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Portable DVD Players – Introduction

Portable DVD players are becoming increasingly popular particularly with people who spend a lot of time travelling. Whether you want to watch films on long flights, entertain young children on car journeys or just want a compact and versatile DVD player that you can plug into your home entertainment system, you’ll find that there’s a portable DVD player on the market to suit your needs.

What are Portable DVD Players?

Portable DVD players are exactly that! They are DVD players with built-in screens and are small enough to carry around with you and fit into your bag, suitcase or even onto the back of a car seat, allowing you to watch DVDs on the move. You can also play CDs on them.

Many portable DVD players also allow you to play a variety of other formats such as MP3 music files, WMA (Windows Media Audio) files, DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs. You can also view JPEG photo files on some portable DVD players and some even have built-in TV tuners.

Many models can also be plugged into TV sets and home entertainment systems, meaning that you can use them at home to watch DVDs on a full-sized screen.

The Advantages of Portable DVD Players

Portable DVD players have a number of advantages over standard DVD players:

• Portability: The most obvious advantage of buying a portable DVD player is that you can use them to watch DVDs wherever you like.
• Great for use when travelling: Portable DVD players are ideal for taking on long plane trips. They don’t take up much room in your flight bag and they give you the freedom to watch the movie you choose whenever you want on the flight, rather than being restricted to the choice of films and start-times offered by the airline. You can also stop and start the film whenever you want, so you won’t miss any of the action when the flight attendant brings round your meals.
• Entertain the whole family: They are also great for using to entertain children on car or train journeys, or if you are waiting for a flight. And if you like self-catering holidays, you may be able to plug your portable DVD player into the television in your accommodation, providing you and the family with instant entertainment if the weather is bad!

Many portable DVD players now have dual headphone sockets, so more than one person can watch a film at one time, so the kids won’t need to fight about who watches it first.

• Space-saving: The size of portable DVD players also means that if you are short of space, you can use one in your living room rather than using a standard DVD player.

All in all, portable DVD players are truly versatile pieces of equipment.

Further Information

You can also find some hints and tips on what to look for when choosing a portable DVD player on our How to Choose section.

If you want to buy a portable DVD player, you can find out more about some of the top online suppliers, including details of their delivery times and postage and packaging costs, in our Where to Buy section.

You can learn more about other types of DVD player in our Types section.

You can find out more about specific manufacturers and brands of portable DVD player in our Brands and Top Models sections.

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