I have had it for a few weeks, and I love it. Most of the time, it sits on my desk at work and I use it (rather than Itunes) to play music from my 30gig video iPod. The construction is solid, I have played a few DVD and one vcd That I made - and all ran fine. One nifty feature is the ability for it to simulate surround sound for different music types. One of the other reviewers lamented about poor video quality when using an iPod as the source. For those who were not aware of it, iTunes used to put out very shoddy videos, well under acceptable bitrate. About a month ago, this seems to have been resolved after all the complaints. You may have noticed the much bigger video files for TV shows for example. This is due to a higher bitrate (translation: Better quality) video. Just prior to writing this review, I tested an older video and a new one from last week with the new Higher bitrate. It made a huge difference in the quality of image on the device. If you are burning DVD... Read more

This is a great device, The 7 inch screen is big enough to view dvd's or Ipod Video's. The picture is very clear, just make sure you record Ipod to at least 768 bit rate and I use a high resolution. As for the DVD Player it works with -/+ DVD's.

Here is the But, maybe they will upgrade with these features.

1. Allow for Ipod remote

2. Allow for Ipod video output to TV

With the added features it would be perfect 5 star

As of 2007 most of the bugs mentioned in the other reviews are fixed. The ipod fits snug as a bug in my unit and it even charges it.Youu can even find this as low as $140 or chaper. Im not sure why the bad reviews.This is a wonderful dvd player and the newer one i got even plays your ipod through your tv if you want..older versions did not allow this. You should buy this.The video quality isnt great, but good, thats why i gave it four stars instead of five It is bulky but you need room for the ipod to plug in. the only bad side is no ipod naviation from the menu. you must use the ipod itself..But being able to play your ipod and dvd through any tv with rca jacks (audio/video) is great..i can now backup my purchased ipod items to dvd since i have an eyetv250 which allows you to use your computer as a tv. the eyetv has rca jacks on the device which allows me to record it to my harddrive which i then use toast to burn my dvd..all in all its completely worth it. even as a stand alone... Read more