Mustek PL608 8" Portable DVD Player

Mustek PL608 8

Mustek PL608 8" Portable DVD Player
Manufacturer: Mustek
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Mustek brand has been globally well known for its excellent quality, professional support, and extensive service. Mustek has been recognized by many international magazines and professional organizations for its excellent innovative technology, production capability, and product quality.
Amazon.com Product Description
Take your favorite entertainment on the road with you and keep your kids entertained during long car trips with the slim-profile Mustek PL-608 portable DVD player with 8-inch LCD screen. It features a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio active matrix TFT LCD for watching movies in the format they were made to be watched, built-in stereo speakers, and a single headphone jack. You can view movies in progressive scan on an external TV set via either the AV or S-Video output connections. It also provides Dolby Digital surround sound decoding via the digital coaxial audio output connection.

In addition to DVD movie and CD audio discs, it's also compatible with DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW discs. You can also view photo slideshows from Kodak Picture CDs with JPEG images. It comes with a rechargable battery pack and credit card-sized wireless remote control, as well as a 12-volt car cigarette lighter power adapter.

What's in the Box
DVD player, remote control (with battery), car power adapter, AC adapter, AV cable, rechargable battery, printed operating instructions

Average customer rating: 4.0

ViewSonic Monitor (THINK TWICE!)
Fantastic Picture but some interface problems...
Speakers and USB ports don't work in Digital mode
Pivot for W2K is available
VG181 Pivot capabilities

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ViewSonic VP181 Flat Panel 18" LCD Monitor

Manufacturer: ViewSonic
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B00004SYWC

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Product Description

The road to innovative, award-winning technology is led once again by ViewSonic's introduction of the VP181 ViewPanel - the first 18" multifunctional flat panel to incorporate digital, analog and composite video inputs into an all-in-one display. With its thin 4.0" panel profile, the ergonomically designed VP181 fits easily into confined spaces or can be wall mounted. A maximum resolution of 1, 600 x 1, 200 combined with 235 nits of brightness delivers crisp, brilliant images. On-demand audio, picture-in-picture capabilities, and a variety of supported video formats add to its impressive list of benefits. The VP181 is the perfect display choice for many financial, medical and industrial users who prefer flat panel technology capable of accepting multiple input signals. Impressive and uniquely ViewSonic, the VP181 is leading the digital revolution into the next millennium.

Amazon.com Product Description

ViewSonic's VP181 is an 18-inch multifunctional flat-panel monitor incorporating digital, analog, and composite video. The VP181 LCD monitor provides ergonomic design with height, tilt, and swivel adjustments and offers creative flexibility with a thin 4-inch profile consuming less of your valuable desk surface. Vertical and horizontal adjustments of 160 degrees pivot to landscape and portrait modes for full-page viewing; this also lets multiple users see the screen without having to sit directly in front of the monitor. Other features include on-demand audio and picture-in-picture capabilities. The composite-video input accepts a variety of applications including DVD, VCR, and video cameras with both RCA and S-Video connections.

The VP181 is ideal for designers and graphics professionals who want the benefits of a flat, large screen and for any office that demands flexibility and fine resolution from its monitors. It features a native resolution of 1,280 x 1,024 ( maximum flicker-free resolution of 1,600 x 1,200) combined with 235 units of brightness to deliver crisp images. A pair of 2-watt speakers built into the base delivers stereo sound for multimedia applications. The VP181 highlights practical features including wide viewing angles (in both landscape and portrait mode) with PerfectPortrait software, selectable text and image-smoothing filters, ViewMatch color controls, gamma adjustments for custom color response, and dual USB ports.

The ViewSonic VP181 (with 18.1 inches viewable) flat monitor ensures that your important data and images are precisely displayed by using SuperClear technology for crisp focus and vivid colors shown through antiglare glass. It's PC ready and Macintosh compatible (with the purchase of a separate adapter). Supported PC resolutions are VGA up to 1,600 x 1,200 noninterlaced. It supports Power Mac resolutions up to 1,600 x 1,200. On-the-desk dimensions are approximately 17 by 18 by 9 inches, and the monitor weighs a sturdy 20 pounds.

The monitor, including the LCD screen, is covered by a three-year limited warranty on parts and labor.

NOTE: If you plan to use the ViewSonic VPD181 with a DFP video card, you will need a DFP-to-DFP video cable. You can purchase this item directly from ViewSonic. For more information, contact the ViewSonic Parts department at 1-800-888-8583, extension 6046.

Customer Reviews:

ViewSonic Monitor (THINK TWICE!).......2002-06-06

If your thinking about buying a ViewSonic, THINK TWICE!
And when you droul over the wonderful quality of what is before
you, and the screen goes blank (during a dead line) remember how much it is going to cost you when you have to ship it back to Calafornia. and when you get your replacement don't be so sure
that it is any better, (or the replacement after it!) And if you think that's alright viewsonic would never send me a defective monitor, I have a wonderful warranty and that's all I need, THINK TWICE!

Fantastic Picture but some interface problems..........2001-10-23

I am very happy with this monitor... so much so that I have one for home and for work. But while featuring an incredible picture (which is great for all my at home applications), I've been disappointed with some of the other features.

Beyond the lack of pivoting for W2K (not a problem at home, using W98-2ndEd) and the marginal speakers (fine for home), I bought this monitor because of the two video inputs. I am driving two computers at work and want to quickly switch back and forth between the two. Unfortunately the VP181 often seems to believe that the dormant computer is not providing any video signal and so when you try to toggle, it claims that there is no active signal and reverts to the original computer's input. Sort of frustrating. I have to jiggle the mouse of the dormant computer before toggling the VP, then it switches.

Also, while the switch interface on the base will not be a problem for the light user (who is driving only one computer), a single button to hit to switch both video and audio input from computer 1 to computer 2 would be nice. Currently, the user needs to switch the video and audio separately. Seven pushes of the buttons (preceeded by a jiggle of computer 2's mouse).

Speakers and USB ports don't work in Digital mode.......2001-07-14

The speakers and USB ports don't work in Digital mode, but if you attach both digital and analog cables and the analog signal is live, then you can select the digital input and the analog signal will keep the base unit powered up which will allow the USB ports and speakers to work. However, the analog signal must be up.

If you have defective pixels viewsonic will say that they will replace it if the panel has 6 bad pixels, or 18 bad subpixels. Buyer beware.

The Hercules Geforce DDR/DVI or the GTS may ruin this display...

Pivot for W2K is available.......2001-07-10

Very good monitor -- I bought it for home, now the 21" tube display at work looks bad :-( Because of the video card I'm using, I've had to turn the refresh rate down to 60Hz, but since I don't watch movies, who cares? I'd have been happier with a digital video connection, but Dell doesn't include that unless you buy the LCD panel from them, too.

Unlike other reviewers, I was able to get the W2K update for the Pivot s/w, but that was last fall and it did require me to pay for the upgrade. Now I keep the monitor in portrait mode almost all the time.

And yes, the resolution is 1280x1024 (or 1024x1280 ;-)

VG181 Pivot capabilities.......2001-03-28

Thr VG181 Is a very good flat panel With clear colors and good contrast but despite the technical specification You can only use it in Landscape and not in portait condition. The software Viewsonic delivers (bought in november last year) is not up to date to use it with windows2000. The so called update on their web site is not working. After many questions even viewsonic is not able to help me.

So do not buy if you consider to pivot

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