Portable DVD players continued to be a hot item in 2005, especially in light of prices continuing to fall and players becoming more innovative in their features and design. This trend looks to continue in 2006, given the number of new player announcements from manufacturers at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show in January. Represented in this report are upcoming portable DVD players from Samsung, Toshiba, Axion, Panasonic and Thomson/RCA.

Samsung:

Samsung announced two new portable DVD players at CES 2006. Both models – the DVD-L760 ($199) and DVD-L765 ($229) – come equipped with 7-inch screens and will be available in April. Features in common on these two models include 480p resolution, 16:9 aspect viewing ratio, 160-degree viewing angle, picture CD viewing capability, a 1-inch thin industrial design and 5.1-channel virtual surround sound.

Read more about the portable DVD players revealed at CES 2006 at http://portables.about.com/od/portabledvd/a/portdvdces2006.htm.