Hi. I'd like to buy a portable DVD player for two long plane trips coming up. First one next week with my 15 month old and then again in June when she'll be 19 months. Any recommendation for toddler-friendly devices would be appreciated. I'd like a decent battery pack and for it to be durable enough to be dropped, if possible.
I feel like I've seen kid-friendly ones but when I just did google I couldn't find them. Thank you, moms!
we have two of them, they are definitely lifesavers for when we go out to restaurants. one of them is samsung and the other is coby. the samsung is sleek and thin, the coby is bulkier, but its still decent. we bought it as a backup. i think my husband just bought them online at amazon or maybe best buy.
good luck!
The only toddler friendly ones I've seen are the Video Now players. They are easy for the toddlers to use. My daughter, who is now 2 1/2 has been using my son's since she was 18 months old. The downside is that they don't play regular dvds. You have to buy the ones specially made for it.
I bought a regular portable dvd player when my son was 18 months and it saved us on a plane once when we were stuck on the tarmak for 4 1/2 hrs! Our row became toddler central, as we watched Elmo, Dora, Blue's Clues and had lots of snacks...:)
Good luck!
Hello! My son had the Video now. He probably dropped it over 100 times. It did break, but it took alot from him. Your daughter probably isn't as rough as my son either.lol
If you have a laptop with a dvd player, then you wouldn't need to buy anything. If you feel comfortable traveling with it.
I used mine on our 11 hour drive last year. I also used it last spring on an airplane ride, about 4 hours. I think my battery was good for about 3 1/2 hours, but I'm sure they are all different. It also fit in the basket under the stroller through the airport.
A few years ago, we had a cheaper one from walmart and it froze up during play in the first day of use... they don't sell the brand there anymore, from the looks of it.. Later, I ended up getting myself a used laptop in Crys. lake and it worked out for us to use it as a dvd player as well.
I hope you find something that works for you. It definitely helped on the plane. We also took our own headphones, so we didn't bother others with it playing.
M
We have a Mintek with a 8.5" screen. It's a lifesaver!! It comes with 2 headphones, if they will wear them and has a great picture. We use it in the car as well on long trips. I paid a little more but it was worth it. Have fun.
Hi K.,
I have the same exact question as you but my son is 20 months old and we will be traveling overseas next month. I already have some regular DVD's so I probably won't buy the Video Now. Would you please e-mail me your update to let me know what you bought and how it worked out?
THANKS!
Denise
