With a Portable DVD Player you’ll never have to be stuck in a car, airplane, or hotel room bored again!

Though buying the biggest screen size can enhance your viewing experience, what good is a Portable DVD Player if you can’t carry it around with ease?

Selecting a Portable DVD Player

If you want to watch a movie while travelling by road, or while undertaking air travel, or if you want to keep your children occupied with a movie for the duration of a long drive, bring your portable DVD player along! To use it, all you need to do, is to plug your headphones into the set, and relax with your favourite viewing to pass time on the journey. Most portable players have a built-in LCD screen and speakers that can give you a miniaturised home theatre experience.

Screen Size and Weight

Many people buy Portable DVD Players based on a single attribute, such as the screen size of the player. The player size is the probably the first aspect to be considered when you venture out to select a player. Those with larger screen sizes will correspondingly weigh more. The ideal screen size is generally held to be 7” making it handy and easy to carry. Bigger screens give you better clarity, but the sets are more expensive than models with smaller screens.

There are also low priced portable DVD players without screens, if you intend to plug the player into an existing television set or perhaps an old LCD screen from a car video system. These are easier on the purse than those that come with a screen but be sure to check that the player you choose has outputs that are compatible with the video inputs of your screen.

Portability: You may want to consider how “Portable” the DVD Player is before making a purchasing decision. If the DVD Player is too big and bulky, it might be difficult for you to carry around. Though as technology advances, even Portable DVD Players with large screen sizes are becoming extremely compact.

Included Accessories: The accessories that come with the Portable DVD Player should have a big impact on your purchasing decision. Consider accessories such as AC/DC Adapters, Remote Controls, AV Cables, S-Video Cables, Car Adapters, Car Mounts, Headphones, etc.

S-Video (Separated Video): An analog video signal that carries the video data as two separate signals.

DVD Players – The High Definition DVD Players

digital versatile disc player or a DVD player is a device that plays discs produced in DVD video and DVD audio formats. Most of these players allow users to play audio and video compact discs (CDs) also. The player reads and obeys the DVD’s regional lockout codes and displays a warning if it is not authorised to play the DVD. These players usually read a DVD disc in ISO – UDF version 1.2 format. Most DVDs are of the same dimensions as a CD but can store up to 6 times as much data.

Some new players also play videos in MPEG-4 ASP video compression format. They are usually cheaper than VCRs. Presently; China is the largest producer of DVD players. There is also another variety of players that is called software DVD players. These players allow the users to view DVD videos on a computer. Some examples of software DVD players include VLC Media Player, PowerDVD and WinDVD.

The LG’s DivX portable DVD player (PDP) has a 7 inch wide swivel LCD screen. The player supports a number of file formats like VCD, JPEG, DivX, CD-R and WMA. The player’s 100x High Speed Smooth Scan allows the users to view videos and movies with crystal clear resolutions. Its user-friendly on-screen Graphics User Interface makes it very simple to operate and use. The device comes packaged with a removable battery pack and an in-car charger. Other big players like Sony, Philips and Panasonic have also come up with a range of slim and lightweight portable DVD players.

Most portable DVD players come equipped with a LCD monitor and stereo speakers. PDPs are best suited for use during long travels. Most common PDP screen size is 7 inches although there are some models that have screen size of up to 12 inches. Some models of PDPs are offering a high screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Newest models of PDPs come with a swivel screen that can be rotated through 180 degrees. Some PDPs also have built-in iPod docks, USB & SD card slots and fold flat.

Author by Jayson Pablo

Audiovox D1708 Portable DVD Player

Home entertainment units have come along way over the past few years. Besides being found in more and more homes, prices of some units are now down below $200. This is a sharp drop compared to earlier models which retailed for several times the price.

Audiovox is a top producer of portable DVD players.

Their D1708 model has the following features:

A 7-inch TFT active matrix widescreen display.

Aspect ratio control so you can choose 16:9 for widescreen movies, standard 4:3, or a switchable option.

It plays back DVD, CD, and MP3-formatted discs for a variety of options.

DVD features include multiple angles, multilingual subtitles, parental controls, and slow motion.

Two sets of headphones.

A mounting bag.

Rechargeable battery.

AC/DC adapter.

Battery life should net you about three hours, long enough to see two full length movies. Of course, if you have it plugged into your car’s cigarette lighter, you can travel clear across the country without having that worry.

Retail price for the D1708 should be just below $200. perhaps less if ordered online. For the price and for its capabilities you will find the D1708 to be a strong competitor with other leading portable DVD players.

Author by Matthew Keegan