RCA BRC3109 10-Inch Portable Blu-Ray DVD Player

Overall, this blu-ray player works great. The video and the sound are both clear. The 10" screen makes watching videos on the portable player almost as satisfying as watching them on television. The sound, while not as well-delivered as from a regular speaker system, was still clear and discernible and loud enough to hear from across a room.There are only two cons:1 - This is more of a pet peeve: The load time for a video is a bit long - anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds2 - The volume toggle is very close to the power switch and I have accidentally turned off the unit while trying to adjust the volume. Then I have to wait for the movie to load again and go into the scene selections.

I was also nervous about this player having such a reasonable pricetag (particularly used), but never fear -- I can't imagine the "higher end" units providing enough additional features to justify their significantly higher price.The look is sleek and uncluttered (note: Amazon is indeed picturing the BRC3108 for some reason. The 3109 has a black disc door and looks really smooth). The unit is a bit on the bulky side, but since my needs are more for bedroom watching than actual mobility I'll put up with it. Strangely, the remote is full-sized, which makes little sense with a "portable" player, but so far I haven't come across any obstacles to maneuvering around with the on-board keypad.The picture is fabulous with really rich colors (I'm also coming from a 7-inch screen on my previous portable DVD player, so I expected to be wowed here). My Blu-rays seem to load marginally faster than on my main Panasonic player. I can't complain about the volume, I found it to be quite adequate; even needed to turn it down a little during testing. I did hear some buzzing while listening with earphones, but it was only during very, very quiet scenes and completely unnoticeable otherwise.I'm also pleased to report that I didn't experience the audio sync issues another reviewer mentioned when outputting to TV, but I did only try one disc. I'm just thrilled to have this option at all, since previously I was eyeing the only other player in my budget, the Panasonic DMP-B100 that doesn't offer it. I'm not a fan of upgrading again and again and again, so I thought it would be better to get as many features as I could the first time.For people upset about the lack of a resume feature, this is a function of the disc and not the player, as I learned to my chagrin when I bought my Panasonic main player.A couple of cons: It did get a little warm on the underside in my lap, though not alarmingly so. Also the USB port is apparently only meant to play photo slideshows, not movie files; I don't understand why anyone would want this, but from looking around I have yet to find a portable player that can handle thumb drive movies anyway. Lastly, I don't understand the need for three power switch settings, "On/off/charging." Haven't older players already perfected the technology to charge automatically in the "off" position?For the price you can't go wrong with this one. I'm sure all players will eventually come down to more reasonable levels, but if you can't wait this one is priced right now, without sacrificing too much in the way of features.

I used it while deployed. It didn't work on my non-copyrighted movies but worked just fine with the bootlegs from the TCNs. Seems very backwards to me.

Had this product for 2 weeks and took it on a trip to Florida with me. During several movies the video would skip or stop completely, and this was when it was on the table in the hotel room and not in a bumpy car. Then after about 15 blu-ray viewings, the player would not read the blu-ray disk and would say "bad disk". Several disks were tried and many were brand new. Every time the player would read "bad disk". The dvd reader continued to work but the play would no longer play blu-rays. This item was returned and I will be purchasing another brand.

I bought this after reading replies to customer questions of whether it had a USB port. Almost all of those asking about a USB port received the reply "YES IT DOES", so I assumed that it did and bought one.NO, IT DOES NOT HAVE A USB PORT!!! All ports/function options (other than playback controls) are all on the left side, and are as follows:DC IN 9V-12V, AV OUT, HDMI OUT, CHARGE-OFF-ON, VOLUME, HEADPHONE.There are no buttons/ports/etc on the front or right of the unit, nor on the back.Also, be forewarned that the rear of the unit, where the rechargeable battery is located is rather BULKY, unlike what's shown in the stock images. AND the battery is NOT detachable.I am returning this because the listing is deceiving. The unit is NOT exactly what is pictured, and they have allowed false claims to the functionality of the device to remain posted publicly, influencing sales.My advice to anyone looking for a dvd or blu-ray player with USB ports: look up the model numbers on the manufacturer websites BEFORE believing anything posted by people on here... It will save you the aggravation I just went through...