The weight of your portable DVD player does not matter if you only have to carry it from one room to another in your home or if you only use it on car journeys and therefore it is only ever attached to the back of the front seat in your car. However, its weight will become important to you if you are using it on an aeroplane and you need to carry it from one flight to a connecting flight and you also have to carry your laptop, shopping bags, large purse and your briefcase.

So, when you go shopping for a portable DVD player, don't only be dazzled by the sleek-looking unit with a brushed aluminum finish. Do a reality check before you take it home. What does it weigh? Will it fit in your purse or wherever you plan to take it? If you travel a lot or plan to carry the player in your backpack or purse often, aim for a lighter portable dvd player that weighs around 2.5 pounds or less.

If you are likely to only move your portable DVD player from room to room at home, you can buy a player that weighs up to 4 pounds and probably not be bothered by the extra weight. Make an appropriate choice, and you won't ever have to decide to leave the portable dvd player at home because it's too bulky or heavy.

Of the 31.1 million DVD players sold last year, roughly 10% were Apex dvd players, according to the NPD Group, the retail tracker. That puts the brand in second place, just behind Sony, but the two companies could not be more different. Sony is a storied innovator, a name familiar to consumer-electronics buyers for decades as a technological leader. The Apex name - for those who even notice it - has been around for about five years and basically means ''bargain.''

This is some interesting news worth researching. The way to obtain punters buying its Xbox 360 machines is by increasing the HD-DVD format and cutting the price of its Hd Dvd player accessory. Blockbuster, choosing rival technology to Hd Dvd, decided to go with Blu-ray technology. This is why the Hd Dvd player is not doing well in the US.

Apparently Vole has opted to have a fire sale on its doomed products by slashing the price of the Xbox 360 games console in the United States from $199 to $179. In addition it is also giving away five free movies to all those who buy the Xbox in August or September.