An umbrella term for a variety of handheld devices that play back audio, video or both ... In the past, handheld DVD, CD and tape cassette players fell into the portable media player category ...

[Jeff] sent in this nice how-to on gutting the 2.5″ LCD from a $20 mini dvd player ... circuit to feed it composite video. Looks like just the thing for those portable console projects.

A handheld device with a built-in DVD drive and flip-over ... CDs can also be played, and players may support MP3 and other formats. See portable media player. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL ...