Dual

One of the most exciting things about getting our van last year (besides the obvious having a car and all of that) was that it came with a DVD player. It was going to be perfect for long trips with the kids, and maybe, just maybe there would be no fighting in the back seats! The only thing it didn't come with was the wireless headsets that were needed so the audio wouldn't take over the whole stereo system and the only people that could here it were the people who could actually see it. We invested the $120 ($60 er set and we only got two, thinking that Julia wouldn't bother to keep them on her head and it would have been a waste to get the 3rd set) only to bring them home and have them not work. The only thing Ryun could come up with (after trying many different things) that something was wrong with the wireless transmitter thing that would have made it work. We returned the sets, got our money back and just listened to the audio of whatever movie was playing all the way up to NH, on whatever excursions we went on while there, and all the way back to MA. Ryun didn't really mind me? I listen to music while in the car and it was sort of annoying to hear the audio but be able to see the picture (even if one of the movies was Cars, one of the best Disney/Pixar movies ever).

Anyway, Ryun and I were talking last week, as we were preparing to go to NH again, and decided to look into getting a portable, dual screen DVD for the car. We weren't looking to spend a fortune, and in fact didn't want to spend much more than we had spent on the headsets. Our research showed us that the prices ran the gamut...from really inexpensive to "we would never spend that much money in a million years). We went with a Polaroid brand for $150. It came with everything needed to use and mount it on the seats of the car. All we needed were headsets for them to plug in to the units, which we have in abundance around here.

The kids are thrilled and for that matter so am I.