How to choose a portable DVD/Divx player

Compatibility media selection criterion

The portable DVD players now offer a great viewing comfort. But there some criteria adapted to recent technological developments: compatibility with video formats and supports existing reception of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), reading multiple ...

The screen

The screen over the screen, the greater the portable player is bulky ... An important if you
are a frequent traveler. Average size of screens: 8 to 12 inches. Check the brightness in daylight (glare). Note that for ergonomic, some screens are pivotable. The drive is less vulnerable to shocks during handling.

Media Compatibility

Audio-video cameras make sure you drive compatibility with existing video formats. The possibilities are multiple encoding, the criterion of compatibility of the player with multiple video formats, photo (slideshow) and audio, is paramount. Your portable DVD player must be able to decode formats. Example: DivX, MPEG 4 (video), Dolby Digital, MP3, WMA (audio), JPEG photos (slideshow).
All video formats (eg AVI) are not decoded, it is possible, with some utilities (such as Nero) to convert these formats to make them readable (eg, VCD).

Supports: check compatibility of your player supports the following properties: Reading CD-R, CD-RW, DVD + R, DVD + RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, Photo CD, SVCD, VCD.

Zones: prefer multizone portable players, which interpret the zoning of any DVD (restriction
Reading on some DVDs imported)
Login / autonomy

Login / polyvalence of your portable player can also be settled ... Make sure it has
a standard video output YUV to connect to the television, without loss of quality.

Autonomy and media. Finally, use of energy efficient players. In general, the autonomy of portable DVD players do not exceed three hours. You can also take advantage of players with an integrated DVB-T tuner for watching TV on the move (to be provided in an area covered by this feature).