Visteon Dockable Entertainment

Dockable Entertainment featuring Game Boy Advance

Manufacturer	Visteon
Type	Video game console
Generation	Sixth generation
Retail availability	^NA July 2006
Media	Cartridge, DVD, CD
CPU	ARM7TDMI, 16.78 MHz
Graphics	Custom 2D core
Controller input	Visteon Wireless Game Controller Game Boy Advance

The Visteon Dockable Entertainment System (officially referred to as Dockable Entertainment featuring Game Boy Advance) is a portable DVD player created by Visteon in July 2006 for the US market^[1] at an MSRP of $1299 USD.^[2] The player is notable for containing officially licensed Game Boy Advance hardware, as Visteon partnered with Nintendo to announce the product at CES 2006.^[3]

The device was not sold at general retailers, but rather sold at car dealerships in combination of a roof docking head mount for installation, or already equipped in select models of certain vehicles.^[4]

Hardware specifications

• 10.2" Flip Down LCD Display
• 6-Pin Auxiliary Port
• Infrared Port
• DVD Drive
• Game Boy Advance Cartridge Slot

Alongside this, the player came with a wireless game controller, a set of wireless headphones, a remote control, and compatibility with MP3 and WMA CD files.^[5]

References

1. "Impressions: Visteon GBA/DVD Player". Joystiq.com.
2. "Interview with Mark Boyle". Youtube.com.
3. "CES: Visteon's dockable entertainment featuring GBA". Joystiq.com.
4. "Visteon’s dockable multimedia player, GBA system still kickin’". Gamertell.com.
5. "Dockable Entertainment featuring Game Boy Advance Sheet" (PDF). Visteon.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2006.

External links

• Official Visteon Webpage
• Dockable Entertainment featuring Game Boy Advance at Back Seat Mario.com (archived versions at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)