Portable DVD Players

Do you own any Portable DVD Players? No! Why not? Portable DVD Players are great. You can take the Portable DVD Players anywhere. In your home, your car, or to the lake or woods. Portable DVD Players go anywhere. We have several models of Portable DVD Players to choose from. Come on in and look around at all the Portable DVD Players. With a portable, the most important factors in making a buying decision are the screen size and brightness, the weight, and the running time of the batteries. Portable DVD Players. Anything less than a five-inch diagonal screen will require long term squinting (never fun), and you should definitely try a new player out before you buy it to see how the screen looks. Also, check what the claimed battery life is.Portable DVD Players.  Ideally, it should be longer than two hours, so you can watch at least one full movie before the player runs out of juice. Portable DVD Players. And check to see how heavy the player is, and how much weight and bulk the battery adds. Portable DVD Players. Some players have svelte, lightweight battery packs, others have a heavy brick that takes nearly all the fun out of portability.

Portable DVD Players. Another thing to consider is what kind of connectivity options your player has. If you plan on using it at home, hooked up to your TV, it should have a feature-rich, well-designed remote, as well as the option to connect it to whatever audio/video setup you have.Portable DVD Players. Features and Terminology 16:9 Aspect Ratio or Widescreen  Aspect ratio refers to the width and height of your TV screen. Portable DVD Players. Many films are offered in their original aspect ratio (16:9). You can tell your player what type of TV you have and it will play back the movie accordingly. Portable DVD Players. If you have a normal 4:3 set, you can watch movies in the standard aspect ratio or letterboxed. (black bars found on the top and bottom of the screen). Portable DVD Players. If you have a new widescreen (16:9) set, it will automatically display the movie letterboxed or ananmorphically (which fills the screen with a widescreen image). 

Portable DVD Players. Audio/Video Inputs and Outputs  These are your connections to other components. Portable DVD Players. Video outputs (and their audio counterparts) are desirable because they allow you more versatility in signal switching of multiple VCR and DVD players.

 Portable DVD Players. Depending on how you hook up your A/V system, either the TV or your A/V receiver can be used for video switching. 

Chapter Numbers  These numbers are recorded on the discs and are used to indicate sections or chapters (similar to track numbers on CDs). Portable DVD Players. A symphony with four movements will have four tracks; movies are similarly divided into distinct sections.  Component Video Inputs and Outputs Also called Color Difference or ColorStream, this is the latest (and best) video input/output to date. Portable DVD Players. While similar to RGB (red/green/blue) connections, it separates the luminance and chrominance even further, providing images superior to S-VHS images. Portable DVD Players. Most step-up DVD players now include component video outputs, which will also be included on most HDTV set-top boxes. Many TV manufacturers are now including these inputs on their mid- to upper-line TVs. Portable DVD Players. These inputs provide resolution of 500 lines or better. 

Dolby Digital (built-in) This means that the player has a Dolby Digital decoder built into it. This is the next step beyond Dolby Pro Logic, offering 5.1 channels of sound. Portable DVD Players. In the Dolby Pro Logic mode, sound comes from the front left and right speakers, the center speaker, and the rear speakers (which are mono). Portable DVD Players. Using Dolby Digital, the rear channel is now stereo and a separate channel (the .1 in 5.1) is included for the subwoofer. Portable DVD Players. This lets the director and sound engineer localize sound to a specific area or speaker. In other words, you are getting full stereo surround.  Portable DVD Players. Parental Lock-Out or Channel Block  All DVD players let you control what your children watch. By accessing the on-screen menu system, you can set specific viewing levels for the player. Portable DVD Players. You can override these controls by punching in a special code (that you as the parent devise). These controls are designed to help parents manage their children's viewing time.

Portable DVD Players. S-video Inputs and Outputs Many components now include S-video jacks. S-video separates the luminance (Y) and chrominance (C) signals. It offers better picture quality than standard video inputs while increasing resolution. It helps color reproduction and helps reduce jitter at scene transitions. Portable DVD Players. On some televisions, you will find as many S-video jacks as you have video inputs. To get the most out of your video source, you must use an S-video jack for the highest resolution. 

Portable DVD Players. Universal Remote  Many models now feature pre-programmed universal remotes with the ability to control a TV and cable box. Some even control satellite systems.