We have owned quite a few portable DVD players. Normally, we use them on trips for the children. On this last trip, we decided to splurge on these Coby tablet DVD players.

The DVD players fit into sleeves, which have cutouts for the screen and controls. Buckle straps attach the sleeves to the headrests. This is an easier process than attaching standard DVD cases to headrests. The sleeve design makes it more difficult for the children to access the DVD's in the player -- a positive, if your children are very young but a negative, if you have slightly older children who would normally be able to change the DVD on their own. It's not impossible to do, just inconvenient.

The player can be controlled from buttons on the front, but it's easier to do with the included remote (which comes with batteries). Volume must be controlled via a wheel on on the side of the player.

Picture quality is very good, rich and vibrant, even when viewing from different... Read more

I bought two of these in order to entertain 3 children on an upcoming 3 hour road trip. I liked how the DVD player was able to attach to the back of our minivan's headrests and not impede the path in and out of the sliding doors. The tablet format of this model versus a standard laptop format of other models worked best for me.

I plugged the players in via the included AC cord and a DC/AC converter that I already had in the minivan. I used a power strip to allow for multiple plugs (I needed 2) and also to allow the players to plug in under the console between the two front seats. This alleviated the need for a Y-adapter for the cigarette plug and also the need to stretch the power cords all the way to the front. Advertising the cord lengths would be a great feature for each manufacturer, as I suspect that each buyer's application could be different.

The item description does not talk about playing one movie on two players (because they aren't sold as a set... Read more

You get what you pay for pretty much sums up how I feel about this DVD player. I purchased 2 players, 1 for each child, in June 2010. In November 2010, my 4 year old wanted to switch the movie she was watching so I hit the stop button and opened the player to remove the disc. The first sign of trouble was the disc didn't stop spinning when the player was opened like it was supposed to. Turning the power off did stop the spinning, but when I removed the disc, I noticed that the laser didn't go back to it's start position. Because of this it can't recognize new discs. When I called Coby, they recommended getting a cleaning disc. This basically turned into a waste of $30. After trying that, I called Coby back and they said there was nothing that could be done and the unit was out of the 3 month labor warranty. Even though this was a problem with a part, since they would have to install a new laser it falls under the labor portion of the warranty. The player had become a paper... Read more