Come Christmas Day, broader and brighter smiles will be emitted from family members who discover that a portable DVD player was under the tree all along.

After all, the nifty gadget, an ideal gift for the entire family, is among the top sellers this season.

Portable DVD players, equipped with attached monitors, house and car adapters, available at Best For Less, in Kingston. (Photo: Karl McLarty)

Just like the laptop that can be taken anywhere, the portable DVD player goes anywhere and can be enjoyed at anytime.
Nicola Smith, a 24-year-old mother of two, is still glowing after recently acquiring the standard seven-inch entertainment unit.

"Although I love my portable DVD, I think my children (aged eight and five) love it better. They can go outside on the lawn or the verandah and watch movies.For me, I enjoy propping it up on my bed while I watch movies or just listen to music. It's just handy to have, really - you can even carry it into your bathroom," she says.

At Save-Mart Family Centre in Premier Plaza, Kingston, manager Danny Sirwani tells Thursday Life that he couldn't resist one for his family either and that he uses it more often than they do.
"I use it personally because I feel comfortable with it and it's good for watching movies that you particularly don't want the kids to see. I control who sees what I'm watching," he says.

"They are so easy to handle too. You can use it on the aeroplane because it has an earphone outlet, in the car, on a picnic, the beach - just about anywhere. And, a great thing about the models available is that they can play any type of CDs, whether burn(ed) or legitimate, music or to view photos. People are really buying them and asking about them," Sirwani adds.

Save-Mart Family Centre sells two brands - Polaroid and Coby - priced at $30,000 and $25,000 respectively.
The same models are also available at Best For Less, in the Boulevard Shopping Centre. Here they are priced at $28,000 for the Polaroid and $25,000 for the Coby model.

Manager, Oniel Mankani, says the portable is the latest in DVD technology and has just arrived at his store.
"They're smaller than a laptop and have an anti-skip feature that makes it ideal to use while travelling," he says.

But, for a better deal on the Coby model, Jewellery King, also in the Boulevard Shopping Centre and their subsidiaries, Shoppers Stop and Star Jewellers & Electronics, both on Orange Street, Downtown Kingston, offers it at $20,000.

Malls Of America in Kings Plaza, Kingston, sells two types - a five-inch model from Apex, at $17,248 and a three-and-a-half inch Teen Tech model for $14,950.

Store proprietor, Al McCalla says the DVDs come with a battery, as well as house and car adapters, except for the Teen Tech, which does not have the car adapter.

Car adapters, he tells Thursday Life, can be purchased at electronic stores for less than $1000.

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