Portable DVD Player advice

[TheBEast]

I have no experience with them and am looking to get one for the car for a 4 hour drive coming up with my 2 year old. Anyone have any recommendations? Looking for something under $150 if possible. Will probably get used maybe a handful of times a year, so don't need super high quality but something that'll take a little abuse.

 

[ctenidae]

At $150, you're pretty much at the top of the line (for reasonable ones, anyway). Check out www.newegg.com for reviews (my favorite electronics site)

 

[RootDKJ]

Don't forget to pick up one of these. It's a great time saver :lol:

 

[TheBEast]

At $150, you're pretty much at the top of the line (for reasonable ones, anyway). Check out www.newegg.com for reviews (my favorite electronics site)

I was seeing ones on Amazon for $250 and over, so I'll check out that other site you sent.

 

[TheBEast]

Don't forget to pick up one of these. It's a great time saver :lol:

Got one ;-)

LOL.....

 

[BackLoafRiver]

Three of my family members have the Toshiba SD-P715. It's fairly inexpensive and does the job for them. Nothing great with not a ton of bells and whistles but the picture is clear and they have all had great luck with them.

 

[2knees]

I would just go cheap as possible. We've gone through 3 of these in 4 years. they just take alot of abuse going in and out of the car (we only allow it for longer drives) and all the prying and inquisitive fingers of the kids.

I'll see what one we have when i get home, its a dual screen and cost about $150 i believe.

 

[severine]

Go for the dual screen ones. I bought a laptop-esque model first for $70 on sale (I think it was around $100 regularly; it was a black Friday sale) and it never attached well to the seat because it wasn't really designed for that; it was designed to sit on a table or something like that. The kids got a dual for Christmas from my MIL and it's much nicer, and probably ~$150 (or less since she usually shops at Costco).

 

[billski]

Don't forget to pick up one of these. It's a great time saver :lol:

You won't let that one die! Do you have one? :lol:

 

[RootDKJ]

You won't let that one die! Do you have one? :lol:

Nope. Every now and then a thread is just begging for a little DVD Rewinder.

 

[billski]

Nope. Every now and then a thread is just begging for a little DVD Rewinder.

Reminds me that when I was a kid I played my tunes on a reel to reel recorder. 3" reels, 5" reels, 7" reels, 9" reels. Not only did we need to know how to rewind, but also how to splice.

 

[marcski]

Yes, go cheap. Ours is I think an Audiovox. Relatively small screen but its perfect for the car. Has come in very very handy. My daughter just holds it on her lap. Works out well.

 

[billski]

I have no experience with them and am looking to get one for the car for a 4 hour drive coming up with my 2 year old. Anyone have any recommendations? Looking for something under $150 if possible. Will probably get used maybe a handful of times a year, so don't need super high quality but something that'll take a little abuse.

For a 2 year old, you don't need a dual screen. For 30$ you can get a Coby at Walmart. They can drop it, spill juice on it and run over it with their big wheel, who cares!

I use one for our ski club meeting, plug it into a projector and play ski porn. Sure beats a PC - push play and it goes.

 

[severine]

Yes, go cheap. Ours is I think an Audiovox. Relatively small screen but its perfect for the car. Has come in very very handy. My daughter just holds it on her lap. Works out well.

I think that's the brand of our crappier one. Sounds like it would be the right kind, anyway.

 

[billski]

Me bad. Sylvania, $60.

 

[severine]

Maybe he wants to sit in the back and watch TV while his wife drives.

 

[billski]

Maybe he wants to sit in the back and watch TV while his wife drives.

I sat in the back once while my wife drove, put the oldest one in front. My wife HATED it, but I had fun with the kids!:razz:
I guess she didn't like the fact that I was having fun.