Odd portable VHS player from RCA

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Originally Posted by Eric H

On Goodwill, never seen one of these before, is that an LCD screen?
What vintage would this be? Shipping's $30 to me so I won't be bidding.

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=4487389

Looks like one of those "luggable" VHS machines that you stick behind the center console of an automobile/minivan to keep the kids in the back set occupied on car trips. They were quite popular before portable DVD players were readily available.

Note that this VHS machine is only going to be "portable" in the sense that it is self-contained and has a carrying handle; it almost certainly does not have internal batteries and would be designed to be plugged into a 12V lighter jack.

It's not going to be very old; it looks like a pretty late-model example of the breed, so it's probably early 2000's. It does look a bit "sleeker" than most of this type though; most of the mobile VHS/monitor combos were pretty boxy looking.