Roadview RHM-7.0G Headrest DVD Player:A Good Cheap Headrest DVD For Kids
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Why the Roadview RHM headrest is a great budget DVD headrest for your children.
Sometimes, you can be quite surprised by a product. When I borrowed this player for review, I wasn’t expecting too much. I’ll be honest, I have never heard of Roadview before and I expected this product to be cheap and nasty – it turns out that nothing could be further from the truth.
Taking the RHM 70 out of the box, the unit is definitely solid and well constructed, with a very robust feel. The DVD casing does not crack or squeak when you apply pressure on it, so the whole unit is very well put together. Inside the box you also get the mandatory instruction manual and remote. By pushing in the headrest arms they can be moved about, making it easy to get the right width suitable for your vehicle.
Picture Quality
Once set up and turned on I was treated to a great quality picture – The Incredibles again being my defacto test standard video. The picture was bright with good color, and it did not have any of the fading or flashlighting that sometimes occurs in the cheaper scale of headrest DVD players. The resolution is an impressive 480 x234 pixels, which is more than enough for a small screen. Another great plus is the built in speakers. They produce just enough loudness to be heard on a noisy drive along the freeway; perhaps they are a little soft on the ears with not much of a bass kick out of them, but if you are getting this product for your kids (or maybe friends that have never wanted to grow up) then they will not notice anyway.
The Roadview has a USB input and a SD card slot as well which is handy to have. It plays the usual range of formats, including DivX video. I was surprised to find that the Roadview played the avi files that other headrest players had struggled with. As an addendum, the unit also supports wireless headphones through the use of its iR outputs, so it seems as though there is nothing that the engineers behind this unit haven’t thought of. One additional feature that I have not seen a lot of before is the clever zip cover. This lets you hide away your expensive screen when you are away from the vehicle. A lot more companies should include this feature as standard – very nice and useful!
Overall
While it may be cheap, the Roadview RHM 7.0G comes across well in almost every area. If I had to pick out one downside or negative on this unit, it would be that the remote does not seem to work correctly while sitting in the front seat of the car. Considering that it is unlikely that one would need to change the channel of movie while driving anyway, this does not offset the positives of this great player.
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