A digital versatile disc player is a device that plays discs produced in video and audio formats. Most of these players allow users to play audio and video compact discs (CDs) also. The player reads and obeys the DVD’s regional lockout codes and displays a warning if it is not authorised to play it. These players usually read a DVD disc in ISO - UDF version 1.2 format. Mostly these are of the same dimensions as a CD but can store up to 6 times as much data.

Some new players also play videos in MPEG-4 ASP video compression format. They are usually cheaper than VCRs. Presently; China is the largest producer of DVD players. There is also another variety of players that is called software DVD players. These players allow the users to view videos on a computer. Some examples of these include VLC Media Player, PowerDVD and WinDVD.

The LG’s DivX (PDP) has a 7 inch wide swivel LCD screen. The player supports a number of file formats like VCD, JPEG, DivX, CD-R and WMA. The player’s 100x High Speed Smooth Scan allows the users to view videos and movies with crystal clear resolutions. Its user-friendly on-screen Graphics User Interface makes it very simple to operate and use. The device comes packaged with a removable battery pack and an in-car charger. Other big players like Sony, Philips and Panasonic have also come up with a range of slim and lightweight players.

Most portable DVD players come equipped with a LCD monitor and stereo speakers. PDPs are best suited for use during long travels. Most common PDP screen size is 7 inches although there are some models that have screen size of up to 12 inches. Some models of PDPs are offering a high screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Newest models of PDPs come with a swivel screen that can be rotated through 180 degrees. Some PDPs also have built-in iPod docks, USB & SD card slots and fold flat.

The new Sony VRD MC-10 DVD Recorder will record 90 mins HD Video onto Standard dvds using AVCHD system that plays back in HD on the VRD-MC-10 via an HDMI cable to your HDTV or its recorded discs will also play on Sony & Panasonic bluray DVD players in 1090 x 1920 HD. No bluray RW blank discs are needed. It works with regular inexpensive standard recordable blank dvds in either + or - and DL. You simply insert the Duo-Memory Stick into its built in Card Reader and press record. It offers some editing features and chapters plus graphics selection to add zest to your production. Best of all it is inexpensive to buy at around 325 dollars and the standard DVD blank discs cost pennies each to record in FULL 1090 x 1920 HD for 90 minutes of camcorder footage you can play back right away on your VRD MC-10 as a player too or put them in your bluray player and play them. It supports 5.1 channel Dolby Digital Sound Recording as well.

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LG BD390 Blu-ray Player: Although it was Sony that has brought us the Blu-ray disc format, at the time of writing it is LG that manufactures the best Blu-ray player in the market. The great Blu-ray and DVD movie playback is just the beginning of the long list on what is great about this player. Whether it is in terms of loading speed and video quality, the BD390 came up on top of its class. Besides having a great video playback, it also comes with many great features. For starters it has built-in wi-fi capabilities so that you would not have to connect a cable to view online content. Once connected to the internet, you can view online content from YouTube, Netflix and CinemaNow. This player comes with on-board decoding for DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD audio signals. It also has 7.1 analog outputs.