I spent a couple of hours this week looking at lots of portable DVD players in MBK shopping center in Bangkok. I decided a while ago that despite their higher price than the nameless clones, Sony seem to be making the best of the portable players.

Sony have just released the DVP-FX850 which looks to be the one to beat.

Spec includes a 8 Inch, 180 degree swivel screen, USB port to allow viewing of photos on a usb stick or playback of MP3 files ona memory stick. The player is described as being compatible with DivX format but it’s not clear if you can play movies that are on a USB stick.
The battery is described as 6 hour. I have failed to be impressed in the past with Sony’s description of battery life vs real world use, but even if makes it to 5 hours that’s not bad.

Included is a nice little credit card sized remote control.

I reckon this is the nicest portable DVD player that I have seen, but I’m at a loss to why Sony could not include a couple of card readers and allow support for playback from them, that should result in better battery life too. For now, it’s my top choice. The Sony feels like a quality bit of kit and for my money it’s the one to have.

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