Originally posted by drewhiggins:G'day Jeremy. We recently got a Panasonic portable DVD player, with decent colour callibration, 7'' screen size, not too heavy, good sound and decent battery life of about 4-5 hours, sometimes 6-7 with the brightness dimmed down to around 40% from 80%. Any brand like Panasonic, Samsung, Audiovox, Sony or Toshiba should do a pretty decent job.
Pretty much it all depends on the screen size, how long you want to use it for, the sound (unless you're using headphones), other format playback like MP3 or JPEG discs etc. Many people who ask me this question a lot, I would tell them that exact same thing.
Anyway, because you're in the US, I found a page on Amazon.com which might be worth a look, with 38 different players. I've never ordered from them before (others here have, I think), but from reading stories on the web and speaking to others in the US and UK - and family members, they seem to have pretty good service for questions and returns (and abide by the manufacturer's warranty of a year and do offer extended warranties). I couldn't imagine them being as bad as BestBuy, though. They are expensive units for what they are, so make sure you do the research before you buy!
http://www.amazon.com/tag/portable%20dvd%20players/ref=tag_dpp_cust_itdp_t
You could also see if a Zune or Archos would work for you - look it up on Amazon.
Thanks, Drew! I really appreciate it!
