Customer Reviews
It's great, when it works. 
2008-05-07
With a 14-hour car ride with my two kids (6 & 2 1/2) ahead of me, I needed a portable DVD player that would get us all through it with some semblance of sanity. I reviewed all of the products that were available and agonized over the fact that it seemed like a coin toss whether or not the unit a person bought would be defective or not. It didn't matter how much one spent, half of the reviews were, "this is junk!" and the other half were "this is great!" If spending more money was a guarantee that the portable DVD player was going to work, I'd have done so. But it didn't seem to matter. So, it was with great trepidation that I purchased this unit. I figured that I could eat the loss if it the coin toss came up "crap."
Everything worked great during the two pre-trip tryouts. Sharp picture, ample sound quality, no skipping on the player, the kids were happy. But two hours of use during the trip the picture on one of the units all but died. Maxing out the brightness didn't help. The sound came through fine so the kids were able to watch the same screen without having to jack up the volume. My son was even able to plug in his video game to it. Fortunately, the one remaining screen lasted the rest of the trip and the return trip as well. No problems with the player itself.
I bought the service/replacement plan just in case something went wrong. I have to recommend the same to any future buyers. Hopefully, I'll either get the unit repaired or replaced. I'll try to edit this with an update if/when that happens. Today is 5/6/08.
5 stars for when the unit worked. 1 star for the unit breaking so soon. Unless you need one of these right away (like me), try and wait for next year's models.
Strike One! 
2008-05-06
Purchased this product about 3 weeks ago for my 2 chidren (5 and 8 months) to use in my husband's crew cab truck. Worked well twice. Yesterday was the third time we TRIED to use it and it would not even power on. We will give it one more try because we really like the idea of being able to operate the unit from the front seat. Hope the second time is a charm. We will update when we see how the other unit holds up.
One year and going strong 
2008-04-30
I have now had this product for over a year and feel qualified to write a detailed review.
First some pros/cons-
Pros-
1. Dual Monitors.
2. Stand alone player
3. Extremely low price, compared to dealer installed player.
4. Easily transferable to another car, or hotel room when on trips
5. Capability of playing a video game on one screen and movie on another.
Cons-
1. No back up battery, if the car turns off/on the movie turns off and starts from the beginning.
2. On mine, the remote worked fine but not all buttons on the player worked.
A little more detail-
Dual monitors are great if you have more then one kid. They do not have to crank their neck at all to see the screen; it is strapped to the head rest right in front of them. If you have young kids that sit reversed in their car seat you can have one screen facing them and one screen for the older child. The stand alone player is key, yes it causes an extra cable, but it is needed so you can control the DVD player. It is hard to work through the menu of DVDs if you have to reach behind your head and try to feel for the buttons. You can set the separate player right next to you and easily press the buttons with this model. This player is around $170 delivered. In my Honda Odyssey, it was $3000 for a built in DVD player. DVD players will most likely not last more then a few years, I could by about 18 portable players for the price of the built in one. Even if it broke after a year, it would still be well worth it. When we go on trips and stay in the hotel, I just disconnect it from the car, use the A/C adapter, and the kids watch their movies in the rooms if they have too.
My biggest gripe with it is that it does not have a battery in it. For example, say you are getting the kids ready in the car and you turn on the player because you will be awhile packing or need to change a last minute diaper on one of the kids. The player will run with out the engine of the car running, but when you get in the start the car (at least in my Odyssey) there is a split second when no power is sent to the player, that split second is enough to restart the player from the beginning. If your kid cares, you then need to try to find the point the movie left off at. Kind of a pain. Something happens if you are running errands and leave one parent in the car with the kids, if you turn the engine off, it continues to run but once you start the car back up, it resets.
We do not use it every time we are in the car, only if we are in the car for more then 30 minutes or so. We have had many hours of usage and it and would definitely by it again.
Freeze during playback 2008-04-11
I hooked this up and put a brand new DVD in it. It started to play but after a minute or so the picture would freeze periodically. This seems to be a problem with the DVD player not the screens. I tried a couple of DVDs with the same results. I'm sending it straight back.
So Far So Good 2008-04-09
So far we are happy. It arrived on time, we knew it would not be the top quality high profile plastic so we were not surprised by how light and flimsy it was. We hooked it up and it worked fine. Slight blue line in one monitor but it went away quickly. Time will tell.
