Portable DVD Player Buying Guide

Syndicated — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:23:46 +0000

David Rahimi asked:

Portable DVD Players are becoming very popular these days because they give you the ability to take all of your favorite movies, music, and pictures while you’re on the go. With a Portable DVD Player you’ll never have to be stuck in a car, airplane, or hotel room bored again!

It’s important that you know what you will be using your Portable DVD Player for before you buy it so that your all of your needs are met. Many people buy Portable DVD Players based on a single attribute, such as the screen size of the player. Though buying the biggest screen size can enhance your viewing experience, what good is a Portable DVD Player if you can’t carry it around with ease?

Below you will find a few things that our product specialists recommend our customers to look for in before buying a Portable DVD Player.

Screen Size: The screen size of a Portable DVD Player can make a significant impact on the viewing experience. If the screen is too small you won’t be able to see details that might play a big role in the movie. On the other hand, if the screen is too big the DVD Player might loose its “portability”, making it difficult to carry around.

Battery Life: If you plan on using the Portable DVD Player for long periods of time without being on charge, you may want to consider the amount of playback time the battery provides. If the battery life isn’t longer than two hours, then you probably wont be able to watch a movie from beginning to end. Try to get a portable DVD player that can offer more than two hours of playback time (so it lasts longer than the length of an average movie).

Disc Compatibility: You may want to consider the types of discs that the Portable DVD Player is compatible with before making your purchasing decision. For example, if you want to burn DVD’s from your computer, make sure that the Portable DVD Player can play the DVD-R or DVD-RW formats.

Portability: You may want to consider how “Portable” the DVD Player is before making a purchasing decision. If the DVD Player is too big and bulky, it might be difficult for you to carry around. Though as technology advances, even Portable DVD Players with large screen sizes are becoming extremely compact.

Included Accessories: The accessories that come with the Portable DVD Player should have a big impact on your purchasing decision. If you find a Portable DVD Player at a great price, but lacks many of the accessories that other Portable DVD Players come with you might just end up having to pay more in the long run. Consider accessories such as AC/DC Adapters, Remote Controls, AV Cables, S-Video Cables, Car Adapters, Car Mounts, Headphones, etc.

Definitions:

AC Adapter: An external power supply for your camera or other electronic device that converts AC (alternating current) from a wall plug to DC (direct current). Some AC adapters also double as rechargers.

AV Cables: Audio and Video Cables, which transfer the audio and video information from one electronic device to another.

S-Video (Separated Video): An analog video signal that carries the video data as two separate signals.

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Static X Industrial Metal Band | Latest album Cannibal

Syndicated — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:13:25 +0000

Static-X is not a new brand of fabric softener, even though the gravity-defying hair-style of lead singer/guitarist Wayne Static looks like it could use a healthy shot of Cling Free. In fact, there is nothing the least bit soft about Static-X’s industrial-strength, hard-hitting brand metal, which combines jagged, piercing guitar crunch with electronic dissonance and throbbing beats that pound the skull like Mike Tyson on an amphetamine binge. Like a combination of Prodigy and Prong, Static-X makes aggressive yet danceable music that appeals as much to ravers as it does to moshers.

“We had a lot of fun working with dance rhythms when we were writing the songs,” says Static. “I’d bring in my drum machine, and we’d come up with these stupid disco beats, just as a joke. Then we’d try to write a song over the top of that, making it sound as heavy as we could.”

Static-X used a variety of techno toys, like computers, drum machines and the Roland Groove Box, when recording their debut Warner Bros. album, Wisconsin Death Trap, but those tools primarily served as accompaniment to a solid foundation laid down by two guitars, bass and drums. “We are not a traditional guitar band,” notes guitarist Koichi Fukudo. “There are no guitar heroes in this band. The music always comes first, which is why we do as much programming as playing.”

“Programming gives each of us our own outlet for expressing ourselves and taking the songs further,” adds Static. “And Koichi is a computer wizard. He comes up with all these crazy ideas on the computer that we’d never have if we just played guitar. Besides, our guitar parts are really simple. We used two-note chords and there are usually only two or three chord in each song. The hardest ting to figure about how we play is our tuning, and I’ll save your readers the trouble by letting them know that we just down two whole steps to C.”

These may be rough days for hard bands, but Static-X is none too concerned. “We just love doing what we do,” says Static. “I never thought we would get signed to a major label. We’re way heavier than what most labels are signing. We just wanted to rock and have fun playing.”

Check out Static-X’s Latest album Cannibal.

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