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Postby solitaire » Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:58 pm

Hi All,

Planning to take a trip to wellington relatively soon and my 18month old daughter will be taking the trip with me.

I want to purchase something that I can attach to the back of the passenger seat that will play videos for the 9 hour trip.

There are plenty of dvd players out there but i just want a screen with a usb unput that can play videos.

Does anyone know of a new zealand supplier that sells something like this for cheap, dont want to spend much more than $100 and while i can find dvd players for that price i cant find a usb player version.

cheers all :D
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Postby FST4RD » Sun Apr 08, 2012 5:19 pm

Could you convert the DVD's to a file that will work on your smart phone (assuming you have one) and duct tape it to the back of the seat?
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Postby iOnic » Sun Apr 08, 2012 5:43 pm

Cheap chinachinachina Android Tablet? Sun $150 on Trademe nowadays. Could even plug the audio output into your car's Aux input (if you have one) for better sound.
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Postby Grrrrrrr! » Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:37 pm

iOnic wrote:Cheap chinachinachina Android Tablet? Sun $150 on Trademe nowadays. Could even plug the audio output into your car's Aux input to kill your sanity quicker


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Postby iOnic » Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:38 pm

Conscious decision to take a baby on a 9hr drive = sanity gone.
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Postby Bling » Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:50 pm

Buy some of this:

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Then do the trip at night / when they'd normally be asleep. $100 for something that plays off USB? Probably dreeeeeeeaming
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Postby siren676 » Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:00 pm

One of these will read off a usb but would be a bit tricky to fit to a headrest.
Do you have a center console you could strap it to?
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Postby evil_si » Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:48 pm

My dad has a digital photo frame that plays video thru memory sticks and usb,
think it was a few hundred thou, would also need a 12-240 invertor to power it,
its pretty slimline
Unfortunately i have idea on the brand,
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Postby solitaire » Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:49 pm

evil_si wrote:My dad has a digital photo frame that plays video thru memory sticks and usb,
think it was a few hundred thou, would also need a 12-240 invertor to power it,
its pretty slimline
Unfortunately i have idea on the brand,
Hmm, we got given a digital photo frame... maybe i should check if it will play video...
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Postby scotty_ish » Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:59 pm

dnalunchie wrote:Sometimes I really love this place..... the other 6 days of the week I think $&#$%....those bitches better not bring up my sister.
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Postby TOYWGN » Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:29 pm



Plus some big cable ties to hook around the headrest.... :D :D
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Postby Willdat? » Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:32 pm

I've just done the same thing...inverter and laptop cheapest option. Also much less buggy, restarting etc. is a PITA when you're on the road and the missus has no idea how it works...
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Re: In car entertainment - winnie the pooh edition.

Postby Leon » Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:04 pm

solitaire wrote:I want to purchase something that I can attach to the back of the passenger seat that will play videos for the 9 hour trip.


a puppy.

No wait, they don't play videos.
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Re: In car entertainment - winnie the pooh edition.

Postby solitaire » Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:08 pm

Leon wrote:a puppy.

No wait, they don't play videos.


:lol: Well that would certainly keep her entertained.

I have an old sony laptop & an inverter, maybe ill rig that up tonight and see how it looks!
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