Happy customer 2008-04-09
Of course I read many many reviews on many many products and finally just took a leap of faith that I would be satisified with this product. I am happy to say that it did the trick. I bought this product for my kids to use during a long three day drive. It worked like a charm, it was super easy to install and the kids never asked if we were almost there yet. The picture quality is fine for my kids, the remote worked fine, there is no battery to worry about losing its charge since this system runs off the car battery (could be a problem for airline trips.) Of course it shuts down when the car gets turned off and the kids have to start over and find where they were in the movie, but it was easy for my 9 year old to do and required no assistance from me. The sound quality is good, couldn't hear the motor running or dvd spinning. The system is in the closet until our next long car ride so hopefully it will continue to work in the future, but as of now, I am thrilled with this purchase.
Great Product - Works beautifully, and very convenient 
2008-03-25
I really do love this twin monitor portable dvd system. I researched the heck out of what was available and was a little nervous about getting this one based on earlier reviews, but none of the dual monitor dvd systems seemed to have good reviews at this price range. I have sense used it on very long trips (13 hour drives, etc). Out of the box, it is very light, but turned out to be very durable, (I have two toddlers who kicked the screens and banged on the dvd player.) Both screens worked great. Don't let other reviews sway you too much. It sounds like a lot of people simply did not realize that there are individual screen buttons that allow for one or both of the screens to be on at one time, and these need to be repushed whenever the dvd plyer is turned off. The convenience of having the dvd player seperate from the monitors was better than I realized it would be and the remote works great. I also did not have the problem that I read others had with many systems when the dvd player is turned off, as this one could be turned back on to the last part of the dvd watched, and pause, rewind and fast forward are all options as well, just like you would have at home. I loved it. The sound was loud and clear and you can use ear phones if need be. There is also not the mess of several different cords running all over the place or, as with our old single monitor, a swinging, strappy mess between the seats. The monitors fit neatly and easily on the back of the headrests. Also, once at the hotel, we disconnected the dvd player, and used another cord to watch movies with it on the tv in our room - saved a bundle on hotel movie rentals. Very easy to use, durable and works great!
So far so good... 2008-03-02
I was really reluctant to purchase this DVD player set after reading the reviews, seems the opinions were split down the middle. Since I really need something to keep my kids (4 and 1) occupied for the long drive cross-country soon; I decided to go ahead with my purchase.
Delivery was kind of a nightmare; when it finally got here, I thought it looked nice and really liked the bag it came in. Everything has a nice little compartment and it would be easy to carry from place to place.
Installing them into the vehicle took less than 5 mins. The cords are a little bit of a hassel but I found a way to bundle the cords with something kind of like the velcro strap that comes on the cord to a laptop, works really well. I tucked the buddled cords into the seat pockets of the seats in front of them so the kids won't be tempted to play with them.
I really like that the player itsself comes separate from the monitors so it can be placed up front with me, instead of having to reach back to change DVDs. The only thing I wish was different is the monitors, I'd prefer if they both came on when the player itsself was turned on. For those who only want to utilize one at different times, you do have the option to do so though with the way it is.
The pictures and quality looks good so far...I'm seeing a lot of reviews saying they are messing up after a couple of weeks so I'll be back with an update if and when that happens.
~fingers crossed~
Axion AXN6079 7" Twin Monitor Portable DVD System 2008-02-29
After two weeks of use a screen color is not just black and white is very poor quality
All i could ask for! 2008-02-26
I purchased this item for my 1 1/2 year old son. He has never been a child who has liked riding for more then 5 miles. I thought this would be the perfect christmas present and it was! He is awesome now to ride with. We can go on over 1 hour trips with a happy child. The actual unit is nice i haven't had any problem with it yet. We also just went on a 6 hour trip over new years and it is still working great. I had read on some reviews it didn't last but ours did. It doesn't have a pause button but if you hit stop 1 time and then come back later without unplugging it from you cigarette lighter plug and hit play it will start back up from where it was at. All and all we LOVE our player. I didn't want the other kind where he was in control of the buttons. I just place the player in the front seat. We only use the 1 screen until other kids are with us since he's an only child.
