rec for portable dvd player

[TahliasMom]

DD and I are driving to socal for winter break and our portable dvd player died last night while i was trying to charge it. :( we're leaving tomorrow am, driving about 6 hours (330+ miles) so i usually let dd watch one movie. i need a replacement asap. any recommendations? sales? etc. would like to stay under $100 since we just had to replace our home dvd player...
TIA

[bluestarfish18]

We have a double screen panasonic that we love...and a single sony that we like too. I think it's hard to go wrong with them.

[farm-o-rama]

We have this one from Sony, and it's been great. It's been dropped and abused a bit, and never any problems.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00139JBU2/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=electronics

Or you can now get the 9" screen for less than my 8" one:

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-DVP-FX930-9-Inch-Portable-Player/dp/B001TCHOPW/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1266012995&sr=1-8

[citymama]

Sonys are generally great. I would just go to Target or Costco and see what's on sale since you don't have much time to shop around!

[TahliasMom]

thank you! i did have a sony so i'll probalby stick with that brand. i'll check target tonight and pop into costco before we leave...

[MeyersDVM]

Another thing to consider is buying a netbook. You can store many movies on it and the battery life is way better than a portable dvd player. If you use the audio out (headphone jack) you can play the sound on the car speakers, too. I recently bought one for a plane trip and have been using it for everything but watching movies! Prices are about $250 retail, but I got a steal from the Dell Outlet. Might not work if you have to have it tonight, but food for thought....