Portable DVD Player suggestion(s)?
11-14-07 | 12:29 AM
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Portable DVD Player suggestion(s)?
Hi,
It's been a while since I've posted, but I find myself in the market for a portable DVD Player. I see they've gotten mighty cheap and there are many brands and models.
I'm looking to get one for my daughter for a long plane ride (11 hours) to try to keep her from going stir crazy. Cheap is my main criterion, but I've learned that going super cheap just means the sucker's going to break in a month, so I'm looking for something fairly solid, but not top of the line. If it has DivX compatibility that would be a great flexibility plus, but not a 'must-have'.
Should I just grab something cheap and disposable, or should I get a brand name?
It's been a while since I've posted, but I find myself in the market for a portable DVD Player. I see they've gotten mighty cheap and there are many brands and models.
I'm looking to get one for my daughter for a long plane ride (11 hours) to try to keep her from going stir crazy. Cheap is my main criterion, but I've learned that going super cheap just means the sucker's going to break in a month, so I'm looking for something fairly solid, but not top of the line. If it has DivX compatibility that would be a great flexibility plus, but not a 'must-have'.
Should I just grab something cheap and disposable, or should I get a brand name?
11-14-07 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by CheapBastid
Hi,
It's been a while since I've posted, but I find myself in the market for a portable DVD Player. I see they've gotten mighty cheap and there are many brands and models.
I'm looking to get one for my daughter for a long plane ride (11 hours) to try to keep her from going stir crazy. Cheap is my main criterion, but I've learned that going super cheap just means the sucker's going to break in a month, so I'm looking for something fairly solid, but not top of the line. If it has DivX compatibility that would be a great flexibility plus, but not a 'must-have'.
Should I just grab something cheap and disposable, or should I get a brand name?
It's been a while since I've posted, but I find myself in the market for a portable DVD Player. I see they've gotten mighty cheap and there are many brands and models.
I'm looking to get one for my daughter for a long plane ride (11 hours) to try to keep her from going stir crazy. Cheap is my main criterion, but I've learned that going super cheap just means the sucker's going to break in a month, so I'm looking for something fairly solid, but not top of the line. If it has DivX compatibility that would be a great flexibility plus, but not a 'must-have'.
Should I just grab something cheap and disposable, or should I get a brand name?
http://www.seatguru.com/articles/in-...ptop_power.php
I bought a Dynex portable DVD player from Best Buy last month, and I like it. It doesn't have DivX, but right now it's on sale for $69. It's 7" and it looks pretty good.
