Portable DVD Players - comparo
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Member - Andrew & Jen (Melb)
For those that like to go bush without mod cons - read no further. For those of us who enjoy modern conveniences like 4wd's, sunglasses,
toilet paper and jocks - read on....
Choice magazine May 2004 has an article on Portable DVD players under $700. I am sure that if you are in the market for a portable DVD player that this is worth reading. They tested 8 DVD players and checked a number of things including the "ability to cope with the vibration of a car going over some pretty rough roads."
The winner was the Shinco MDP-1770. Their summary: "As
well as being the best model overall, it's equal best for picture quality and best for sound. It's also reasonably easy to use, handles faulty discs
well. has the longest battery life in the
test and is the lightest of the models to carry around. Unfortunately you can't adjust the picture when you are using an external screen, it doesn't have an S-video output and its menus are in English only. Its remote is small but OK."
Interestingly they said "picture quality isn't a strong point for most of the products in this
test. Resolution is not as high as a normal LCD computer screen.
Andrew