Show on the road: lighter, faster, brighter, better! Step onto the runway with the latest generation of portable media players.1) DVD-L300 comes equipped with a letterbox The effect of displaying a wide screen movie on a standard TV set the way it was originally shot in full panoramic format. On the TV, the image frame spans the full width of the screen, but because of the difference in aspect ratios of the two formats (wide screen movie vs. eliminator, picture CD viewer, and 10-inch screen, $599.99, by Samsung. 2) Zen portable media center can carry 85 plus hours of video, up to 9,000 songs, or tens of thousands of pictures on a 20-gigabyte player with a 3.8-inch screen, $499.99, by Creative. 3) D 1500B portable DVD player A handheld device with a built-in DVD drive and flip-over lid that contains a screen, typically 6" to 10" in size. It may support rear seat passenger viewing, in which case the unit is hung upside down from the back of the front seat head rest, and a switch flips screen content 180 has a battery life of three hours and a 5-inch screen, $169, by Audiovox. 4) DVP-FX1021 portable CD and DVD player has up to seven hours of battery life and a 10.2-inch screen, $799.95, by Sony. 5) DP7240 has a battery life of 2 1/2 hours and plays DVDs, DVD-Rs, music CDs, and MP3s on a 7-inch screen, $199.99, by GoVideo. 6) PMA PMA (papillary-marginal-attached), n a system of epidemiologic scoring of periodontal disease devised by Schour and Massler in which the symbols denote the areas involved in gingival inflammation. PMA Progressive muscular atrophy 430 Pocket Media Assistant features an LCD touch screen, a 30-gig hard drive, a USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. host for digital cameras, and a 3.5-inch screen, $799.95, by Archos. 7) D2010 portable DVD player has a card-size wireless remote, cigarette lighter adapter, an ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. function for car use, and a 10.2-inch screen, $399, by Audiovox. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] |
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