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We bought this for our kids to use on road trips, but shortly after purchasing it, started using it as our main DVD player when our original home cheapo DVD player broke. We have not a single problem in over two years of daily use, and with at least monthly use in the car, where it has been knocked over and abused by two little kids. It plays not only DVDs but VCDs and the DVDs we burn on our home computer without a glitch. Great purchase and we recommend it highly! Our next DVD player will be an Audivox.

I bought this Audiovox Model D1500A a little over (4) months ago, and it has now taken a giant "dump !" Heck of a note that a DVD player will not even last for the full year of warranty. I have sent Amazon a letter concerning this, and am awaiting a reply from them on coverage. Sorry, but I don't have the patience for the "old run around" from the Audiovox warranty department. I will wait and see how this claim works out before slamming Audiovox as a company. However, I would not buy the Model D1500A regardless of how low the price goes. I was told the drive is made of plastic, and when trying to view a movie, the scenes just freeze, or lock up. Guess it is plastic after all ...

The Audiovox does NOT have a widescreen-LCD which seems like a disadvantage, but may not matter at this size. In fact, some people prefer that feature if you like fullscreen movies. Black plastic non-moveable "curtains" surround the 5inch screen so it is easy to focus on the screen. They should make more DVD players with black "curtains". It makes it easier to view the DVD. The speakers are small but sound fine.

This unit can be made region free with a remote hack.
JUST PUT IN A DISC, OPEN THE DOOR, AND PRESS 96530.
"REGION O" WILL APPEAR IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN. You can now play NTSC or PAL discs from all over the world. Amazon has a good selection of non-region-1 discs at their France and Germany sites. It is good for learning foreign languages.

I don't use the included battery much bit it is small and very convenient.

You might also consider the Axion LMD 5369 sold at Radio Shack which is very small and the rechargeable battery is built into the unit. It has a 16X9 LCD that is 3.6 inches wide. It is about the size of a portable CD-player. I haven't found a region-hack for it yet.

Prior to the purchase of this unit, I read all of the reviews posted on this site. Although there were a few negative reviews, I decided to go with the majority - and ordered the unit. And I am so glad that I did.

I bought this player for my 7-year old daughter for Christmas. We travel a lot, and I got really tired of lugging a small television/vcr combo with us.

As soon as the unit arrived, I unpacked it and fired it up. I am still amazed at the quality and clarity of both the picture and sound. The picture is crystal clear, and sound is flawless - with or without the headphones. My daughter carries it with her everytime we get in the van. She holds it in her lap at all times - and I have not heard or seen the unit skip a single time.

We are able to watch one movie on a fully-charged battery. The unit came with a car adapter (which is wonderful) that will charge the battery even while the player is in use. It came with an AC adapter, as well as the necessary cables to hook the unit up to any TV in our home.

This player is an exceptional value for the price. We couldn't be more pleased.

Good thing we bought this item well in advance of our overseas trip so we could replace it with a product that works! After having charged the battery for the recommended 8+ hours, when the player operated on battery power only, the screen would go in and out and the sound was very scratchy. I called Audiovox and they agreed that the battery was most likely defective and suggested that I get the battery replaced.

I don't know about other people, but when I buy a new product I want it to work from the get go. If it does not work, then I have my doubts about the product line in general. This is the last time I make a decision to purchase a product on the basis of price only. You get what you pay for!

I have returned this item to Amazon and purchased a more expenseve and name-brand player which does in fact work.