Portable DVD

Hi
I need some recommendations for a good quality, durable, portable DVD
player. I've scouted around but all I see are Musteks and Panasonics plus
the occasional Toshiba. There seems to be a whole gaggle of machines with
brand names I've never heard of. Shinco(Chinese?), Joytech etc..
I thought Samsung did some quality gear, but they are hard to find here in
the U.K.
Thanks.

redTed

On Sun, 9 May 2004 20:36:32 +0100, "redTed" <>
wrote:

>Hi
>I need some recommendations for a good quality, durable, portable DVD
>player. I've scouted around but all I see are Musteks and Panasonics plus
>the occasional Toshiba. There seems to be a whole gaggle of machines with
>brand names I've never heard of. Shinco(Chinese?), Joytech etc..
>I thought Samsung did some quality gear, but they are hard to find here in
>the U.K.
>Thanks.
>

We use a Polaroid in our home based business, and it works great, it
really seems to impress the people when they see the picture quality.

Dyuob Poltice

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> On Sun, 9 May 2004 20:36:32 +0100, "redTed" <>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi
> >I need some recommendations for a good quality, durable, portable DVD
> >player. I've scouted around but all I see are Musteks and Panasonics plus
> >the occasional Toshiba. There seems to be a whole gaggle of machines with
> >brand names I've never heard of. Shinco(Chinese?), Joytech etc..
> >I thought Samsung did some quality gear, but they are hard to find here
in
> >the U.K.
> >Thanks.
> >
>
> We use a Polaroid in our home based business, and it works great, it
> really seems to impress the people when they see the picture quality.
>

I have been through about six portable DVD players, all the way from high
end so-called quality
to the Shinco (here in the US it is called Initial). I have found you might
as well go with the cheap Initial. It has
worked for a year without fail. I had Toshiba, Panasonic, RCA etc. fail
just outside of the warranty. I strongly suggest
investing in a service contract if you have them in the UK. These portable
DVD players are pretty notorious for a short life.

luminos

On Sun, 9 May 2004 20:36:32 +0100, redTed <> wrote:
>Hi
>I need some recommendations for a good quality, durable, portable DVD
>player. I've scouted around but all I see are Musteks and Panasonics plus

Keep in mind that most do not have enough battery life to play a movie longer
than 2 hours! Budget some money for extra batteries.

TCS

The Initial I have now runs a full 3.5 hours on one battery.

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> On Sun, 9 May 2004 20:36:32 +0100, redTed <> wrote:
> >Hi
> >I need some recommendations for a good quality, durable, portable DVD
> >player. I've scouted around but all I see are Musteks and Panasonics plus
>
> Keep in mind that most do not have enough battery life to play a movie
longer
> than 2 hours! Budget some money for extra batteries.

luminos

On Sun, 9 May 2004 13:19:49 -0700, "luminos" <> wrote:

>
>I have been through about six portable DVD players, all the way from high
>end so-called quality
>to the Shinco (here in the US it is called Initial). I have found you might
>as well go with the cheap Initial. It has

I have a Shinco, purchased here in the States from Ecost...
Works very well, and the battery lasted through "Master & Commander" on a recent
flight...

Ron

Depending on the size of the screen you're looking for... I have the Initial
5.8" under the brand name "Go Video". I got it at Sears over a year ago, and
have used it at least once a week. The Battery only lasts 2 hours, but it comes
with an outlet adapter, and an adapter for your car.
It's been through just about everything, and i have not had a single problem
with it. I've given the same model to friends, and none have had problems so
far.
You can find this model under 3 or 4 different brand names, and can be found
as low as $129.99 if you watch your sunday ads.

Later,
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> Hi
> I need some recommendations for a good quality, durable, portable DVD
> player. I've scouted around but all I see are Musteks and Panasonics plus
> the occasional Toshiba. There seems to be a whole gaggle of machines with
> brand names I've never heard of. Shinco(Chinese?), Joytech etc..
> I thought Samsung did some quality gear, but they are hard to find here in
> the U.K.

Thanks all. I may take a good look at the Shinco unit then.
Has nobody tried the Mustek ?
As for Polaroid, they look great but don't think they are available in the
U.K.

redTed