Portable TV & DVD Players

If you don't want to miss out on the favorite series or important football matches, you don't have to stay at home while broadcasting. A variety of mobile devices enables the reception even while traveling via an antenna and the new DVB-T2 signal. Pay attention to the green DVB-T2 logo, which certifies the compatibility with the new standard. An alternative is to stream TV programs to smartphones or tablets over the Internet. However, the prerequisites for this are sufficient data volumes and a good mobile Internet speed, provided that no WLAN hotspot is available nearby. If you are using a TV set on the campsite or in a caravan, you can also receive TV via satellite via a parabolic antenna and a receiver.

DVB-T TV reception in your region

You can find how good the DVB-T reception is in your region and which antenna you need for this on www.ueberallfernsehen.de. The variety of programs depends on the location.

Depending on what you want to use a portable receiver or playback device for, certain features are important that you should consider when purchasing. In addition to the type of reception, these are, for example, connection options for other devices or the supply of energy. Convenient are combi-devices, which means DVD-player with in-built TV-tuner.

Screen size and image format      

Mobile TV devices and DVD players usually have screen sizes between 7 and 15 inches, measured by two diagonally opposite corners. This is the size of the screen, and the value must be considered in relation to the image format. Depending on this, the dimensions of the monitor may ultimately differ: A device with the 4:3 picture format has different dimensions than one with 16:9. If televisions or players are frequently transported, smaller screen sizes from 7 to 10 inches are recommended. Larger monitors, on the other hand, are useful for use in mobile homes or in permanent camping. Feature films are usually recorded in 16:9 format. Devices with this image format therefore play them without black stripes.

Display

DVD players and portable TVs used outdoors are often exposed to bright ambient light. Therefore, the display should have a high contrast and a good brightness. Larger devices also require a wide viewing angle so that people looking at the side of the monitor can see a clear picture. For use in the car, devices with more than one monitor are recommended, in order to enable passengers on the rear seats to enjoy the film.

Interfaces                                 

Portable devices with different interfaces allow
much more application possibilities. The following
connections are particularly interesting:

·Output for headphones or mobile speakers

·USB port for playing media from a USB stick, an external hard disk or other playback devices

·Memory card slot for playing media from an SD Secure Digital Memory Card (SD card, SDHC card, microSD card, etc.) or a multimedia card (MMC)

·HDMI port or video output for connecting the mobile device to a larger TV if required

Practical advice

Not all DVD players can play DVDs from all over the world. The reason for this is the country code introduced by the film industry. Therefore, DVDs with country code 1 (US and Canada) cannot be played on devices that, for example, only support country code 2 (including Europe). However, there are DVD players that can be activated by remote control commands.