portable dvd player

Hi frds...in this forum i have several time encountered the topic of a portable dvd player for children...i am travelling to tokyo shortly and plan to get it for my almost 4 daughter..


Can I pls have suggestions about which one to go for...Does Fortress have it...is there anything specific i should be looking eg battery life etc..


many thanks..

- If you're an expat, you never know where you will end up. So ensure it runs on both 110-120 and 220-240. Just read on the power brick. It should say "Input: 110-240 AC" or something like that.

- Buy a travel power adapter so you can plug it in anywhere. An aircraft adapter is a nice thing too since many aircraft have seat power nowadays (3 kinds: "normal" AC, EmPower and car plug). Check seatguru.com to see if your flight has plugs.

- Ensure it is region free. The salesman should tell you how to set it to region free if it is not.

- I prefer "name" brands like Sony or Toshiba. Typically you do get what you pay for in terms of product and warranty.

- Battery life should be at least 5-6 hours. Manufacturers are often a bit optimistic in their claims.

- Fortress probably has one.

- It goes without saying, but give it a good test before leaving.

- Output outlets and cables so you can plug it to, say, a hotel TV are a nice extra. Some players include these.

- Some players have turnable screens so you can watch them in "laptop" mode (screen standing up) or "tablet" mode (screen flat against unit). That can be a nice feature if you don't have a table to put it on.

thanks a lot axptguy...whats the price range for one...

smsm- we have a phillips one (well 2 actually, one per kid, how bad is that) from Fortress - we really likes that it is just the screen (the slot for the DVD is on the side) - i.e no stand - very compact - not like a pc... not very technical, all I remember that it is Phillips, comes with brackets for the car (that's where we use ours mostly) and a little stand to prop it up, it is white, cant remember price, sorry!

hey thanks Idsllvn....will check out at the fortress today itself..

We've bought the Philips white one from Fortress too.

It's been very good and eay to use.

It also comes with 6 hours battery life.

I would say USD 80-200.