Coby Electronics TF-DVD7006 7-Inch Widescreen TFT Portable DVD Player
From Coby
Coby TF-DVD7006 7" 16:9 widescreen TFT portable DVD player is DVD, DVD±/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, JPEG and MP3 compatible. Coby TF-DVD7006 DVD player features anti-skip circuitry, Dolby Digital decoder, digital and analog AV outputs, headphone jack, and multiple language with subtitle support. Accessories included are remote control, professional stereo earphones, 100-240V UL AC adapter, AV cable, car/boat DC adapter, and rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack.
- Color: Black
- Brand: Coby
- Model: TF-DVD7006
- Platforms: Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows 2000
- Format: CD
- Dimensions: 7.70" h x 4.80" w x 9.10" l, 7.39 pounds
- Native resolution: 7
- Display size: 7
Great for the money
I had been looking for a portable DVD player but simply did not want one bad enough to spend the $100 - $200 for a decent one. I found the coby 7006 model for only $19.00. I was skepitical due to the price but figured I had 30 days to return it if it turned out to be a dud. Turns out it was anything but a dud. It plays many, many types of media that more expensive models do not play. It has a slew of bells and whistles. In fact, more bells and whistles then my regular high dollar DVD player/recorder. The picture is excellent. All the bells and whistles are very easy to use. No reason to even read the manual it is so simple to figure out. A great full featured remote control does about everything you can imagine, very easily. My only gripe, which is a gripe with many portable DVD players is it does have a rechargeable battery (lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes before needing to be recharged) and it does come with an ac jack for in home use and a DC cord for use with your cars cigarrete lighter. However, you must remove the battery, which requires unscrewing the back panel, if you are going to watch a movie using the ac or dc connections, as if the battery is left in, it will work on the battery as well as charge at the same time, ruining the battery, which is $40 to replace. However, all in all, this is a great portable DVD player. I like it as much or better then some of the $200 models I have looked at and am quite pleased I found it for only $19, although I would pay regular retail if wanted one ASAP and didnt want to wait to find one at a great price.
Typical Cheap Junk from Coby 
If you know anything about brands, you know that Coby is as cheap as you can get in price and QUALITY. The unit I received did not have its LCD pannel aligned properly so there was a white fuzzy border on the right and bottom edges of screen. The motor is also unusually noisy - so much so that you have to either crank up the volume to high or wear earphones to aviod hearing it. I contacted Customer Service by email a month ago and never heard back. For any service even under waranty, they expect you to send thing back at your expense WITH a check/money order for almost $20 for shipping/handling. I regard this policy as worthless considering the thing isn't even worth $20. One last thing to convince you not to buy - you cannot watch moves using the included AC adapter as this will fry the onboard battery! So you either have to charge the battery in the unit for several hours then operate off the battery only, or remove the battey completely from unit (involves taking unit apart). A joke all around and horrible product. DON'T BUY!
Happy with my Coby
I got mine at a really good one day price from a local Video store. So far, so good. I'm happy with the performance. However, I kinda agree with the one reviewer on the battery/AC. I'm used to plugging in rather than relying on an internal battery. The battery so far plays thru a 2 hr movie (may have played longer but I recharged after the movie) Unless it plays back to back movies I would prefer AC. I'm using it for travel so time will tell.
Glad I was warned about not running AC and battery together!
