Home > Consumer Reviews > Coby TF-DVD18503 8.5-Inch Widescreen TFT Portable DVD/CD/MP3 Player with Swivel Screen, Black

When the dvd player arrived I was really impressed with all of its features: 1. car mount for the headrest, 2. remote control, 3. swivel and 4. car charger.

Major Advantages: 1. extremely functional; 2. battery last for over 2 hours and if the battery runs low, you can always plug it into the the car charger; 3. the screen is large enough to view across the room; 4. you can use the remote from nearly 8 feet away and 5. most of all it works!! :>

Disadvantages: 1. you can not control the volume with the remote and 2. for the price, the material of the dvd player does not appear to be of quality (it feels like plastic).

All in all it is a great product and so far so good. My 2 year old received it for Christmas and he never leaves home without it!

I bought this DVD Player for my 4-year old to watch in the car. When we got it, I was impressed by all it had to offer. However, when it started playing, the slightest jolt would cause it to say that the cover was open or cause the movie to re-load. Needless to say this didn't go over well with my daughter. I ended up sending it back because of the poor quality.

This DVD player is very nice. It has so many options and you can even put a rating limit. I didn't know that a few days ago. lol. Its just cool 'cause I'm still learning stuff about it. The swivle screen and two headphone inputs are good for watching movies with friends. I'd recommend this type of DVD player to anyone looking to buy one. :)

I've tried several portable DVD players and this was the best. It ran smoothly right out of the box, playing older DVD's , newer DVD's, CD-RW disks of music and video files, everything I played in it worked perfectly. The built in screen is clear enough and big enough to display all aspect ratios crisply, the built in stereo speakers are more than adequate to produce the full range of audio, and the unit comes with all the cables you will need for hookup to a stereo receiver and/or to a TV or monitor if you want. I used this unit both ways, as a portable player using its built-in screen and features, and also hooked it up to my 20 inch television and technics stereo. The image was excellent on the television and the sound was very deep and full through the stereo receiver. The remote is very slender and feels a little too light, but it worked as it should as long as I aimed it directly at the front of the unit. I was about eleven feet away and it worked fine. Still, I would treat the remote carefully, don't accidentally sit on it or leave it to get stuck between the sofa cushions. I say this because the buttons on the DVD player itself are a little awkward to use. The are under the built in screen and not positioned very well. The buttons on the unit do work, I've tested them all, and they function as they are supposed to, but it's much easier to control it with the remote, so you want to make sure you don't damage the remote. The built in 360 degree swivel screen is great. It functions well no matter how far you have it turned. Though the screen is large enough to watch comfortably from about ten feet away, you will do better sitting about eight feet or less from it. All in all, I have not been able to find anything negative about this unit, except as I mentioned with regard to the buttons on the unit itself. I highly recommend this portable DVD player.

- Mike S.

Let me start by saying I knew nothing about DVD players when I started looking to purchase one for a long trip I was making with my two year old son. I read review after review and finally bought this one. I was nervous becasue some of the reviews weren't great and others where very satified. I didn't want to spend a fortune, and wasn't looking for a ton of bells and whistles. I just wanted something to play my son's DVD's so that we could have a peaceful drive. This player works great, it never skipped or froze up once. The screen quality is great, and the battery life is good. It came with a wall charger, car charger, jacks to connect it to the TV, a great headrest mount (so they can't kick it from their carseat), two pair of headphones, and a nice remote. The only thing I will say is that I thought the volume could go a little bit higher. I did purchase a case for it from Wal-Mart because it didn't come with one. The unit itself is made of plastic but it seems to be pretty durable, and it keeps it light weight. Overall, I am very happy with my purchase, I highly recommend!!