The D1710 reads DVD's, CD-ROM's, MP3's, JPEG's, TIFF's, and possibly other types of disks/files. It has audio/video and coaxial outputs so you can watch movies on your regular TV, and it comes with a credit card-sized remote control, which works well. The screen is as clear as other players we saw on display costing twice as much, and the sound is typical for such small players with little speakers; it sounds good, but tiny. When using headphones or plugging into a TV or home stereo system the sound is crystal clear and as powerful as a home-based player.

So far we've watched about 10 or 12 movies on the D1710, and although it's tracking is decent, it's not flawless. We haven't played a single DVD yet that didn't momentarily skip or hang at least once or twice during the movie. An occasional black screen happens, but each time we waited and the movie picks right back up within maybe 5 to 15 seconds. To be fair, most of the movies we watched have been on cheap DVD's, and judging from reviews of more expensive units this seems to be quite common among portables.

The battery, though we've only used it once so far just to test it, lasted exactly 2.5 hours on the first charge. I understand the life increases after a handful of charges.

Lastly, we couldn't get JPEG's to show, and the manual is all but useless. I looked up the Audiovox website, which wasn't much more help. You have to create a user-account and then send off some text (no email address for help!), and someone will get back to you within 2 business days. They did, and directed me to call a toll-free number. It turns out that in order for the D1710 to read JPEG's, you need to record them onto disk using CD burning software as opposed to using the "drag and drop" CD feature in Windows XP. After that, it works fine.

Overall, this is a great player for $200.

Great product, great price (Rating: 5.00)
Review : I decided to invest in a DVD player to keep my 2 1/2 year old toddler occupied on a cross-country plane flight. This product was definitely a worthwhile purchase. We have had no problems with the player so far, after use on 2 roundtrip plane flights as well as daily usage for a week in the hotel. The battery life is reasonably good, and the picture quality is good as well (no problems with skipping either). My only complaint is that the battery pack is pretty heavy, so the entire unit weighs a bit more than I expected it to.

It may be cheap now....wait till it breaks down (Rating: 1.00)
Review : I was given the player for Christmas. The first one did not work and I returned it for another. It worked for 5 months and then started freezing either 10 minutes or a hour into a movie. The warranty is only 90 days and then they charge $100 to fix it. Plus, the Audiovox customer service people were totally rude and unhelpful. They would not even listen, they just kept telling me to send them money. When I went to try to return it at the store the honest saleman did tell me that this was the DVD player most returned. DO NOT BUY AUDIOVOX

watch for the frozen screens... (Rating: 3.00)
Review : I was given the audiovox as a gift and it is an impressive looking little unit. It's really slim in size, and the screen size really is sufficient for getting the effects of any movie from Open Range with Kevin Costner to Matrix Revolution. The volume is not very loud, although it is fine if there is no other peripheral sound. However, stick a pair of earphones on, and it's great. But after several movies, I also began to experience frozen screens, black screens, and the select scenes icon would not activate. However, it doesn't happen on every film, and movies can be watched to the end, and enjoyed for the most part. The bottom also gets quite hot during viewing. As I received it as a gift, I certainly can't complain about the price, but I might recommend looking at other portable player reviews, and seeing if they highlight similar problems before buying.