Mintek MDP-1810 8" Portable DVD Player
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Manufacturer: Mintek
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New from $276.99List price $379.99
- Plays DVD/CD/MP3/CD-RW
- Built in Stereo Speakers
- Built in Anti Shock System
- 16:9 Widescreen Monitor
- Earphone Output and Optical Output
Product Description:
Whether you're traveling cross-country or want to show your DVDs at a friend's house across town, the Mintek MDP-1810 portable DVD player is an all-in-one, easy-to-carry entertainment solution. It plays DVDs, Video CDs (VCDs), CDs (including recordable and rewriteable CDs), MP3 discs, and Kodak Picture CDs, and features a bright, 8-inch TFT (active-matrix) color LCD display in 16:9 widescreen format. It can be connected to a television, and when connected to a compatible audio system can bring the soundtrack to life with Dolby Digital audio or DTS surround sound. Designed for easy use on the road, the MDP-1810 includes a high-capacity rechargeable lithium battery pack, a car power adapter, and an AC power adapter. Its built-in antishock system helps prevent annoying interruptions. It features both built-in stereo speakers and a headphone jack for private listening (headphones not included), as well as a wireless remote control for use across the room, such as when connected to a TV. With the unit connected to an amplifier, you can use it as a karaoke machine (with karaoke discs). It supports multiple audio language tracks and multilingual subtitles, and lets you select from multiple camera angles on DVDs that give you those options. Among its other key features are six-mode picture zoom, four-speed slow motion, fast forward and reverse search, chapter preview ("digest") mode, random play, and repeat play--a feature that's useful for tradeshows or demonstrations. The MDP-1810 gives you S-video and composite-video output, analog stereo and optical digital (S/PDIF) audio output, and a headphone jack. What's in the Box Portable DVD player, remote control, rechargeable lithium battery pack, car cigarette-lighter adapter, AC adapter, audio cable, video cable, owner's manual, and warranty card.
Description from Manufacturer:Whether you're traveling cross-country or want to show your DVDs at a friend's house across town, the Mintek MDP-1810 portable DVD player is an all-in-one, easy-to-carry entertainment solution. It plays DVDs, Video CDs (VCDs), CDs (including recordable and rewriteable CDs), MP3 discs, and Kodak Picture CDs, and features a bright, 8-inch TFT (active-matrix) color LCD display in 16:9 widescreen format. It can be connected to a television, and when connected to a compatible audio system can bring the soundtrack to life with Dolby Digital audio or DTS surround sound.Designed for easy use on the road, the MDP-1810 includes a high-capacity rechargeable lithium battery pack, a car power adapter, and an AC power adapter. Its built-in antishock system helps prevent annoying interruptions. It features both built-in stereo speakers and a headphone jack for private listening (headphones not included), as well as a wireless remote control for use across the room, such as when connected to a TV. With the unit connected to an amplifier, you can use it as a karaoke machine (with karaoke discs). It supports multiple audio language tracks and multilingual subtitles, and lets you select from multiple camera angles on DVDs that give you those options. Among its other key features are six-mode picture zoom, four-speed slow motion, fast forward and reverse search, chapter preview ("digest") mode, random play, and repeat play--a feature that's useful for tradeshows or demonstrations.
The MDP-1810 gives you S-video and composite-video output, analog stereo and optical digital (S/PDIF) audio output, and a headphone jack.
What's in the Box
Portable DVD player, remote control, rechargeable lithium battery pack, car cigarette-lighter adapter, AC adapter, audio cable, video cable, owner's manual, and warranty card.Average Customer Rating: 
Comment: Good Enough Rating:
If you're looking for a good DVD player with picture-perfect quality, the Mintek 8" Portable DVD Player is NOT for you. However, if you want an affordable DVD player that'll play your DVDs on the road, this player is good enough. The lid on the DVD compartment is loose on the left side, so you have to be careful not to accidentally open it or break it open, and the picture quality has some black specks, but if you adjust the color and brightness, it should go mostly away. In all, get it for price, don't get it for quality.
Comment: Returned two for a full refund... Rating:
I was very excited when I purchased this portable DvD player for my daughters. I purchased it at Target for a reasonable price. Unfortunatly, after playing only two movies, the screen went completely blank and I was unable to get it to work again. I exchanged it at Target (hoping it was just a dud). However, after watching about 6 movies on the new one, the screen started going blank again. It was very frustrating. Sometimes you could get it to come back on by fiddling with it, but this meant you had to start the movie over and skip back to where you were. I do not reccomend buying this unit. I guess you really do get what you pay for. I'm now doing research and trying to decide which brand is the best....
Comment: Loved It........Until it Stopped Working Rating:
Bought mine at Costco over the holidays. Worked for a few days and loved taking it with me during my daily commuter bus rides. However, I started getting the dimmed display everyone has talked about. Sometimes, removing the battery pack and putting it back on worked, and other times plugging it into the AC adapter worked. One time though, I spent a full hour fiddling with it to no avail. Returned it to Costco for refund.
Other notes: Picture quality was average and you can't fast forward or rewind on the unit, but for the money, the shortcomings were acceptable until the picture started to go out.
I cannot recommend this product. I'll have to wait on a DVD player for a while because all other 8" players are quite a bit more. I suppose the old addage "You get what you pay for" prevails in this case.
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