Headphones for Portable DVD Players

On our recent trip, I brought along a shiny new portable DVD player for the kids on the plane. The bonus feature for me was that there were TWO audio output jacks for headphones so that each of my little tykes could have their own earphones and not bother the other passengers nor each other! The key was finding 2 pairs of headphones that weren't bulky and easy to pack.

I thought I struck gold at first when I originally got this pair of folding Lightweight Stereo Headphones for my 2 year old, thinking that the back-of-the-head/neck design would not bother him at all and just sit on his ears providing quality audio entertainment -- and the fact that the headset was collapsible was awesome.

But much to my chagrin, that wasn't the problem. The problem was that either his head was too small or the headphones were too big (you're choice is assessing the problem), and it kept falling off his head/ears. Luckily I had an extra pair of earbuds in my bag, so that worked. And now my wife has a decent pair of headphones for herself.

So back at home, I'm now looking for better quality earbuds that we can pack with the portable dvd player. I found some Sennheiser MX-400 earbuds that are actually free after rebate (search for "36825995" at ecost) and should work just fine.

Now, it's all about loading up on appropriate video content on a couple of DVD's and we're set to jet-set anywhere!