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7. Nothing Felt More Powerful Than Having One of These on a Long Road Trip

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That was the ultimate power move to board a long trip with your dependable friend in hand: that friend being a portable DVD player with the lowest resolution ever. Clicking to access the DVD player and drop in your preferred movie will almost make you feel the envy of your fellow passengers shining out like heat from a newly made pizza. At least, that was your perspective eight years old. Early 2000s saw matching tracksuits, flip phones, and of course the mighty portable DVD player always accompanied with a binder of your preferred movies. Though heavy by today's standards, these devices were groundbreaking for their time and provided unheard-of entertainment flexibility for long trips. Though none of it mattered to eager children, the battery life was often dubious, seldom lasted through a whole movie without needing a recharge, and the screen quality was far from HD. Parents bought these devices as peace-keeping aids for family road trips, and the vehicle adaptor became to be as vital as the DVD player itself. The process of choosing which DVDs to pack, arrange them in those large zipped cases, and the soft whirring sound of the disc spinning up defines the travel experiences of a whole generation.