Playscreen tablet style portable DVD player

September 27, 2003

The PlayScreen by JoyTech claims to be the worlds first 'Tablet Style' Portable DVD
Player with Integrated 16:9 Widescreen 7inch TFT Monitor. At only Â£299.99 from
Play.com the truly portable device comes complete with a Rechargeable
Lithium-Ion Battery, and In-Car Adapter for true 'Play Anywhere' entertainment.
It also uses Integrated Stereo Speakers, combined with full Dolby Digital and
DTS compatibility.

'This is the first ever DVD player we
have offered on play.com. We at play.com waited until we could find a
portable player that looked fantastic and offered a great picture combined
with a long battery life. I believe that people will be blown away by the
innovative design of the PlayScreen, it has some amazing features usually
found only on the high end players" said James Bradshaw, Head of Product
development for Play.com.

AUTO/ PAL/ NTSC FORMAT COMPATIBILLITY

⋅ BUILT IN DOLBY DIGITAL DECODER
⋅ MULTI OSD LANGUAGE (ENGLISH/
GERMAN/ FRENCH/ SPANISH/ ITALIAN)
⋅ MULTI ANGLE/ AUDIO/ SUBTITLE
SUPPORTED
⋅ PARENTAL LOCK
⋅ FAST FORWARD/ REVERSE (X2, X4, X8,
X16)
⋅ ZOOM PLAY(X2, X3, X4, X1/2, X1/3, X1/4)
TFT SCREEN
⋅
7inch 16:9 WIDESCRREN-STYLED TFT DISPLAY
⋅ VIEWING AREA 154(W)mm x 87
(H)mm
⋅ 112,320 PIXELS (480x234 ? RGB)
STEREO SPEAKERS
⋅
INTERGRATED STEREO SPEAKERS (1W+1W)
BATTERY PACK
⋅ RECHARGABLE
LITHIUM-ION TYPE
⋅ 2. 5HRS PLAYBACK TIME
Formats & Media
Compatibillity

Wow, it's good to be alive in the 21st century. This is a
pretty cool Gizmo! Available exclusively at Play.com, this little unit is pretty versatile. Here is a blurb
from the site;

Introducing a revolution in Portable Entertainment with the
astonishing PlayScreen from JOYTECH. The worlds first Tablet-Style DVD Player,
and Integrated 7inch TFT Display create an incredibly slim, elegant and fully
portable entertainment solution. Just 26mm deep, the PlayScreen offers full
playback of multiple formats including DVD/CD/CD-R/Kodak Picture/and even MP3
files. Huge 7inch TFT Screen produces razor sharp imagery and integrated Stereo
Speakers mean that the movie will sound as good as it looks. Supplied Battery
Pack allows up to 2.5 hours of DVD playback, whilst the slim-line Remote
Control, offers full control to your movie enjoyment.

Source: mobilemag.com