Touchscreen In Car Entertainment System With Integrated Armrest and iPod Connectivity

Designed specifically for use by passengers in cars, hence the somewhat peculiar armrest attachment, this touchscreen entertainment system boasts an ‘incredibly large’ 7” screen (a rather flawed boast that few men would get away with) as well as DVD compatibility, Bluetooth (with A2DP) connectivity allowing you to hook it up to your trusty iPod.

Centred around the aforementioned TFT LCD screen, which swivels 250 degrees on its armrest attachment, this cut price in car entertainment system accepts DVD, VCD, SVCD, CD, CD-R/W mediums and MP3, MP3, WMA, JPEG files formats as well as offering iPod firewire connectivity and even comes complete with an inbuilt TV tuner and FM transmitter allowing the device to transmit sound via your car’s audio system. – which is handy considering the unit’s internal speaker is rated at a paltry 1 watt.

Specifications:

Discs/ Formats Played: DVD, VCD, SVCD, CD, CD-R/W, MP3, MP3, WMA, iPod Video, JPEG
Video Color System: NTSC, PAL
Screen:7 Inch TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9, 4:3
Video Output Level: 1Vp-p 75Ohm
Horizontal Resolution: 500 TV Lines
TV Tuner: PAL (N, M, D/K, B/G, I), NTSC with AV OUT

Features:

Bluetooth Enabled (Including A2DP)
Touch Screen Control
FM Transmitter
USB Port
iPod Firewire Port
MS/MMC/SD Card Reader
Built in Speaker: 1W
Brightness/Contrast Adjust
Adjustable Armrest Struts: 75~235mm
250 deg Rotating Screen

As good as all this sounds, and, lets be honest here, the device has the majority of bases covered, we cannot help but wonder whether the armrest attachment is such a good idea as moving this around in the back of a car loaded with children, Aunt Mavis and Spot the Dog has got to be a major safety issue. That said, it’s nice to know that, should an accident occur, you’ll probably be the first family on the block who can lay claim to having a Multi Media child on account of the TFT becoming embedded into little Jimmy’s face on impact (being that the armrest attachment gave him no means of escape).

This Touchscreen In Car Entertainment System, from none other than China Vasion (in case you hadn’t guessed), retails for around $225 with the usual discounts being offered for bulk orders.