What Car? test: portable DVDs - Introduction

The days of playing I-Spy to while away the hours on long car journeys are over thanks to the advent of in-car entertainment systems such as portable DVD players – the ten best of which we review here.

While you can buy plugged in manufacturer DVD systems, if you are prepared to use portable versions they needn't cost the earth.

What's more, many of the units do far more than merely play DVDs.

You can plug in memory sticks and watch pre-recorded videos, look at pictures and in some cases, even tune into digital television, or play computer games.

We've tested some of the best, and you can find the results on the following pages.

What Car? winners
Best overall LG DP391B
Best picture and sound quality Philips DCP951
Best additional features Feastronics PDVD1012
Best budget buy Nextbase SDV47

What Car? ranking
1 LG DP391B
2 Toshiba SD-P71S
3 Philips DCP951
4 Sovos SV085A
5 Toshiba SD-P91S
6 Feastronics PDVD1012
7 Nextbase SDV685
8 Nextbase SDV47
9 Panasonic LS83
10 Feastronics PDVD712