Portable DVD players aren't too compelling for all-day computer users, but they can be a big help at times - namely, quelling the kiddies' screams in cars, airports, and so on. Here's a recent trio of market entrants, ready for that five-hundredth viewing of The Little Mermaid. (As well as digital broadcast recorded to DVD; they're all equipped to handle CPRM content protection.)
Nippon Polaroid KK offers the DPJ-08546WBB player with 16:9 (widescreen) ratio 8.5-inch screen on a swivel mount. Bundled accessories include car headrest holder, remote control, headphones, and AC and car power adapter. Formats handled include DVD, CD, JPEG, MPEG and DivX. DVD playback time is about 2.5 hours after a 5-hour charge. 930 grams. JPY26,800 from September.
More info (Japanese):
http://www.polaroid.co.jp/product/ce/dvd/dpj-08546wbb.html
GREEN HOUSE brings us the GAUDI GHV-PDV751ST, with widescreen ratio 7-inch screen, One-seg TV tuner, antenna, SD memory card slot, AC adapter and car power adapter. It'll handle video, audio, and images: MPEG1/MPEG2/Xvid/MP3/JPEG, DVD, CD, CD-R/RW, DVD±R/RW, DVD+R DL, and more. DVD playback time is about 2.5 hours after a 3.5-hour charge. 824 grams. JPY22,800 from late September.
More info (Japanese):
http://www.green-house.co.jp/products/gaudi/portabledvd/pdv751st/index.h...
Finally, Tokyo-based BLUEDOT gives us the BDP-2705WD, with widescreen 7-inch display and faux wood-paneled body. Formats handled include DVD, DVD±R/RW, CD-R/RW, DivX, MP3, and JPEG. Features include SD/SDHC memory card slot, 27-second commercial skip button (for disk recordings of TV shows), double headphone jacks, remote control, and LED screen backlighting that BLUEDOT claims raises playback time to 5 hours. 680 grams. JPY26,000 from October 10.
More info (Japanese):
http://www.bluedot.co.jp/products/bdp2705.html
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