summary: don't buy it
Review: Bought as a Christmas gift, worked twice. When you put in a DVD, it didn't go past loading then when you opened the player to take out the DVD it kept spinning...

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Summary: Good Idea- Bad DVD player!!
Review: The first time I put a DVD in this player it said loading 'No Disc' I thought the player was new so I ignored it , but after three days of some disc playing and others not, I sent this disc player back. All total I had this player 8 days.
Cons:
You get 2 pair of headphones, cigarette-lighter adaptor, carry pouch and a credit card sized remote. Free shipping from Amazon, then UPS came back to my house to pick this crap back up to deliver it back to Amazon.

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Summary: Watch your warranty date!
Review: This unit worked great - until exactly one year after I received it. No power, no picture, nada. Unfortunately, it was a Christmas gift, and my dad purchased it in November. Now we're one month outside of the warranty period and I own a $300 paperweight.

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Summary: um how do i hook a gaming system to this thing?
Review: i want to hook up my xbox gamecube or ps2 to this protable dvd player i jut got yesterday. can anyone show me ? a couple of people said you can but didnt say how. someone would be really nice to show me how.

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Summary: Top notch portable dvd player at a low end price
Review: Here it goes, I got my dvd player december 7 2004 and i played 2 movies so far in it and it runs great. even though it has a clunky battery it performs great. this little dvd player comes with almost every thing you need minus head set. I have yet to use the battery source but will soon. futher more the sound plays good in the car but at home its not much to hear. I found that you can brighten or low the light level in the screen wich is good. but when ridding in a car its a lot harder to see the screen in the day.
My recomendations is get a dvd player case for it to keep it safe. also when playing this little bugger keep it in a well ventalated area like near a AC unit so that it doesnt get too hot. I hear that people are saying that it freezes up some times well like any lap top you do need to let air breath under it and round it to keep it from getting too hot. So far i havent found any indacations that this dvd player has those problems yet. Its great for the price and i will be using it a lot durring this holliday and if i should find a problme i will leave it here. Also i did have one problem tho, the shipping use to send this product is not a very good shipper so if you decide to buy this dvd player try getting them to ship with some one els.