Just keep in mind that this is a PERSONAL DVD player. (It says so right on the box.) The sound quality out of the tiny speakers is horrible. The video is crisp and clear but if you're out at an angle, the picture darkens and is hard to see. But if you're viewing alone, with good pair of headphones (you'll need to buy your own), this little unit is quite a pleasant surprise. It can be engrossing. It's almost like having your own personal home theater on your lap.

I haven't owned it long enough to judge reliability but I'll say this much. If you have a problem, the user's manual will be of little help. The user's manual is pretty bad.

good value (Rating: 5.00)
Review : was skeptical at first based on the previous clowns that said you couldn't fast forward or rewind. this is true on the base unit but the remote allows for both. one reviewer also remarked on having problems after dropping it. duh, i wouldn't expect any electronic device to work porperly after dropping it (dude take care of your toys). over all the unit works fine. great buy for the price...

Could not ask for a better portable DVD player for the price (Rating: 5.00)
Review : I recently bought the AudioVox portable DVD player and I have taken it on many trips. It has worked flawlessly. Here are my Pro's and Con's.

Pros: Outstanding value, includes car kit and many different useful wires, sleek design, reliable, great picture, big screen, and easy to use.

Cons: Cannot scan forward or backward, you can only skip scenes, no battery indicator that I can find....thats all

Overall, I highly recommend this DVD player, I was a
little skeptical at first, but this turned out to be a great buy.

GREAT MACHINE (Rating: 4.00)
Review : The Audiovox D1705 is great. Works well. Good battery life. There is FAST FORWARD and REWIND on the remote control - so you CAN scan thru a DVD.

Anyone looking to crack the region code on the machine so you can play DVDs from any country - you can do so with the remote control:

1) Open the DVD Door, on remote press Setup, Right, Right, Right (that's the arrows in the middle of remote)
2) Enter 9653,a service page will appear,
3) Use Up/Down Bottom to change region Codes
4) Set to 0 (zero) for multi-region

Auidiovox will not do it for you. Overall this is a great machine.

great but I'm hearing noise.... (Rating: 4.00)
Review : out of the headphones. Are we supposed to be hearing the DVD turn while watching with a headphone?

I bought this at Sam's Club (actually the 1708 model which is the same) for $228. It's everything I wanted. The picture quality is great and quite affordable. A bit too heavy and bulky but I just wanted something to keep the kids entertained on the plane or road trips.
The remote lets you turn the subtitles and other functions on and off without stopping the movie. I love that. It's annoying that you can not charge the battery and watch the movie at the same time. The charge lasted the whole Godfather movie. All and all I like it.

Good player & great price (Rating: 4.00)
Review : I bought one of these at Costco for $279 and had no problems with the skipping or any of the stated problems in these reviews. It has moving parts so of course its going to skip if you drop it or hit it, just like any CD Discman will do as well.

I returned mine because it didn't play DVD-RAM formats which are common in newer set-top DVD-recorders. Also, this unit does not have fast forward and rewind functions. It skips through to the next chapter which is fine for a rented DVD but when you are recording long TV shows or home videos, you aren't going to sit there and program chapter markers every 10 minutes. Thus, when watching TV shows, you have to watch it all in one sitting and can't fast forward or rewind or even shut off the unit without having to start all over again. That's not cool if you're watching a 3 hour long DVD.

If you're only going to be watching rented DVD's, I highly recommend it. If you need FF/REW or DVD-RAM compatibility, then skip it.