DVD players these days don't have to be limited to just your living room entertainment cabinet. There are a lot of portable DVD players on the market which offer the ability to view your favorite movies on a small screen and pump out sound comparable to their bigger brothers. Take a peak below to see some of the ones I find to be among the best out there.
The Toshiba SD-P71S is a budget focused portable DVD player with a nice seven-inch screen. This portable DVD player, with its three hours of estimated battery life and dual headphone jacks, is not overly-loaded with features like some others in this list but still looks like it can get the job done. Toshiba has built into this portable DVD player support for DVD-R/RW playback support, meaning you'll be able to enjoy home videos recorded on these type of DVD media format. You'll find this player can also play your good old CDs, including those with MP3/WMA audio files. Built-in speakers let you share audio with others with enhanced virtual surround sound.
The Sony DVP-FX820 is a colorful, eight-inch portable DVD player available in five different color choices, including black, blue, red, pink and white. This portable DVD player model boasts a swivel screen for easier viewing and will give you up to six hours of estimated DVD video playback. Dual headphone jacks let you share audio with others and the DVP-FX820 can support a number of disc formats, including all DVD types as well as CDs and JPEG discs. It offers what Sony calls a rugged design and has the control buttons below the screen so you can flip the screen around and lay it directly on the body while still keeping control. A remote control as well as AC and car adapters are included as well.
The Philips DCP951 is what we'll call a hybrid portable DVD player. Besides letting you enjoy DVD video playback on its nine-inch display, you'll also find it has a built-in iPod slot for enjoying iPod video on the same screen. This portable DVD player also supports video and photos on SD/MMC memory cards via the built-in reader. Video playback is upwards of 2.5 hours on the player's rechargeable battery and it supports a variety of disc formats, including those in the DivX format. Other features include iPod battery charging, dual headphone jacks, an included remote control and the ability to pan, zoom or rotate photos.
The iLuv i1155, like the Philips DCP951, is a combo iPod/portable DVD player. This particular portable DVD player sports an 8.4-inch display screen and also includes an integrated iPod slot. It has touch pad sensitive controls and includes an adjustable stand so you can prop it up for better viewing on a desktop. Besides playing and recharging your iPod the iLuv i1155 can play a variety of disc formats including DVD, DVD+/-R/RW, VCD, CD, CD-R/RW, CD-G, MP3, JPEG and Kodak. Battery life is said to be at between three and four hours, depending upon the function. You'll also enjoy the included remote control, video output to a larger screen and dual headphone jacks.
Toshiba's nice looking SD-P915S portable DVD player sports a nice nine-inch screen and up to five hours of DVD video playback. It has a well designed swivel and flip display screen, built-in speakers and dual headphone jacks for sharing the experience with others. It supports several DVD media formats as well as DivX video discs. You can also view JPEG images on CDs and enjoy virtual surround sound for enhanced audio enjoyment. Other features of this Toshiba portable DVD player include DTS/Dolby audio output, an included remote control, WMA/MP3 audio playback off a CD and home or car use.
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