Sony DVP-FX930 9-Inch Portable DVD Player, Black Order Now

I own this model in red. I looked at many models for a couple of weeks before purchasing this portable DVD player. I am absolutely thrilled with it! I knew I would be as soon as I opened the box, but decided to wait until after our vacation to see if it held up. It is FANTASTIC!!!

First of all, the picture quality is awesome - as is the volume. It gets LOUD. I bought it for the purpose of keeping an 18 month old entertained on a plane ride and on a driving tour of California; it exceeded my expectations. I first had to use it in the airport waiting for the plane, and I am not joking or exaggerating when I say that it received compliments from people around us about the picture and sound quality (I didn't have the headphones in use at that time). On the plane, the sound is so good that we could hear with or without headphones, but for courtesy's sake, we used our headphones (had to purchase separately). No, you cannot rewind it just a little bit with the buttons on the player, but you CAN with the remote (which I neglected to pack). So, it was a blessing on the plane.

Secondly, we drove up Highway 1 from San Francisco to Crescent City in CA. If you've never driven the road, it's not particularly smooth and it is probably the curviest road in America. The DVD player was simply sitting on the console between the front seats in the Nissan Exterra so my son could see it since we didn't have a car mount, and it didn't skip once!!! Again, the volume was so good that he could hear it perfectly, and the picture is great from any angle. The swivel feature is sooooo convenient, because you can fit it in virtually any space and still watch it. Also, the pictures don't show it, but it not only swivels around, but it will fold back down on itself so it's flat and you can still watch the screen.

If I could love an inanimate object, I would love this one. It is absolutely worth more money than the others. It is made of good quality materials - not plastic. Just don't touch the screen (the wonderful 9 inch screen - it will get dirty with the slightest brush, but it's easy enough to clean - even when it has milk spilled on it. That's my only negative; otherwise, this is absolutely perfect.

Oh, almost forgot - the battery life is wonderful! That was the primary reason I decided on this one. The plane ride/travel time for the first day was 6+ hours, and this lasted as long as I needed it to. I love that it came with a car adapter, because that really helped, but the battery didn't run out as long as we were out there, and that's exactly what I needed. Get more detail about Sony DVP-FX930 9-Inch Portable DVD Player, Black.