Worked well until the DVD broke
595965
The picture is good and the combo was convenient.  However, after 1 year, the DVD broke.  Now I have just a TV.  This is the problem with combos.  It is better to get components separately.
386176
Worked great for some time. Then I realized I left out a screw and when re-assembling broke the cable to my disc detection sensor. Sadly it's the older Fat 80GB that could do software emulation. But was easy to install as long as you use some needle nose pliers to work with that cable.
2574400
The dvd worked for about a month but now if freezes up on any console, dvd player, or pc I try to play it in. I do not see any kind of smudges or any other sort of damage on the disc. Kind of embarrassing for me since it was a gift to someone. Would be willing to change rating if I could get a replacement.
1389953
The DVD that came with it was cracked...therefore useless.  The disc itself has a big dimple if you fill it too much.  I'm using it with not much inflation so it doesn't have the dimple near the edge.  Could I get another DVD?
3499011
Was great while it worked. Love that it has a remote. Started malfunctioning at 4 months.  I know these DVD players have a limited life span but 4 months of normal use at this price seems overly short. We've tried different cables and cleaned the dvds and inside of the player with cloth and rubbing alcohol as suggested and it's still the same.
4861986
It was good, but disappointed that the DVD  started to get a disruppted picture and no sound and stopped at 2300 while watching the second to last episode.
492796
I purchased the GPX DVD player in 2009, and it worked fine for about a year. About the time the warranty expired, it failed to read a disk or stopped repeatedly to read the disk - making it completely useless for watching on a TV. I have another DVD player (Panasonic), and it has worked perfectly for 3 years. By checking all disks on the Panasonic, I was able to confirm that it was the GPX player that had failed and not a problem with the disks.
4855001
Our only issue is that the mounting piece on the back of the dvd player that holds the strap snapped pretty easily.
4464924
Plain and simple, the DVD would not spin up... I tried several DVD discs, and it just did not play them.

However, the composite video INPUT does work just fine, if you need a little portable video monitor with an external video source, such as games.

Unit was returned, much to my chagrin.
1476081
I bought this for long car trips for my kid. It did it's job in keeping her entertained. There were few issues with operation (no skipping, sound issues, etc.) In fact, it strapped behind the driver's headrest, and as long as the volume was not too loud, the driver (me) was not bothered by the volume level. The picture quality and sound (I did climb in the back to watch once or twice) was exceptional for the price.

However, after limited usage over 1+ year, the sound and display suddenly went out. After some tinkering (open up and jiggle the optical cable), I have gotten the sound to return. Due to the age of the item (> 1yr) and cost, I can *wish* I got more life than 6-10 long trips, but that's about it.

I now have the opportunity to "crack it open" and see if I can restore both pic and sound. If you're looking for a durable dvd player, look elsewhere. If you want economical and have low expectations, grab one.
1218464
It was great picture quality and easy to use the first day I used it.  Since then I haven't been able to get it to read any discs.  :(
3297476
For the first couple of months, this was great.  It functioned perfectly.  I primarily use it to watch DVDs on my non DVD-enabled iMac.  It was plug-and-play and the DVDs always played smoothly.  I would guess I used it to watch maybe 6 movies a month on average.

But then I noticed that sometimes the drawer wouldn't stay shut when closing it.  It would bounce back open.  It's like some internal hook wasn't catching the drawer's hook correctly.  If I manually held it closed for a couple of seconds, then it would stay closed.  But the problem got progressively worse.  I'd have to manually hold the drawer closed for longer periods of time with each using.

Now the door simply doesn't stay closed on most occasions.  It strangely functions and plays DVDs when manually holding the drawer shut, but once you let go, the drawer springs open and takes the DVD out with it.  It sometimes stays closed after several minutes, but only sometimes.  I'm about 6 months past the warranty period and am unhappy with this.
447782
Not sure if this is just my unit or a design defect.  About a half hour into watching a DVD the system seems to get overloaded and the sound startes to cut off and on and the picture gets choppy (frames freeze) and finally the DVD stops playing.  Is anyone else having this problem?
131612
It worked for one DVD. The next one, the DVD would not spin and the unit made a noise like a bearing had gone out.
4974470
I liked the appearance of this DVD player, and it was a nice size, but unfortunately it only worked for a few weeks and then it bit the dust.  I have had good luck with Samsung products before, so I hope I just had a bad one, but it was hardly worth sending it back, so I purchased a replacement locally - ended up with a Phillips - a brand that I was a bit uneasy about, but the Phillips has been just fine.
4889755
The DVS player worked well, until the plug connector broke free from the inside of the case.  I opened it up, glued the connector back on, but that did not work at all.  I had it for several years, but used it less than 10 times.
1223994
After I installed this product I was really excited! It seemed exactly like what I wanted. I loved how the DVD players clip into the headrest. It was so secure. I loved the touchscreen and the IR head phones. Why did I give it 1 star? Well towards the end of our road trip one of the DVD players started showing an error message of "open". The DVD player wasn't staying closed enough to spin the DVD. In less than a month the DVD player was not working. That is not acceptable!