Journal FortKnox's Journal: Ask the circle: Portable DVD players 15
I'm soon to be going on a summer vacation to FL (with a quick stop at ATL for my sisters wedding). That means kids in the car for a looong time. I'd like to invest in a portable DVD player to keep them entertained for parts of the trip. My stipulations are pretty simple:
For car use mostly (I don't even know if I'd use it anywhere else). This means car jack is pretty much essential.
Screen size good for kids to watch.
Either a large screen or two screens for both kids (optional, but preferred).
Any suggestions?
Any good sites to do some research on it?
For car use mostly (I don't even know if I'd use it anywhere else). This means car jack is pretty much essential.
Screen size good for kids to watch.
Either a large screen or two screens for both kids (optional, but preferred).
Any suggestions?
Any good sites to do some research on it?
sleeping pills (Score:1)
but no i don't have any info on them.
We though about getting one installed in our van when we bought it. but we realized that we grew up reading, playing games with our folks or cards boardgames on the floor of my dads van (yay pre nanny-state) while on long trips.
We haven't had any problems keeping 4 kids entertained on long trips at all.
Re:sleeping pills (Score:2)
Re:sleeping pills (Score:1)
Boy has there been.
but reading, singing songs and playing slug-bug gets them by.
they like slug-bug. it's the only time they don't get in trouble for smacking each other.
Re:sleeping pills (Score:2)
Re:sleeping pills (Score:2)
Magnadoodles are great car fun for even little kids. Books on tape/CD or even the soundtracks from their favorite movies can be great, and engage them just as well without the visual. (Let me know if you're interested in that, 'cause I've got a few I could "lend" you.)
Even picking up a new, cheap toy every day you're on the road could hold their inter
we have one (Score:2)
Sorry, I just looked about the house, but I have no idea where mum put it. We got ours a couple years back when we made frequent 10 hour car trips places.
Ours had what I would consider a large screen compared to some models I've seen in stores. I would estimate about 7 inches, but that's really just a guess. It was probably around $120 on sale. It might have been a Sony come to think of it, mum seems to favor them for some reason.
She also bought this carrier case for it, that you strap to the b
Panasonic (Score:1)
A fellow at work has a Panasonic and swears by it. Sorry, I don't know the model.
Re:Panasonic (Score:2)
I'm highly pissed, and going to be talking to Panasonic about a replacement. It wasn't great from the get go, but it got worse very quickly.
OTOH, my parents have a Sony portable and its great. Spend the extra money and get the battery, or everytime you start the car, the DVD will start over again.
A possible (but not ideal) solution (Score:2)
I plug my laptop into a power inverter in the minivan. Then, the kids can watch movies through the laptop. Granted, this is NOT ideal, but it's a possibility to consider if you have a laptop, run out of time and need an easy solution. A dedicated DVD player would definitely be a better choice.
Re:A possible (but not ideal) solution (Score:2)
The downside was worrying about it when we stopped. But I'd be doing that either way-- as I was bringing it regardless. We have a built in one in our van - so that method is no longer used, but I thought it was good then.
Won a cheap one (Score:2)
Thoughts (Score:2)
sorry (Score:2, Interesting)
And you still have no answers.
Vacation (Score:2)
Laptop? (Score:1)
Yes, I kept my eyes on the road.
The plus side of all of this was the GPS-driven navigation software installed on the laptop, that we could consult at any time we chose.