| The automotive industry is getting more ideas on | | | | entertainment system. They display movies either |
| how to pamper the passengers. One of the ways | | | | on a screen in the center-console, on a screen |
| is to have a car DVD entertainment system | | | | that descends from the roof of the vehicle, or on |
| installed. Such a system can really be a life saver | | | | a screen which flips up from the dashboard. |
| to the driver. Why? Imagine, you're headed | | | | Though these systems aren't portable outside the |
| across the country with your family to visit the | | | | vehicle, once installed they don't require any extra |
| in-laws in Omaha, and your kids are driving you | | | | cords or setup: you can load in your movies and |
| nuts. A car DVD system allows you to pop in one | | | | drive away. Screens located either on the center |
| of their favorite movies and have them | | | | console or which flip up from the dashboard can |
| entertained for hours while on the road.Today's | | | | double as displays for in-car GPS or navigation |
| auto market is becoming more and more | | | | software, but they can be distracting to drivers. |
| diversified, with Hummers lining up next to Smart | | | | The flip-down screens avoid driver distraction, but |
| Cars and Geo Metros in dealer lots. Perhaps one | | | | they are usually only convenient for back-seat |
| of the things many people do when they bought | | | | viewing, leaving a front seat passenger to count |
| a new vehicle is to customize it with gadgets and | | | | license plates or play I-Spy with the driver.In car |
| accessories. Bored spouses and kids make car | | | | DVD systems are perhaps the biggest boon to |
| DVD systems one of the hottest new upgrades | | | | the long family road trip since Car Bingo, and as |
| on the automotive consumer market.There are | | | | the technology improves you can expect the |
| two main types of in car DVD systems: portable | | | | systems to get smaller, lighter, and cheaper. |
| and in-dash. Portable systems, though not as | | | | Though portable systems are still the choice for |
| sleek or worry-free as the in-dash systems, are | | | | families on the go since they require no expensive |
| considerably cheaper and more versatile. They | | | | installation or conversion, more and more auto |
| are usually powered by your car's 12-volt power | | | | manufacturers have plans to include built-in |
| adapter but can be converted to run from your | | | | systems in their vehicles, especially upscale and |
| home's power supply, allowing you to take the | | | | family autos.Trust me; it will be tough to find a |
| DVD player and monitor into your in-laws house | | | | driver for your next road trip. The entire family |
| when your happy family arrives.In-dash car DVD | | | | wants to be stretched out in the back seat |
| systems are hardwired into your vehicle's | | | | watching a movie. |