| For anyone wanting to enjoy their portable | | | | |
| DVD player outside of the privacy and | | | | Over the ear headphones help reduce the risk |
| solitude of their own room, headphones are a | | | | of hearing loss as the signal from in- |
| critical accessory. They allow the viewer to | | | | the-ear devices is amplified by several dB. |
| listen to movies and music without disturbing | | | | For comfort, padding over the earpieces and |
| those nearby and often act to reduce | | | | an adjustable headband is recommended. Some |
| environmental noise which can intrude on the | | | | users feel that sound quality with over the |
| audio experience. Both comfort and audio | | | | ear headphones is superior and helps to |
| quality are important considerations when | | | | reduce noise escaping which can disturb |
| selecting earphones. | | | | others. Some models even offer behind the |
| | | | neck or headband-less styles for added |
| - For those who will be using their portable | | | | comfort which allows users to don a hat and |
| DVD player to entertain two viewers at a time | | | | avoid disturbing their hair. These types of |
| it is important to assure that the device has | | | | headphones tend to be lighter but also more |
| 2 headphone ports on it; otherwise a splitter | | | | fragile. |
| (Y-plug) will be needed. | | | | |
| | | | Wireless headphones free the user from wires |
| - Various styles of headphones offer | | | | but have the drawback of using a great deal |
| different advantages. | | | | of battery power in conjunction with a |
| | | | portable DVD player which already consumes a |
| For anyone wanting small, inconspicuous | | | | great deal of energy. With wireless |
| devices any style of in-the-ear headphones | | | | headphones, users are also given freedom to |
| can be a good choice. They are often the | | | | move about when listening to music via their |
| headphone of choice during activity, but in | | | | player. |
| the case of use with a portable DVD player | | | | |
| this is generally not a concern unless it is | | | | Noise canceling headphones are effective at |
| used for listening to music. Ear bud style | | | | eliminating environmental noise by creating |
| headphones are often less comfortable and | | | | an out-of-phase signal to cancel unwanted |
| offer lower quality sound than in-the-canal | | | | outside noise. As this is not a passive |
| type headphones. On the other hand, | | | | process, additional battery power is consumed |
| in-the-canal headphones generally require | | | | to achieve this effect. |
| more frequent cleaning. Both require a good | | | | |
| fit to offer the best quality sound. | | | | - A final, but important consideration in |
| | | | selecting headphones for a portable DVD |
| Around-the-ear headphones with ear cups can | | | | player is to assure that it is compatible |
| be quite secure and reduce the intrusion of | | | | with the device. The cord on the earphones |
| outside sound without consuming additional | | | | must obviously be capable of connecting to |
| battery power although they tend to be a bit | | | | the player or an adapter will be needed, |
| more noticeable to the wearer than in-the-ear | | | | adding more weight and bulk where it is not |
| models. | | | | wanted. |