[mythtv-users] Portable video player for in-car use (using Myth recordings)

Ian Barton lists at manor-farm.org
Thu Nov 13 19:42:39 UTC 2008


> I've got a road-trip coming up (for Thanksgiving) and was looking for an 
> in-car solution to keep my toddler entertained while we drive 16 hours 
> each-way to my mother-in law's house.
>  
> I'm looking for something that
> - can accept transcoded Myth files (in any format that makes sense 
> h.264, xvid, etc)
> - has a decent battery life
> - can be mounted on a headrest
> - has a car charger option
> - at least a 7" screen
>  
>  
> So - for others that use myth recorded content to amuse their little 
> ones in their cars - what do you use?
>  
Our children use Archos 404's. The small screen size doesn't seem to be 
a problem. You would have to bodge the head rest bit. The other 
possibility is the smallest Asus eee, which does have a 7" screen.

Ian.


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