Play Your Multimedia Files on the Go with a Portable Media Player

Ranked #8,249 in Computers & Electronics, #162,352 overall

Bring your movie, music and photo collection anywhere with a portable multimedia player.

Looking to buy a portable media player? You've come to the right place!

If you absolutely cannot part with your movie and music collection, why not bring it with you? Thanks to portable multimedia players, you can now take your media files anywhere you need to go. Some of the newer mobile media players can even connect to the internet (provided a wi-fi network is available) so you can watch and stream movies and tv shows from your favorite video-on-demand sites.

Browse the personal media player selection below and find one that suits your needs best.

Photo: Viewsonic Moviebook VPD400 4.3-Inch HD Digital Portable Player

Cinepal Personal Media Player 8" HD 720P

Cinepal Personal Media Player 8IN HD 720P Videos Photos MP3

Amazon Price: $79.99 (as of 06/04/2012)Buy Now

Watch amazing full HD quality videos on the Aluratek Cinepal Personal Media Player as just about every media format is supported. You will no longer have to be squinting with the spacious 8" High Definition LCD display, and a Resolution of up to 1280 x 768. You are not just limited to videos, photos, and MP3s, but also ebooks (txt format). So you can also entertain your imagination by catching up on your reading, along with listening to today's hits.

File Formats Supported:
Video (non DRM): AVI, VOB, DAT, MPG, MPEG, Xvid, DivX, H.264, MKV, & RM / RMVB
Music: Supports various music formats
Photo: JPEG and MPG
Memory: SD / SDHC, USB flash drive and USB Hard Drive

COBY 7" Portable Media Player with 40GB HDD & Video Recording

COBY PMP7040 7" TFT Portable Media Player w/40 GB HDD & Video Recording

Amazon Price: (as of 06/04/2012)Buy Now

The COBY PMP7040 40 GB Portable Media Player lets you enjoy your favorite videos, music and pictures wherever you go. It boasts audio/video recording, an SD/MMC card slot for memory expansion/file transfer, built-in stereo speakers, and outputs for connecting to a TV, LCD, slide projector, or more. The PMP7040 may be used as a mass storage device, and its %uFFFDUSB On-the-Go" feature allows you to download directly from other USB devices.

File Formats Supported:
The device supports most MPEG1, MPEG2 and MPEG4 (MPG, DAT, VOB, AVI) video files, and can also be used to view and share your JPG and BMP photos.

Touch Screen Portable Media Players

Portable players with easy-to-navigate touchscreen interfaces

Loading

Coby 7" Portable Tablet DVD / CD / MP3 Player

Coby TFDVD7052 7-Inch Portable Tablet DVD/CD/MP3 Player - Black

Amazon Price: $76.78 (as of 06/04/2012)Buy Now

Experience the ultimate in portability with the Coby TFDVD7052 7-Inch Portable Tablet DVD Player. Its compact, portable tablet design allows you to take it anywhere. Available digital and analog AV outputs allow for use with home theater systems.

File Formats Supported:
Video System Standard: NTSC/PAL
Media Support: DVD, DVD-R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW
Audio Formats: MP3, Video Format Support: MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (DVD),
Photo Format: JPG

Personal DVD players with USB ports

Play media files from an external hard drive on these portable DVD players

Loading

Get portable multimedia players for less

Keep your eyes peeled for discounts on eBay

Loading

Portable Media Player Reviews

See what people are saying about portable video players in the market today.

NuForce Cube Review
Listeners have two input options: a USB port allows the connection of a computer and a 3.5mm (headphone-style) jack will handle just about any other audio device, though it will most likely be used with mobile phones and other portable media players.
Portable Bluetooth speakers: Big Jambox, Bose SoundLink, Nokia Play 360 compared
Image Gallery: Check out photos of the three wireless speakers evaluated in this review. I still have a Zune HD, but only use it for occasionally listening to music when I run and instead I rely on music playing from my smartphones for my music needs.
Software roundup: 23 downloads to get June off to a great start
CyberLink PowerDVD 12.0.9380.1620 Pro can be used to play DVDs, Blu-rays, as well as a wide range of online content; CyberLink PowerDVD 12.0.9380.1620 Ultra is also available and includes DLNA Digital Media Controller and Renderer.
Samsung Chromebook Series 5 550 review
Should folks in need of a portable machine with a keyboard spend their $450 on a Chromebook instead of a netbook or Transformer tablet? That's a tough one -- meet us past the break where we'll hash it all out. Chrome OS is now a year old, ...

Portable external hard drives to store your multimedia files in

Expand the capacity of your media player with these hard drives.

Loading

What to watch on your portable media players

Loading

Do you have a portable video player?

Which one do you have? Do let me know right here.

This page is called a Squidoo lens.
If you're passionate about something -- anything! --,
you can make a lens about it and even earn money on the side.
Isn't that awesome?
Click on the button below to get started!

Loading

Check out my other shopping gift guides

Find the perfect gift in one of my shopping guides

Loading

by

arncyn

I'm a more »

Feeling creative? Create a Lens!

Archos 605 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player 

Play your media files and stream content from the PC

Archos 605 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player (4 GB)

Amazon Price: $173.99 (as of 06/04/2012)Buy Now

The Archos 605 generation 5 portable media player comes with a convenient WiFi feature. You can use the built-WiFi capabilities of the Archos to download online media content from the Archos content portal.

Archos 405 2 GB Portable Media Player 

Play all your digital entertainment: movies, TV shows, photos, and music.

Archos 405 2 GB Portable Media Player (Silver)

Amazon Price: $93.99 (as of 06/04/2012)Buy Now

Less than 1/2 inch thick, the pocket-sized Archos offers expandable memory with its built-in 2 GB hard drive and amazing video playback on its high-quality 3.5-inch full-color screen. Other great features include mass storage capabilities and photo viewing support.

Enhance your TV viewing experience with the following gadgets 

Loading