Buy a cheap laptop instead.

Much better than I expected, but everything soon changed (Rating: 2.00)
Review : I received the Audiovox DVD1500 for Christmas, after having asked for a Panasonic or a Toshiba portable DVD player. My mother-in-law saved over $... by getting me this one, so I don't fault her. However, had I been shelling out the money I would have done without until I could have afforded more.

Once I got used to the fact that I know owned an Audiovox product (something I had vowed never to do), I found that this little unit had some pretty good features: S-Video out, Optical Digital Out, a pretty decent screen, and good battery life. My only complaints were that it was kind of clunky (unlike the 2nd and 3rd generation models that are much slimmer) and it also couldn't play MP3's.

We used the player in the car ride home and my son watched about five Baby Einstein DVDs. I used it a little to watch bits and pieces of some new DVDs I had gotten for Christmas. Finally, the other night I snuggled into bed to watch Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's stone. About halfway through it began to skip and hang-up. I checked the DVD multiple times and there were no scratches and no dust. It also wasn't acting up in the same spot like a scratch would have caused. I did notice that the unit was quite hot.

Since then it will play a DVD for about a minute or so and then freezes or skips ahead eventually a couple chapters. I'm getting ready to ship it back to Audiovox--IF my mother-in-law still has her receipt. Otherwise, Audiovox wants $...to repair the device. Remember what I said I'd do if I were spending my own money?

My ** 2 star rating is an average of:
**** four stars for features
* one star for design (too big and heavy)
* one star for quality (broke after limited use)

life saver (Rating: 5.00)
Review : Have you ever had you child scream in the car "MOMMY IM BORED"?
wELL I HAD TO GO ONE A 16 HOUR TRIP TO OKLAHOMA AND I USED THIS AND MY CHILD STAYED QUIET THE WHOLE TRIP!When his battery started to die I just pluged it into the cigeret lighter. Thank the lord this was on sale

Not for mobile use (Rating: 1.00)
Review : We were looking for a cheap/flexible mobile dvd player. This is not it. The unit works fine untill you move it. It skips, and skips, and skips.....They should note that it is NOT for use in a moving vehicle (and why include a cigerette lighter adapter?) The good news...the vendor issued a return authorization with little hassle.

Good Value (Rating: 5.00)
Review : i bought this dvd player to take overseas with me on an air force tdy and have nothing bad to say about it. i have watched a half dozen or so movies and experienced no skipping problems or any freezing up. the battery life is short but i use it mainly plugged in. very easy to hook to a regular tv. for the price i am very pleased with this product. screen size is fine for personal viewing

Good bang for the buck.. (Rating: 4.00)
Review : This is a real value. For this price you can't go wrong. We bought it to take on vacation for use in the car and at home as a portable DVD player to be used in the kid's rooms and basement.The 6" picture quality OK, not the best but i was not expecting that.The playback on a TV is good too much better than I expected. If the kids break this, it is not like i am out [....] Buy it..you'll like it!!

TERRIBLE (Rating: 1.00)
Review : It is very rare to be able to play a dvd the whole way through. Inevitably, at a peak moment in the movie, it will freeze and skip. Once that starts happening, forget it. It will never recover, so the only option is to shut it down. Even then, good luck in getting it going again. I am not sure why it skips. At first I thought it was due to movement, but seems to be able to take movement for the most part, and will skip even when perfectly still. I have also tried cleaning the discs, but that doesn't seem to help. I have decided that it is because this player is a piece of junk. It is so frustrating trying to watch something and have it act up for no apparent reason. I have been tempted to toss the thing against the wall many times. If you are in the market for a portable dvd player, DO NOT BUY THIS ONE. Buy a laptop or a more reliable portable dvd player instead. We won this dvd player from a technology conference, so the only comfort we have is that it was free.