portable dvd player

[briangoo]

hi all im looking for a portable dvd player with freeview with at least a 7inch screen. i dont want to spend more than ?100 any ideas thanx in advance

[Lyrrad]

I'm pretty sure you will be hard pushed to get a good reception on Freeview unless someone knows better. The built in recievers are normally rubbish, but if it is hooked up to aerial on a roof you might just pick up channels. The supplied aerial will be poor. It's pretty much the same as trying to get Freeview on a laptop.


However if you can drop the idea of Freeview, I would certainly recommend Shinco. You can find them on Ebay for less than you want to supply and they are the suppliers of screens to units costing 2-3 times the price but with a Panasonic/Sharp badge etc. Google Shince reviews to see how they fair. They basically can play all formats of DVD.


EDIT: Looking around now the seem to be thin on the ground. Ebay has 90 day refurb units only. There is this though

http://www.3wisemonkeys.co.uk/proddet.jsp?id=1753&cat=1

Also I have never heard of this make, but it's what you want, and reviews are ok. I can't emphasise enough just how good the Shinco's are though.


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[DanielParker]

Maplin do one for a ton:

7-Inch Portable DVD with Freeview Reception and USB : Portable DVD : Maplin

Freeview built in which works well, seen it working in the shop. Also has USB input for AVI/DivX files.

[patkins]

Thank you for the Maplin site.