This is a great product for traveling in the car with 2 kids. They both have to watch the same thing but that's fine for now. The only drawback is the lack of a battery pack which makes it unusable for airline travel.

The DVD player itself is perfect for road trips. Easy to use and easy to change CD's. Big problem is that the wires went corrupt after 2 uses! Video feed was interupted and we have to find new wires. Otherwise, it was great.

I chose this dual-screen dvd player despite the reviews complaining about longevity because it has a key feature that makes it more user-friendly for parents of very young children. For 11.99, I added a two-year warranty from Square Trade (which gets excellent reviews here on Amazon).

I just returned from a 1600-mile roundtrip drive with a 1-year-old and 4-year-old, and I am very glad I had this with me. I'd say it got six- to eight hours of use, and it works perfectly so far.

Pros:
*An adult can control the DVD player from the front seat. This model has two screens and a separate DVD player, while the other models combined the DVD player with one of the screens. Some reviewers of the other units said they had to uninstall the screen from the seat in order to change DVDs. That would have been a huge pain while on the move, especially considering my children watch DVDs like Bob the Builder that are only 30 minutes long.

Each screen has its own volume control.

When my son fell asleep, I just unplugged his screen from the player unit in my lap, while my daughter was able to continue watching.

The cords are long enough to accommodate a child who is still rear-facing, or a third-row seat of a minivan.

There is a well-designed carrying case. A small detail, but some of the other units do not have one, and you may not want to leave this in the car for long.

The player was moved around a lot while DVDs were playing, but there was no skipping.

Cons:
The volume on the screens cannot be controlled from the main unit, or from the remote control, which can be frustrating if you have small children who can't reach the screen (or even figure out how to use it).

The units feel flimsy (but I do have that warranty).

Many of our kids' DVDs are naturally scratched up a bit. Our home DVD player can still play them, but this one couldn't play a number of those we tried.

You may need the remote control to do things like adjust captions (I couldn't figure it out on the main player).

I am back, ready to buy my second one, after the first one I bought stopped working after a year. Why??? Well the truth is not many dual DVD's have great reviews, and I did have a great experience for a year. I loved that the DVD is housed separately from the screens and that I can have that close to me in the front of the car. I am able to change DVD's without a problem while on the road. The honest truth is, I have no idea why it stopped working. My mom took the kids for the weekend and when she got back, it was not working anymore. We used this DVD player happily for countless trips, including a long road trip from Chicago to Nashville and back.

What I have to recommend to anyone considering this product is to buy the extended warranty thru amazon as well. The day mine stopped working, I called them up and within a week I had a check in hand for the entire purchase price! I am back to try my luck at another one, and will be getting the extended warranty again.

Worked great for about 2 car trips, no excess use, no dropping, when one screen gave up and then after just 4 more trips it just QUIT...bummer!! What a wast of money!!