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91 of 96 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unbeatable value, March 17, 2003
Update: One reviewer on Amazon points out to take advantage of the wide-screen capability properly, you need to go into Set Up from the remote control and set the screen size to Wide Screen.***** After searching and waiting for a year, I finally took the plunge and bought a portable DVD player. I could wait no longer as I'm having trouble falling asleep these days. I chose the DVD-1810, which is also marketed under the US Logic (by CompUSA), Initial Technology and Shinsonic brandnames. It's made by Huake Electronics in China. They also make other screen sizes (5.8, 6, 6.8, and 7). I also read on the web that a 10-inch and an 11-inch models are on the way. I picked this model for its 8-inch gorgeous screen and unbeatable price. It even comes with a car adapter as well as AC cables (RCA type). The screen is very good, has wide-screen, and the battery lasts about 2 hours on high brightness. BTW, the machine itself is a little over an inch thick, but the battery snaps to the bottom and will add another half an inch. The whole thing (player + battery) weighs in at about 2 pounds... You can use the brick-style AC adapter with the player directly if you don't need the battery (e.g., when watching movies indoors). Battery charging takes about 6 hours, so that's a department where Huake can improve. The player has simulated surround sound, but you should get a good pair of headphones to take full advantage of that. (Hint: any good Sony headphones will make a great addition. The player does not come with headphones.) All the other standard DVD features are there, and you can also zoom in and zoom out. Zooming in, however, results in pixelated images, so it's not really too useful, but some may find it of value. The package also includes a full-function DVD remote that's powered by a watch battery. I'm very happy with my DVD-1810 and take it everywhere I go. I just need to recharge it every night. I highly recommend this tremendous value if you are in the market for a portable DVD player. Also, if you want to see the player up close, check it out at CompUSA (ask for US Logic portable DVD players).
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41 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not such a bargain, August 10, 2003
After I received the Mintek MDP-1810, I was disappointed to find that the picture rarely covered the entire screen without the picture being distorted. Every time I turned it on, it came up in the full screen mode, but the picture was stretched horizontally so I had to punch a button three times to change the aspect ratio to something usable. But then the picture only covered about 50-60% of the 8" screen. The picture came in from the sides as well as the bottom and the top. Fine detail was lost. Lettering in menus was often illegible.
Then a couple of weeks later, after I changed from one DVD movie to another, I turned the unit back on and noticed that the blue loading screen did not come up. The screen was lit but blank. The player made sounds as if it were loading, but nothing showed on the screen. The player's own on-screen menus did not show either. I turned the machine off and on a couple of times, tried several different disks, and consulted the manual. I couldn't find any reference to the problem. I returned the Mintek to Amazon and bought a Toshiba SD-P2500 which has a much better full undistorted 8.9" picture.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it! No problems whatsoever!, January 4, 2004
By A Customer
We've enjoyed this player for over a month. It was purchased for the plane ride to Grandma's for Christmas but it's been used almost every day, everywhere! Our 1 yo & 4yo love it and Mom (me) is able to stay sane. It was purchased at Costco because of the great price for the player, cig adaptor, AC adaptor, rechargeable lithium battery, remote, audio & video cable, bag that can hang between the carseats, 2 headphones & splitter. Plus Costco has 100% guarantee and their returns dept hadn't received any back and actually recommended it over the others avail. I'm sorry to read the reviews with so many problems, sounds like a bad batch went out. Prior to purchasing I read reviews on ALL players, even this one manuf under difft names but this package was exactly my budget (with all the accessories) I hesitated but went for it & am EXTREMELY happy with my MDP-1810, I don't know what I'd do without it now. Quick stats:
- 46 page easy-to-read owner's manual
- Charge the battery in 6 hours, plays for 3 1/2 hours (advice recvd from other reviews: don't store player with the battery attached, it will drain it)
- Sound is good for a room, we used it on max sometimes in the back of the plane but didn't bother other rows (normal for all brands of portables)
- Picture quality great - have watched all sorts of DVD's: Nemo, Matrix, LOTR, cartoons (supposedly lowering the brightness & color will give you a longer viewing time - watched Nemo on the lowest brightness and it was very colorful. We actually keep it on low & except for really dark movies we don't change it)
- Has TFT screen which makes viewing from different angles good, for the multiple viewers.
- It does make noises when the DVD is "loading" but it doesn't bother us.
- 12 months parts/90 days labor warranty but you can purchase straight through mintekdigital.com an addtl 12 months (for 15 mo coverage) for $30 or addtl 24 months for $50, I will probably do the latter. I've used it while doing the dishes, working on the computer, in the car (more than I thought I would), in a house full of tv's when everyone wants to watch something different, waiting here, waiting there - I mean, a portable DVD player is a must for the kids! Go with a retailer that has a good guarantee and give this one a try. If something went wrong with mine, I'd get it again.
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