Philips Portable DVD Players Get iPod-friendly May 31, 2007

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The summer is here and many of you lunatics will, no doubt, be planning to drive a carload of screaming kids around the country, in scorching heat looking for a beach.

To save driving yourself insane, Philips has kindly unwrapped its 2007 line-up of portable DVD players and boy, is there a lot on offer. There are five players in all, ranging in price from £130 to £249, and sporting a jazzy two-tone colour scheme.

The three widescreen models, the entry-level 7in PET730, 8.5in PET830 tablet and the 10.2in PET1030, also come with a full in-car mounting kit for the brats, two headphone jacks and a decent connectivity array. A version of the tablet-styled PET830 – the 835 – is coming later this year with an in-built digital TV tuner.

For iPod owners though, all eyes will be on the DCP line-up, specifically the 7in DCP750 and 8.5in DCP850 [pictured] which also sport iPod docking stations. These have been neatly designed to allow the iPod to lie flush. The players also have handy swivel screens and are priced at £149 and 199 respectively.-Martin Lynch

[Philips]

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