COBY PMP7040 7" TFT Portable Media Player w/40 GB HDD & Video Recording

by Coby

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 1 x 5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000ENQUQG
• Item model number: PMP7040
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The COBY PMP7040 40 GB Portable Media Player lets you enjoy your favorite videos, music and pictures wherever you go. It boasts audio/video recording, an SD/MMC card slot for memory expansion/file transfer, built-in stereo speakers, and outputs for connecting to a TV, LCD, slide projector, or more. The PMP7040 may be used as a mass storage device, and its ÒUSB On-the-Go" feature allows you to download directly from other USB devices.

Carry your favorite music, movies, TV shows, and pictures wherever you go.

Watch It
Enjoy your favorite movies and videos anywhere on the large, vivid 7" LCD screen. It's small enough to remain portable, but considerably larger than that of many devices in its class. The PMP7040 can be connected to a TV, LCD, slide projector, or other devices via the supplied A/V cable for a larger view. Using the A/V inputs, you can also record audio and video in real time. The device supports most MPEG1, MPEG2 and MPEG4 (MPG, DAT, VOB, AVI) video files, and can also be used to view and share your JPG and BMP photos.

Hear It
Take your music with you, too. The PMP7040 plays MP3 and WMA music files. It features digital EQ for dialing in the perfect sound, and built-in stereo speakers for monitoring without headphones. The built-in microphone allows you to record voice memos, lectures, etc. As mentioned above, use the A/V cable to record from any number of audio sources.

Store It
The PMP7040's 40 GB hard disk drive can store many MPEG4 video files and/or thousands of MP3 audio files. A PC recognizes the PMP7040 as a USB mass storage device. You can easily transfer documents, data, videos, audio, and pictures without any special software. The PMP7040's USB On-the-Go (OTG) feature allows you to download directly from other USB devices like digital cameras. The PMP7040 also has an SD/MMC card slot. You can insert an SD card from a camera and look at the pictures or use it for swappable memory expansion.

What's in the Box
PMP7040, Professional Stereo Earphones, USB Cable, USB Host Cable, Stand, AV Cable, AC Adapter

Product Description

7" TFT Portable Media Player with 40 GB HDD and Video Recording

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not as it appears...., January 15, 2008

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Tom O. Ashwell "Claw-guy" (Minneapolis Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: COBY PMP7040 7" TFT Portable Media Player w/40 GB HDD & Video Recording (Electronics)

I don't care much a bout a bad menue... (but this is the first piece of electronics that ever gave me instructions in pidgeon English.)

I don't care much a bout the slow start. So, it takes a few moments to boot. So does a PC. So what?

What I DO care about is wether it can do the job or not, and it is sadly lacking it it's ABILITY to play back video. Come on! The screen jerks twice per second no matter what you play back and that just gives me a headache, and I normally don't get headaches. I can't take 5 minues, and with a recoding time of 150 hours, I really don't want ot go there. Video output to a larger screen is the same.

Many are used to jerky video from the internet, but that is more or less ramdom jerks. This does it at 2hz, yes, twice per second and it won't stop. I loaded the video files onto my PC and they play back fine. I suspect the unit just does not have the necessary horsepower to decode the MP4 files (AVI extension) AND render video smoothly at the same time. The video I am talking about was recorded BY THE UNIT, so it should at least be able to play back smoothly. Alas, no. I wasted $300 on the thing, please don't make the same mistake.

Don't get me wrong, if you want to view pictures or listen to music, it can do what they say it does, but overall you're better off with a stack of discs and a portable DVD player, or even a laptop Pc with an optical drive.

My advice is to not buy any PMP unless you can see it working. In the end, it's how it works that you should care about.

I read so many reviews before buying and NOBODY mentioned the choppy video. I hope that this helps even one person out there to avoid this piece of dung.

One thing I wanted to know that nobody said anything specific about was could I use a flash drive to play video off of? The answer is "no". What it does is load the files from the flash drive (or other USB storage device) and let you play it from the built-in HD. Othersie, it works well as a 40 gig USB drive for a PC, and that is what I'll be using it for, if at all. Now I need to find a GOOD video player. Let me know if you find one!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Competition, May 26, 2007

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Inspector Gadget - See all my reviews

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This review is from: COBY PMP7040 7" TFT Portable Media Player w/40 GB HDD & Video Recording (Electronics)

Have had the Coby for about a month, including travel with it. No other unit on the market compares. Yes, it can be slow to start but no biggie. Have 130+ episodes of our favorite TV series and picture is outstanding. Indexing can be a bit flaky. Battery life is totally outstanding... no comparison to the other PMP's that quit before some movies and finished. AC adapter is a bit bulky... hey Coby how about a small switching supply?? Only gripe is that there appears to be no spare battery available anywhere. Coby is mute on this after two different emails. Am trying their tech support to see if they respond. Expect them to issue a firmware update to fix the few bugs.
Look for great prices here on Amazon...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Overall Good, October 21, 2007

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Jose G. R. Herrera - See all my reviews
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This review is from: COBY PMP7040 7" TFT Portable Media Player w/40 GB HDD & Video Recording (Electronics)

Good product in general. Could be better if it would recognize more video formats and would have a way for continuous file playing.