We're on our second one - it also stopped playing after one month - I think it's because the venting is on the bottom and it overheats easily.

After a couple of months it stopped working, I sent it back to the factory and they returned to me.  Now after having played it only once, it does not work again.  If I send it back it is going to cost another $20 (plus the $20 I already paid for...

The RCA DVD player is a good DVD player.  It plays DVD's well and has built in speakers along with a headphone jack.  Will also play CD's and has analog out for playing on TV's.

I've had this RCA DVD Portable unit for about 2 months now and it will not play at all.  In lieu of the two "dogs" all I get is a screen 1/2 full of colored verticle lines.  The unit seems a l"lightweight" and toyish" not like the heavy DVD & VCR...