Watch movies on a portable dvd player as you travel
FOR the benefit of adding audio and visual pleasure to your journey whether in a taxi or a personal car, the option of a portable DVD player is unbeatable.
Item: Portable DVD player with rotating screen
Category: Visual/musical enhancement gadget
Available: Maruti Computers, Game stores, Musicland on Kampala Road
Price range: Between sh350,000 to sh580,000
Popularity age group: Often seen with middle-aged television fanatics
FOR the benefit of adding audio and visual pleasure to your journey whether in a taxi or a personal car, the option of a portable DVD player is unbeatable.
Interestingly portable DVD players do more than their name would imply. In addition to DVD-ROM discs functionality, which is undeniably the latest technological mechanism, most players can also play various DVD formats like CDs, MP3s and photo discs.
Measuring about the size of an ultra light notebook, the portable DVD player could easily fit in a briefcase.
One should go for a player that has high quality outputs, such as S-Video for video and Optical Out for audio, so you can get the best quality playback possible.
Many players today, come with built-in screens, which make them the ultimate DVD entertainment device for the road.
However, while the screen size varies (ranges from 5-15 inches wide), the larger the better, but it is also more expensive.
Better still; the more particular buyer can opt for a portable DVD player that comes with a hinged screen swivel of 180 degrees to accommodate different viewing angles.
Portable DVD players have now gained wide acceptance for their versatility.
They do not have to be used on-the-go.
Plug one into a standard TV and you have on-tap entertainment at home, in a tent or hotel room. In this case, size does not matter–many portable DVD units give you big-system picture and sound quality when plugged into a home entertainment system.
For those times when you do not have the option of hooking your DVD player up to a home entertainment system, consider a model which has virtual surround sound.
This enhances the sound quality of the movie, giving it a more realistic edge.
For private viewing, you may opt for headphones.
Look for a player with two headphone port, or get a Y-plug headphone splitter, so that more than one person can listen in.
DVD discs have superb picture quality. Battery life vary depending on screen brightness and volume.
The complete DVD player unit has a Lithium Ion battery, a travel case, travel AC adaptor, an easily installable car kit, wireless remote and assorted cables.
Compiled by Roger Mugisha
Category: Visual/musical enhancement gadget
Available: Maruti Computers, Game stores, Musicland on Kampala Road
Price range: Between sh350,000 to sh580,000
Popularity age group: Often seen with middle-aged television fanatics
FOR the benefit of adding audio and visual pleasure to your journey whether in a taxi or a personal car, the option of a portable DVD player is unbeatable.
Interestingly portable DVD players do more than their name would imply. In addition to DVD-ROM discs functionality, which is undeniably the latest technological mechanism, most players can also play various DVD formats like CDs, MP3s and photo discs.
Measuring about the size of an ultra light notebook, the portable DVD player could easily fit in a briefcase.
One should go for a player that has high quality outputs, such as S-Video for video and Optical Out for audio, so you can get the best quality playback possible.
Many players today, come with built-in screens, which make them the ultimate DVD entertainment device for the road.
However, while the screen size varies (ranges from 5-15 inches wide), the larger the better, but it is also more expensive.
Better still; the more particular buyer can opt for a portable DVD player that comes with a hinged screen swivel of 180 degrees to accommodate different viewing angles.
Portable DVD players have now gained wide acceptance for their versatility.
They do not have to be used on-the-go.
Plug one into a standard TV and you have on-tap entertainment at home, in a tent or hotel room. In this case, size does not matter–many portable DVD units give you big-system picture and sound quality when plugged into a home entertainment system.
For those times when you do not have the option of hooking your DVD player up to a home entertainment system, consider a model which has virtual surround sound.
This enhances the sound quality of the movie, giving it a more realistic edge.
For private viewing, you may opt for headphones.
Look for a player with two headphone port, or get a Y-plug headphone splitter, so that more than one person can listen in.
DVD discs have superb picture quality. Battery life vary depending on screen brightness and volume.
The complete DVD player unit has a Lithium Ion battery, a travel case, travel AC adaptor, an easily installable car kit, wireless remote and assorted cables.
Compiled by Roger Mugisha