Use a DVD player recorder for research purposes
Gone are the days of recording live TV with a VHS tape. Instead use a DVR DVD player to digitally record live television. Use it to record competitor commercials for comparison to your own, use it record large chunks of local television to ensure that your advertisements are being played as promised, or use it to tape specials to be highlighted at your next staff meeting.

Consider portable DVD players

Portable DVD players are a great purchase if you are constantly on the move. DVD portable players are convenient to show your clients sales pitches or examples, and most are small enough that they would fit right into a laptop case. They are also great for the business traveler who spends a lot of time at the airport or in hotels with not many channels.

Blu-ray became the apparent winner over the HD-DVD (High Def-DVD) format of DVD technology when the programmers for HD-DVD announced in February 2008 that they would no longer develop, manufacture or sell the HD-DVD format of disk.

Read the reports before you purchase a DVD player

Many publications, most of which now have online versions, offer great feedback for you to read before making your DVD player purchase.