How Do You Buy A Mobile Entertainment System?
For better or worse, it seems that nowadays kids want to do more than count cows or play license-plate bingo on road trips. Fantastic mobile entertainment systems have high-quality video and Surround sound. Forget drive-ins–now movies are on the go. Step 1 Look at what you can afford. Mobile entertainment gear ranges from simple, portable units that sit between the seats and plug into the cigarette lighter, to full-blown in-car theater systems (from $100 to $3,000 and more). Step 2 Decide between videocassette or DVD units. Most people will want to future-proof their purchase by choosing DVD players. Step 3 Buy an all-in-one unit or individual components if your budget is small (under $250) and your needs are simple. An all-in-one unit includes a videocassette player (VCP) or a DVD player, speaker and screen. Many electronics retailers carry them. Step 4 Choose a component system ($400 and up) where a single video source can run several screens, usually liquid-crystal displays (LCDs).
