Customer Reviews

Mintek MDP-5861 5-Inch Portable DVD Player

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I purchased this portable dvd player after shopping around and checking all my options, i wanted something cheap, good quality and that would last, Let me tell you i got what i was looking for i bought this and instantly got in the car for a 5 hour trip, all i did was get it out plug it into the cig.lighter and away she went. I put it to the test with dvds like star wars and lord of the rings that have high sound and picture quality, it blew me away how great it was, then i popped in some cds i had burned and they played great. The trip was long and bumpy and this thing never skipped. The battery last very long 3-4 and takes about that time to charge. Plug some headphones into this and the sound is better then some tvs. What i like to do is put Subtitles on which has the words at the bottom of the screen so i know when to mute the languag.

It comes with a nifty little remote that works great. Everything about this dvd player is great, no complaints here, people complain about the battery and say its to big and flimsy but its not, you hook the battery on and secure it then put the battery cable (about 2 inches long) in the power whole, its great for those people who dont wanna read the instructions.
GREAT BUY I RECOMMEND TO ALL !

The product worked nicely - easy to set up and use, nice picture and sound. But I purchased this portable DVD player in August. Within a month I had to send it back for repairs, as the power connection and headphone connection jacks were loose. I was lied to three times by the customer service department who said my unit shipped and then it turned out it didn't. By the time I receive the supposedly new unit, I will have been without it for nearly 2 months because of their poor customer service. Watch out!

I bought the Mintek through Amazon because I had planned a trip for the holidays and wanted to use it on the flight. The price seemed reasonable compared with other players. From the day I received the player it failed to work. Initially it loaded the DVD (the Godfather) but immediately began skipping. After about 15 minutes it froze and refused to play at all! When I turned it off and re-booted the disk it displayed "Loading" but froze and never loaded the disk. This occurred with every disk it put in. Mintek tech support was inept and useless and the user manual was no help. I returned the player for a refund. I recommend you stay away from Mintek products.

I got this unit as a Xmas gift and it already screws up. The unit constantly locks up. I will be returning it for a unit from a differnet manufacturer.

I today had to send back my MDP-5860 model to the company. The DVD player screen stopped showing movies today. I called the company and apparently the 586x models are all having this problems and they are all being recalled back. Worst thing yet: I have to pay for shipping to send it back to them so that they can send me the EXACT same player back. Definitely NOT WORTH THE HASSLE. I'm going out today and buying myself a Toshiba or Sony; those brands, at least, you can trust.

I took this on a trip and much to my horror, it worked for about 20 minutes and then frooze up again and again and again! I got it to work again for about another 20 minutes and then that was it. If I could have opened the window of the plane, I would have thrown it out. Check out the Initial ones. They seem to be better quality at a value price.

After two months of moderate, gentle use, the picture tube died. It went completely black. Sent it to Mintek. After six weeks, they sent me a new one.

Within three weeks, the picture started to freeze on the NEW one. Then, the picture tube ALSO went black. Mind you, neither unit had been dropped, left in the sun, and were fully charged or running on house current. Sent this one to Mintek, too. Haven't heard from them in two months.

When it worked, it worked great. The picture quality was good, the sound was what I'd expect from a compact system like this. However, after having the unit only 6 days (I got it as a Christmas gift) it stopped working... kind of. It worked for one DVD, then the next one it would stick on "loading". On the third DVD I tried, it got me to the main menu screen, but then it didn't let me choose anything to watch and then recycled and gave me the blue "loading" screen again. I tried a fourth DVD, it worked just fine. All of the DVDs I tried were brand new (or watched once) without scratches or defects.

If you asked me, the defect is in the product. I for one, am unimpressed. If you don't mind dropping $200 for a sometimes working DVD player / doorstop, go for it.

And before anyone asks, I'm an adult (over 30) and I was the only one using this at home on my kitchen counter mostly. No jostling car ride, no kids breaking it. It didn't need that - it broke on its own.

This DVD player is a piece of JUNK!!! Broke after about 5-6 months and my friend's broke even sooner (we bought at the same time in the same store) We were "lured" by the price - $170, but you get what you pay for, right? And no, the kids weren't playing with it in the car. The customer service is.... well there IS NO customer service. The worst company I have ever dealt with. We purchased more expensive unit, by a different manufacturer of course, and it's working great (with the same kids in the car, so I doubt THAT was the problem). I really wish I read the reviews before wasting my money on this ...#$^&^%$#...

I received a MDP-5861 for Christmas and boy was I disappointed. I have yet to be able to play a DVD from start to finish without the movie freezing. I have to power off and eject the disc then power on and re-insert the disc to watch the next 10 minutes before it freezes. I have not been able to speak with a person at Mintek to get the warrented repairs. Mintek doesn't even answer their email. This machine is not worth spending $10 much less $200.