Envizen Digital Duo Box Pro ED8850A

Envizen Digital Duo Box Pro ED8850A

You probably haven't heard of Envizen, but it's one of several off-brand companies that are putting out new digital portable TVs to replace all the obsolete analog units that were toted to sporting events or kept around for emergencies when the power went off. As implied by its name--the Envizen Digital Duo Box Pro ED8850A--this model is actually two products in one: a portable DVD player and a portable DTV. The ED8850, which costs around $150 online, looks and feels like your typical inexpensive portable DVD player. To put it politely, there's nothing sexy or slick about it. That doesn't mean it's ugly, just that it's very basic and generic-looking (at least it's black and not silver). It's also worth noting that its shiny black top is a fingerprint magnet and gets scratched up pretty easily. We did like what the ED8850 offers in terms of features, and we appreciated that the unit comes with a protective carry case (which can also be used to hang the unit from the back of a car headrest), remote, car power adapter, and a set of AV cables that allows you to connect an external video source--such as an iPod or a game console--and use the unit's 7-inch display as a video screen.