``Alaska Airlines offers another alternative to ``Autumn in New York``-type disasters: the DigEplayer. For $10, passengers can rent one of these units--think portable DVD player--and choose from a number of movies and TV shows to watch at will (DigEplayer`s site claims 20 to 30 programs, but I counted only 12 on Now Showing list on its Web site). I`ve never rented a DigEplayer, but I`ve been on flights where an entire family of kids has been quiet thanks to the nonstop entertainment it provides. In my book, that`s almost as valuable as having one in front of me.``

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