We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. DVD players first entered the scene in 1996 in Japan. The capacity of the original DVD (Digital Video Disc), single-sided, single-layer DVD-1, ...

Early portable DTV products haven't featured high-resolution displays. While Philips' upcoming PET749 doesn't deliver HD resolution, its screen is a notch up from what you see on many of today's the ...

Toshiba is displaying its HD-DVD players as it pushes this format to win the high definition DVD war. The HD-XA1 and HD-A1 are the two models being released in an effort to jump-start the format. The ...

In an attempt to promote the sales of front-projecting displays (‘projectors’), some companies will be selling combination projectors/DVD players this year, such as this Cinego D-100. This D-100 isn’t ...

A handheld device with a built-in DVD drive and flip-over lid that contains a screen, typically 6" to 10" in size. It may support rear seat passenger viewing, in which case the unit is hung upside ...

Back in the days when most of us weren’t already carrying tiny screens in our pockets capable of streaming movies and TV shows from Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube, there was a market for portable DVD ...

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With summer just around the corner and (fingers crossed!) road-trips hopefully in our future, keeping kids entertained in the backseat can be a challenge, especially on long stretches of boring ...