Portable DVD players

Hi Smocky
1 got one from ALDI for $399, 7 inch widescreen, remote, all adaptors, can plug into normal TVs and home theatre gear, headrest pouch, battery, carry case all came with it. We went 4WDing up to craigs hut and around the high country on the weekend and it did not skip at all. Was very impressed with its performance. I have it hooked into the stereo and have dolby digital surround sound in the 4WD. Think it is a Medion or something like that, from ALDI.
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Smocky,
I just picked up an almost new 7" shinco on ebay for $275 (rrp $349) for the same reasons you are looking at one. Have not had a chance to use it in the vehicle yet but playing with it at home it seems very good. I shook it around without it skipping and the image is very clear even from a couple of meters away. I'm actually thinking of putting it on the centre console so both the kids can see it. It also plays all my digital photos like a slide show.
Definately keep an eye on ebay.
Cheers, Stu

Don't buy the Digitrex, myself and 2 mates bought them from different stores aand all had them fail within 2 months of purchase(mine failed inside of a week) I got my money back in the shortest time out of the 3 of us... 4 months... yep you read that right, 4months. I won't go into the list of excuses but after I dropped both the "F" and "C" words I had a cheque within a couple of days.
Blue

Hi,

I bought a Teac dual screen DVD player from JB High Fi a few months ago. Used it over a couple of weeks on a long hot trip to the Pilbara. Worked mostly okay on the bitumen. Didn't try on the dirt.

I sat it on an upturned stable table - ie something that absorbed the bouncy bouncy a bit and it worked without skipping too much.

It has two screens. The DVD can be played through either screen, hung on the back of the front seat. One screen can have an input from a game console, and the other can watch a movie. It comes with a basic solid state game console. Seven inch screens I thought might be a bit tiny, but given the kids are sitting close, they enjoyed it. Headsets keep it all quiet, sunscreens on the windows to make it nice and dark - tho they do work okay without shading the windows - I was waiting for a call for popcorn out near Capricorn roadhouse! :-)

There's more about these in the archives.

Tim

The DVD player from aldi is the best money ive spent. plugs into any video player etc with the leads supplied. wish I had of bought a few of them.