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#33 of 397 Portable 9" DVD by ocuihs Dec 04, 2002 (4:07 pm)
Our system is a 9" portable DVD player (also take it with us to hotels, airplanes, etc). We bought a $99.99 product called "Suspension Theater" to hold the player in cars. It has the following features:   1. Suspends the portable DVD player at the ideal viewing height and is easy to install. 2. Transforms easily into a carrying case with reinforced rubber handle and padded no-slip shoulder strap. 3. Installs in minutes and adapts to virtually any vehicle. 4. Requires no permanent installation. Product available at BestBuy.com (not available in BestBuy retail stores) Click here for Suspension Theater
#34 of 397 All Navigation systems that are preinstalled by 300michael Dec 13, 2002 (2:49 pm)
Will not play movies. You would need an additional DVD player.
#35 of 397 Has anyone tried Vizualogic? by eaton3000 Jan 12, 2003 (6:16 pm)
Hello everyone --   I recently bought our family's first SUV and am considering entertainment options for when our kids (now 2 and 5) get older. One of my main concerns (besides saving money) was the ability to just replace if the system dies in five years rather than paying a gazillion dollars to get the dealer to fix an integrated system.   While surfing, I found Vizualogic system where rear passengers' screens are on the backs of the front seat headrests and (if desired) the front passenger's is on the visor.   What seems to be really cool is that the view is more straightforward than in the roof (ceiling?) mounted systems.   My issue is, no one seems to have purchased this. It may be one of those "seems too good to be true" things. Or it may be a legitimately good system that could work for us (once we can pony up the money).   Does anyone have any experience with this company/system?
#36 of 397 by steve_ HOST Jan 12, 2003 (6:21 pm)
The only comment I've seen about roof mounted vs. head restraint mounted video is that some people may be more prone to motion sickness with the ones in the seat backs.   Does anyone have any experience with both (or a floor mounted console one)?   Steve, Host
#37 of 397 Eaton3000 Reply by dwsmha Jan 13, 2003 (9:21 am)
Circuit City I believe has those headrest-mounted ones. You can talk to one of their salespeople (but take everything they say with a grain of salt, obviously, since they want to make a sale).
#38 of 397 Portable DVD input in Factory Sound by quantus Feb 04, 2003 (12:26 pm)
Has anyone tried running the sound from a portable unit into the Factory Sound System somehow? Perhaps through a RF modulator (though I've only seen that done on permanent installs of CD changers, DVD players, etc.....)?   I was looking at post # 33 by ocuihs regarding the "Suspension Theater," and thought that might be a good alternative to a built in unit, but I am concerned about the limited sound of such units.   For those who use the portable units instead of a built-in, do you find the sound sufficient?   ocuihs - Do just use the portable units sound?
#39 of 397 Portable DVD sound by alaskadiver Feb 05, 2003 (8:09 pm)
quantus:   The last thing I WANT to hear from the portable DVD player is the sound from the 598th playing of "The Little Mermaid"   When my kid watches movies from the back seat it's ALWAYS with headphones on so I can have an actual conversation with my wife.   That works great for us. I wouldn't want a permanently installed DVD player. When we're in hotel rooms or planes, the portable machine lets her watch whatever kids movie she wants to watch.   Actually I suspect the next technology will be individual video on demand, just like they have in some new airplanes. I just flew on a LAN Chile flight in which the coach section had individual video on demand units in each of the seat backs. You could select any of a dozen movies off the touch screen, or select a whole range of video games. I assume that these systems run off a big hard drive in the plane rather than DVD. I bet we'll see the same thing in cars in a few years.
#40 of 397 Alaskadiver by steve_ HOST Feb 05, 2003 (8:15 pm)
With that handle, you should enjoy all the Mermaid reruns . I had a Virgin Atlantic flight like that years ago. I played Nintendo for hours while my wife slept. Fun!   Steve, Host
#41 of 397 alaskadiver by quantus Feb 06, 2003 (9:28 am)
Thanks for the input. I concur with your thoughts, but my kids have just turned 2 and 3, and I think it may be a few years before they are ready (and able to fit) the headphones.   And thus, if I ran the sound through the car system, it would also be easier to adjust the volume, as opposed to reaching back and finding the control on a portable unit.   I also agree with you on the Hard Drive idea. We have one at home that we use to tape TV shows, etc... and it works great. Only problem is that it won't let us tape DVD's due to copy protection. But if we could dub a selection of shows to a hard drive, and then take it with us on the road for the kids.....wow, that would be cool.
#42 of 397 headphones by alaskadiver Feb 06, 2003 (10:46 am)
Headphones aren't so much of a problem on a 3-year old. My daughter is 4 and has been playing with headphones since she was 2. You can find cheap headphones that will fit kids just fine.   The bigger problem is that they have no attention span at that age. So 5 minutes after you carefully get everything set up and playing, the headphones are all tangled up laying on the floor and she wants to do something else.   The portable DVD players have about the same sound as a laptop. It's fine but isn't going to be really loud or high quality. But for kids that young it doesn't really matter. If you have a relatively quiet car and have the windows rolled up it should be adequate.   I don't know how you would wire it through your car's speakers unless your car stereo system has a separate amp. The typical car stereo tuner doesn't have any spare jacks for a line-in, or any way to select to some other input device. Seems like it would be more trouble than it's worth.

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