Car Dvd Player

Undisclosed · Post by **Undisclosed** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:32 am

Does anyone have a cheap and easy way to install and dvd player and screen into a van?

Post by **gannon** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:13 pm

You could use a cheap 12V dvd player and a psone lcd (probably would cost you $100 total), or you could by a 5" portable dvd player (probably would cost you $150 total).

Post by **bicostp** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:43 pm

What make/model/year is it? Would you mind modding the dashboard? This would be helpful.

You could always velcro a whole unit down to a flat horizontal surface.

Undisclosed · Post by **Undisclosed** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:09 pm

well, its a 2001 chevy suburban, and i want it mainly for the back seats. power is not an issue. i have converters and stuff.

Post by **bicostp** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:16 pm

I know they make bags that hang between the front seats, if that's an option. You coulld also make one out of one of those kid's backseat art stations: cut it to fit the DVD player when it's closed.

Undisclosed · Post by **Undisclosed** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:22 pm

well i would prby put a dvd player under a seat then just put some sort of screen in between the driver seat and passenger. but i dont know what type of screen.

Post by **bicostp** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:45 pm

Like gannon said, you could use a psone screen.

(If you can find them cheap, you could put one on the back of each front seat, just like those Big money systems you see advertised!)

cennar · Post by **cennar** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:59 pm

ah you mean those clown cars with horid rims. yeah they some times look pritty nice inside. yeah for a real cheap DVD player you could do what i did to my dads plymouth, just grab an inverter tv and DVD player and take out the back of the front center consoleand cram it all in there.

Undisclosed · Post by **Undisclosed** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:33 pm

I want a big screen. not a tiny psone screen.

Post by **Gamelver** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:41 pm

tiny?!?!? This is blasphemy!!!!!!!!!!

seriously, though, I realize that a 5inch screen isn't the best for a car DVD player......perhaps try a 7" screen or something.....I know there are a few out there you could probably use, although they'd be pretty expensive...

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:42 pm

PSone is a pretty good sized screen, how big do want?!??!

Undisclosed · Post by **Undisclosed** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:24 pm

i want at least 10 inches.

Post by **bicostp** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:26 pm

Could always go with a 13" lcd TV, or just a 13" CRT TV if you have room for it. (I don't own a Suburban, so I'm not much help when it comes down to sizing.

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Undisclosed · Post by **Undisclosed** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:28 pm

i could fit about any size of a smaller tv

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:53 pm

If you want a screen like that, you may as well just buy a portable DVD player. It is easy, and cheap(they do make good ones for cheap). These are best anyways, because they have anti-skip.