Customer Reviews

Mustek PL607 7-Inch Portable DVD Player

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I've only had this a day or two and so far it works fine and plays everything I've tried. Picture is fine, small speakers kind of suck but plug it into the tv and it works just as well as a regular dvd player. I haven't used it enough to give a full opinion on functions, etc., but I did want to raise a concern for all would-be purchasers.

You can only operate the player with the remote. Ok, that's not totally true, you can press the play and stop button, but that's about it. If your remote dies or you lose it, it seems you're out of luck. Maybe a universal remote would work, but come on, this thing is designed to sit in YOUR LAP. Who needs a remote for that? A menu button and a couple of arrow keys would have been nice.

So overall, it seems OK but if you loose that tiny little remote, you're kind of lost. BTW, I talked to tech support and they were kind of proud that the remote was necessary to use the unit and confirm that you can't operate it without the remote.

The price is right ... $99... and it has better than average video ... however, when I got it home to use and started it up it rattled and sounded like loose ball bearings in a plastic cup... For the price yes, for the quality of construction no. The on/off switch is flimsy will probably break with repeated use, and as the review below states, without the remote control you have no control over the DVD.

Needless to say I had to return it and go through that hassle. So, If you do buy this DVD, check it out at a store, in a zone where it is somewhat quite, before bringing it home.

Took this with me overseas for my Marine Corps deployment! It's lightweight and quite reliable. Often times, we'd plug it in and play a movie and a dozen or so Marines would sit around it and "escape" for two hours or so! The picture is clear and it brought home to us! Since then, I use it to watch movies on those cross-country flights, my son watches movies in the car, and occasionally my friends bring smaller children that are easily "babysat" with a Disney flick! The memories of Iraq and Djibouti,Africa with my Mustek will forever be etched in my mind. What a great, inexpensive piece of equipment!

I just purchased this item and used it to play "Samantha." I was extremely impressed with the picture quality and sound. If there's one negative, it's that the volume on max isn't that loud, but it's perfect for headphones and for the general proximity of seating (airplane, car). The remote is a bit confusing, but you can still play the system without it. Yes, you can't pause without it, but if you push "enter" it plays and if push comes to shove, you go to scene selection and restart your scene that way. Overall, I give it a very good rating and highly recommend it!

As a child I was always told that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. The picture quality of this player is really good; that's all the niceness I can say about it. The recharable battery on this DVD is laughable. Charge it for 6 hours and youre lucky if you get 90-minutes of play time. The fast forward, reverse and skip buttons are on a small remote instead of built into the actual DVD player, so heaven help you if you lose the remote. The sound quality without the headphones is poor. When playing DVDs, the player involuntarily and randomly skips, pauses, and shuts off. I was really excited when I initially bought this player and got it for $99; I should have know it was too good to be true.

this is a nice portable dvd player...its small compact and had a nice digital screen..very good picture quality..and the price is just right.. plug in the ear buds that come with for surround sound on the go.. this make a great choice to keep you entertained on those flights, the bus ,the train..anywhere really hell even the library(just keep the headphones plugged in though)...and i dont know why people are giving this player a bad review my father has this same model for 2 years now and its still going strong..remember like all portable electronics..you have to take care of them and not bang them around...i gave some of these for gifts and everybody loves this player..

Stops Playing and ccompletely shuts off in a 5-15 minute time frame with a fully charged battery. Volume max. is not loud at all. This player is very noisy which makes the volume seem even lower. Can only Stop or Play Movie without the very delicate remote.

It looks very cool and video/sound quality is good, but I found three problems and had to return it for a refund:
1. I fully charged the battery and left it in the box for 1.5 days. I then connected it to the player and nothing -- it won't even turn on. I had to connect the power adapter to play. I then managed to charge it a little to get some play time, but this is ridiculous.
2. During operation, the DVD makes sound similiar to a loose ball bearing.
3. When volume is set to high, some odd (squeaking/squaling) sound appears.

I knew before I bought it what others had written, but I didn't want to spend a lot. The problem I have encountered is the DVD movie will just stop for no reason. It keeps happening.

I bought this DVD player in Sept of 2006. It doesnt play and even if the dvd has a single scratch, it will not play it. The same DVD plays in a different dvd player that I have. Insignia. I would recommend not to waste your time on this. Pay $10 more and buy Insignia. Customer Service is not good. They try to rip you off. They said this box has a warranty of only 90 days and henc eyou need to buy extended warranty which costs 35 dollars and have to send it back to company for which you need to pay shipping. which totally costs you 50$ which is asgood as trashing this and buying a new one.