The popularity of portable DVD players means that many different types are available: players marketed for children, teens, women and men; players with handles; and round players. There are even portable DVD players with screens, for viewing on airlines or in the car, or without, for hooking up to an entertainment system at home. When you decide which player to get, how do you choose?
For people who do a lot of driving with others, particularly with children, a portable car DVD player can be a lifesaver. Easy to use, these players keep children and adults entertained for hours with movies, music and interactive games. The players play the same discs as you use in your DVD player at home, and you can even rent them at many convenience stations and bookstores along your travels, returning them through the mail or at another store location.
In less than 10 years, DVD has managed to become more popular than VHS, with many video rental stores phasing out their VHS cassette inventory completely. Simple DVD players led to personal DVD players and DVD recorders. DVD technology is still quite new, rapidly changing and expanding to meet varied consumer needs.