I researched and researched portable DVD players prior to going on a 6 week long driving trip to the midwest from my home in the northeast. I ended up deciding on this one, and boy, am I happy I did.

The initial car ride was a 17 hour drive from NH to IL. The player started getting used halfway through the first day, and saved my sanity (I have 2 1/2 year old twins...)I never once had any problems with it in the car, and even my tech-shy mom, riding with me, could figure out how to work the machine.

Once in IL, I also made separate drives to both my in-laws' houses - 3 hour and 9 hour drives, respectively. The player, again, worked beautifully. Not one skip, not one overheat, nothing.

My parents also do not have a DVD player at their house, so we used it a lot out of the car and on their TV. It's easy to hook up. The quality is probably not what we have here at home - my husband is a tech junkie and we have pretty high-end home equipment - but it was... Read more

I have the MPD720 and the Mintek 1770 side by side and they are sourced from the same manufacturer (as another reviewer noted). The software is identical (uses same IR remote codes) and the lithium ion batteries are identically rated (mAh). Build quality is also equivalent. This unit does NOT have s-video support as listed, so beware! (the 1770 does). The Magnavox only comes with a 90 day parts/labor warranty; the Mintek 1770 has a 90 day labor, 1 year parts warranty. Save yourself the Magnavox $ premium and get the Mintek.

I normally do allot of research before purchasing electronics but was under pressure due to a hurricane about to pass our way. My neighborhood almost always loses power, even during small storms, so I knew it would be inevitable with at least 50 mph sustained winds on the way. I stopped by Walmart to check out anything that might keep me entertained through hours without electricity and settled on the Magnavox MPD720. All I can say is, "thank goodness for this little wonder". It performed without a hitch right out of the box, was easy to use, (even in the dark) for hours. I had three people camped out on the sofa with the MPD720 placed on the coffee table several feet away and all were amazed at its clear picture and sound. Luckily I had also purchaed an extra battery pak for more hours and we were able to watch 3 movies, which may not seem like much, but they were long movies "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" were two of them, so I can honestly say battery life was... Read more