How to Evaluate Portable Car DVD Players

DVD players are cheap and readily available. They help busy parents manage time with their children by acting like a babysitter. On trips short or long a portable DVD player is ideal--they keep children entertained. Parents can work at home, be with their children and still not feel constantly interrupted. Quality time with our children in the age of technology has taken on a new meaning. Read on to learn more.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Decide on a brand that you like. There are many name brands, but that does not mean they offer the best deal.

2. Determine how you will use your portable DVD and begin to shop online.

3. Read articles about portable DVD players from technology magazines and in the technology section of your local newspaper.

4. Create a list of features that you want on your portable DVD. Use your list at the store with a sales associate. You will be able to test their knowledge if you are more than adequately prepared to shop.

5. Ask questions about battery life, disk format issues and types of screens. You need to know your stuff in order to evaluate a portable DVD player with competency.

6. Target certain technology magazines and stores to see how they explain the differences between various brands of portable DVD players.

7. Listen to the word on the street. The best critics are the people who already own portable DVD players.

Tips & Warnings

• Believe what you read, but also know what you like and dislike in regards to technology.
• Name brands can be unnecessarily costly.

Resources

• Articles on portable DVD players.
• List of recalls for portable DVDs.