Can this unit be charging while watching a DVD? I've noticed a lot of others that don't.
1405220
Yes! And you can also charge it while watching in the car. Very good choice.
1405221
Yes. The only thing we dislike about this unit it the volume controls are buttons that are difficult to use.
1405222
I'm not sure that DB Levenstam is exactly correct. I think it may charge, but it's not a strong enough charge to defeat the amount of energy it uses when it's on. Does that make sense? We only use it in the car, and for times when we need our son distracted (at boring adult events). I did buy a car charger to go with it, and when my son watches it - I always have it plugged in. Even if it only extends the life of the battery an additional 5 minutes, it's 5 minutes of occupied child.
1405223
No, not according to the manufacturing instructions, which say, "The battery can be only recharged when turning power to OFF state, and keep continuous power supply, the red light will be on, and the light will turn yellow when it's fully charged." (Yes, it sounds like someone who learned English as a second language translated the instructions from Japanese.) I can confirm that the red charging light turns off when you turn the unit's ON/OFF switch to the ON position, so I suspect that the instructions are correct and Mariana R and Lisa are wrong. It would be rare, indeed, for a product to work better than the manufacturer says it works. I bought this player, ironically, because Mariana and Lisa said that it charges while playing a DVD, since my last one didn't and I often found it dying in the middle of something I was watching. I'm not too disappointed to find that Mariana R and Lisa are apparently mistaken, since the last one, and indeed every other one I checked on Amazon.com, has the same limitation, and because this one has gotten an average of 4 stars from more than 140 users.
1456557
It's not a problem to power an external HD on this USB port. DVD? Sorry, not sure about that. Never tried.
74659
That answer can vary depending on the device. Some tablets need to be charging while using hdmi. My Nvidia Shield doesn't, but I would check about your device to make sure.
1266439
Short answer: yes. I used to charge it and use it until battery got full drain. The player automatically stop playing, then I plug the device to the charger and after a couple of seconds I can resume plating with no problem at all.
52460
Hello Gail, I bought mine several years ago for my wife. She uses it at work and to this day she has yet to have any problems with it. She watches it everyday at work during lunch. My suggestion is to make sure you have it on the right settings for watching TV,DVD,and aux input, if you try all those and the picture still doesn't work then you may need to send it in to Coby. The only other thing that I may say is the region setting may be off but, only if the picture doesn't work for the DVD only, if you aren't getting any picture on any of the input methods there may be some internal malfunction going on. Hope this helps. Hello Gail, I bought mine several years ago for my wife. She uses it at work and to this day she has yet to have any problems with it. She watches it everyday at work during lunch. My suggestion is to make sure you have it on the right settings for watching TV,DVD,and aux input, if you try all those and the picture still doesn't work then you may need to send it in to Coby. The only other thing that I may say is the region setting may be off but, only if the picture doesn't work for the DVD only, if you aren't getting any picture on any of the input methods there may be some internal... » Read More Hello Gail, I bought mine several years ago for my wife. She uses it at work and to this day she has yet to have any problems with it. She watches it everyday at work during lunch. My suggestion is to make sure you have it on the right settings for watching TV,DVD,and aux input, if you try all those and the picture still doesn't work then you may need to send it in to Coby. The only other thing that I may say is the region setting may be off but, only if the picture doesn't work for the DVD only, if you aren't getting any picture on any of the input methods there may be some internal malfunction going on. Hope this helps. « Show Less
978310
no you can us your computer's USB to charge it but it takes longer than if you used the video power Adapter. I use my Adapter all the time especially if you do not want your videos to be transferred to your computer.
760249
I just checked the instructions that came with the unit. It states that you can charge USB devices on AC or battery power but in order to save battery life the unit will cease charging external devices if being played on a high volume setting during battery operation. Hope that helps. ;)
102956
Yes, it does charge it while playing...unless you're using the AUX port of course.
1232746
I have had no problem with mine charging. Perhaps you have a defective unit. Mine is now around three months old. Good luck, Earl
1614403
Yes, the receiver shows video while charging. Works pretty well so far. Good luck...
149203
I guess I am the odd man out in this one. I love mine. Works good. Are you sure you got a good charge? When the unit is charging you get a visual indication on the screen that it is being charged. If you do not then maybe the connection to your power source is not seeded correctly. I plug mine into a usb port on my windows7 desktop, it recognizes it and starts charging right away.
1007528
I have owned the unit for 10 days now. I regularly charge an old NEXUS 3 and an iPad first gen, which I use for watching MP4s movies. No issues to report.
1294264
nope, I jus have it plugged into a power strip and I just turn it on when I start watchin' movies. And I turn it off like 15mins later after I turn off system to get rid of left over heat works perfect.....
802646
You can charge the DVD player while watching a movie, as long as you have a nearby socket. It works on trains and buses. Not sure about airplanes, never been on one, but it should work.
1901414
I know it works while it's plugged into our laptop...so I'm assuming it's also charging. I know it doesn't take long to charge.
504838
Thanks for the response but that's ok. I already got an ac adaptor for the dvd. I needed it. So, thanks.
1076876
I have never had a reason to try to record when charging. Short answer is "I don't know". I could be wrong, but I don't think it will. But then again I have had no reason to try it.