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We have had this DVD player for 4 months and have been very happy with it. We bought it to get our kids (2 and 5 years old) through a long plane ride and it did the trick. Since our plane ride was over 5 hours, we called Magnavox and ordered an extra battery (around $55 with shipping). The player is sturdy and lightweight--perfect for travel. We have since used the player a lot and have had no problems. The picture is good and the sound is adequate for a portable player, and our experience is that the battery lasts for over 3 hours. If you are thinking of buying this to use on a plane, I would recommend bringing along a short bungee cord (available at Home Depot). We had some bad turbulence for part of the flight and the bungee cord kept the player secured safely to the tray.

Well, we finally buried the old girl. Thats right...our magnavox just departed for dvd heaven for a well deserved rest.
Why am I giving it 5 stars? because of the horrific abuse it took over the last 18 months before finally giving up the ghost.
My 4 year old has beaten the living cannoli out of this thing...Im talking oatmeal, massive sippy cup spillage, greasy fingers, multiple dives down he stairs, cross country car trips, grape jelly soaked dvd's and random frustrated button pushing.
The picture remained GREAT.
It played WHATEVER scratched remnents she jammed in there.
The sound was terrific...And it played for HOURS.
I was amazed it lasted as long as it did.
Thi is PERFECT for a toddler.

I bought this DVD player and car kit from WalMart. I used it on a weekend road trip to keep my boys occupied. It was noisy, tracked poorly, skipped every few minutes, and by the last half hour of the movie it wouldn't play at all. I tried playing about 6 different DVDs with this-- all with the same result. 2 of the DVDs couldn't even be read. It seemed cheaply made and you had to STUFF HARD to get everything into the bag it came with, so there was no room for additional DVDs. I immediately returned this player and bought an Audiovox D1708 from QVC. It's quiet, feels solid and has played all the DVDs perfectly that the Magnavox wouldn't. There's even room in the bag for a couple of DVDs.

I bought this mainly for my 18 month old son who loves to watch Elmo DVD movies. After doing an extensive research on brand, price, accessories and comments, I decided to go with this DVD Player. NO COMPLAINTS HERE...I always go for branded names - since these companies work hard to get to where they are right now. I am very hard to please but this DVD Player pleases my son and I BIG TIME...

After reading good reviews for this on Amazon.com, I purchased it February 2005. Now I am seeing the more critical reviews from the period after my purchase. The criticism is justified. Within the first 90 days, the Magnavox MPD720 was no longer playing despite no abuse - usually played from my nightstand. I sent it back to the manufacturer who replaced it. Recently I began to hear the dreaded grinding and see the now familiar mid-scene pause - it has stopped loading. So within a year, two machines failed.

I did not feel the volume was adequate from the beginning. The battery did work well on a vacation last year; however, it protrudes in such a way as to make the unit not fit in the case when used to hold it in position in a car.

Yesterday I purchased a Philips portable dvd player which was recommended on this site. It is the same company as the Magnavox, but the model looks like a completely different product so I can only hope. I do not have the budget to replace it annually.

The best reviews are not the ones from people who have just turned on the machine or are quoting the product sheet, but who have had some time to see how the machine works over time.

Thanks to others who took the time to analyze what they do and don't like about their portable dvd players. Without these informed comments, we are buying blind.