DVPFX810 8-Inch Portable DVD Player, Black

My husband and I researched many of the portable DVD players to buy for our (now) 20 month old son for travel. The Sony by far is absolutely great! The picture is good and the screen is plenty big---our little boy loves it. It's surprisingly durable too since we've only taken it on 2 trips so far, it has been banged around, but does not appear to have any damage to the outside at all. This was a great price too on Amazon.com since it was selling for almost [$...] more through competitors. We read reviews regarding sound quality---we haven't seen ANY that has loud, wonderful sound quality. The player is small, so you can expect tiny speakers too--for all of you complainers out there, what do you expect? I believe these were built more for having headphones to watch, although our 20 month old won't wear them at this point, he can hear the sound fine while traveling. All in all, we highly recommend this portable DVD player.

While the DVD player worked well, the remote had corrosion on the battery contacts and didn't work until we fixed it.

I spent weeks researching portable dvd players before finally purchasing this one. My general findings from my research were 1) no players seem to be quite loud enough when used without headphones, 2) less expensive players don't seem to stand the test of time, 3) most battery lives seem to be around 2.5-3 hours. I bought this Sony DVPFX810 player in October 2006 and am still as delighted with its performance as I was when it first arrived. The picture quality is great, and the screen size makes for easy viewing. I have taken this player on a couple of trips and find that its size works well even in the cramped quarters of airplane seating. The volume is more than sufficient with headphones. Without headphones the volume is also fine -- if there is not much outside noise (in a room full of talking people you would need the headphones). The battery has been lasting for around 5 hours of playing time -- a stand-out feature of this player. This player also allows for plugging in the player and using it while the battery is detached, which lets me feel free to watch a movie at home without worrying about zapping the life of the battery. The swivel screen looks pretty cool, but I almost always use the player in its "laptop" formation. ADDITIONAL NOTE: I've had this product for 4 1/2 years now, and it is still working as well as the day I got it! Battery still even good! I love this thing! I bought the case "Case Logic Koskin DVD Player Case w/SS" for this player, which fits very nicely.

Overall, I'm pleased with this Sony DVD player. It appears well made and plays fine. Comparatively, it is priced fair. It is also nice looking; I appreciate the material it is encased in. My personal dissatisfactions with this unit include the following: Initially, there is glare on the screen. It is easily remedied by the ease in which you can change positions of the screen but as a result of this problem you will discover a need to alter the position of the screen as often as you move to get comfortable while viewing an 8" screen. Secondly, the volume/speaker does not increase in sound to what I perceive to be an acceptable level. As a result, it is sometimes necessary to rewind to catch audible bits missed. Lastly, all the function keys (play, stop, rewind, ff, pause, etc.) are placed directly under the screen itself and these keys are unusually small. As a result, it is necessary to have the room lit in order to see the key functions (I keep a small flashlight near my bed) and to use them (it is awkward to press on a single function due to the small key size). Other portable units I have used in the past had these function keys on the lower half, near where the dvd disk is placed. I find this is much better planning because the light from the screen is sufficient to operate the various functions and the keys are larger since there is more spacing to place them. Despite these personal inconveniences, it is a well made player and priced fair and I do recommend it. I have viewed and used many portables and this takes third place of my favorite top three. And, since one unit which I was fond of is no longer available, it now actually takes second place:) The unit that holds first place is missing the rewind feature with various speeds (it only rewinds by frame). This is a function I find necessary to my personal viewing pleasure -- which is why I elected this Sony player over my first preference! Hope this is helpful.

I bought this as a gift to replace a dvd player that had broken. I bought it used, at significant savings. It works perfectly. The controls are located just below the screen. Love the swivel feature. In addition to a complete swivel, you can fold the screen down, then hold it like a tablet. This was a gift for a 5 year old, who has no trouble operating it. It comes in very handy when several kids (different ages) don't want to watch the same thing. They take a few dvd players, put in their favorite movie, put in some headphones or earbuds, and everyone is happy. It came in very handy to the adults too, during a prolonged power outage during Hurricane Sandy. We had charged these before the hurricane. At least we had something to watch while waiting for the power to be restored. Very happy with this purchase. It is one of the better dvd players I have purchased.