Have you tried following a recipe that a chef is giving on TV when the television set is in the living room and you are in the kitchen? It is tough, especially if there is no direct line of vision from where you are working and where the chef is showing how to do it.
On the other hand, you need to save time by watching a particular video while you are preparing dinner, but the TV and DVD are in another room while you are forced to stay in the kitchen to watch the food you are preparing.
The most obvious answer to this dilemma is to have a TV and DVD player in your kitchen. Of course, most of your counter space is used for the microwave, the blender, the coffee maker and other appliances. Thus, it seems that there is no place to put the TV near your work area.
An under the cabinet TV/DVD combo will solve your problem. It can be attached to the bottom of your top cabinets and hang downward. The controls are all built into the combo so space is of little concern with these outfits. The DVD player is attached to the TV with push buttons to operate both the TV and DVD player.
These handy viewing appliances are slim, taking very little amounts of your kitchen space. The TV has a swivel capacity to you can turn it toward the area where you are working. The combo is AC powered so you need not fool with batteries. Some of these combos also have AM/FM radios as components.
Just think how convenient it would be to have your morning coffee at the kitchen table and being able to watch the morning news or play your favorite music video on an under the cabinet TV/DVD combo.