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Would a cheap home DVD player have trouble tracking w/ the bumps compared to a portable DVD player? Do portables have heartier focusing circuitry and/or memory buffers, for movements?
Rather than get a $600 portable DVD player (or $330 portable TV/DVD combo) for the kids for a road trip, a portable TV and home DVD player would be much cheaper if the player can handle playing while driving down the road.
This would be a similar issue to car CD players - I suspect that they have better mobile characteristics and maybe all have memory buffers that stay on (unlike portable CD players where this is switchable for battery life).
Thanks.
Follow Ups:
i don't know the answer, i'm assuming home DVD players are not up to snuff for road bumps and such....As an avid music/movie lover, i spend a lot of time and money figuring out ways to reduce vibration from my system!Anyway, the reason i posted is that i have seen some pretty inexpensive DVD setups from Parts Express and seem like you could get in to the mobile DVD thing for much less than 600 if you are willing to have a crack at DIY....
Sam
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