A good product for your dollar!

I've had the Mintek MDP-5860 for exactly one year now and i have gotten my money's worth. I'll list the positives and negatives of this unit.

Positives:

The 5" screen has great picture sharpness,color and contrast
(which is adjustible)

The adjustable screen (forward & back) is handy when sitting or lying.

The zoom feature is handy for those who have troble viewing letterbox films on this 5" screen.

This little player can play almost every cd/dvd format.

The small size fits almost anywhere for easy travel.

The virtual suround is fantastic and clear.

Negatives:

The battery life is very short (Roughly 2 hrs.)

The external inputs or on the rear of the player, making it impossible to connect devices during travel.

The wireless remote runs on a lithum battery for longer life, but can be hard to replace.

All in all, i believe you get what you pay for, and you get exactly that in the Mintek MDP-5860. If you comapare this player to other 5" portables out there will you find better? Probably, but not for the price. What you get is a nice little player with some nice bells and wistles for a bargin price.

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A Solid Product

I have drug this thing over half the world in the 2 months that I have owned it (Germany, Iraq, Texas) and have had no problems. I take it to the gym and put it on the treadmill for longer runs. The sound quality is not good on the speakers, but I use headphones anyway. The screen does not fold out all the way back, but enough that it can set on the magazine rack of most treadmills/bikes/elliptical machines. Battery life is short--1 movie only--and charger takes only 110 power. Buy the extended life battery although it doubles the cost of the machine.

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Cheaply but adequately made

I've bought three of these now. First I got the MDP-5861, which is the widescreen version. It lasted a year, which is not bad considering my then-three-year-old was its biggest user. The screen broke but it still works with an external monitor.

I bought another for a friend, and it still works, then I bought the 4:3 (standard screen) 5860 as a replacement.

Treat it gently and with a bit of luck it should last a few years. It's not bad for the price.

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