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RE: Mustek PL 407

Ascomdog - my power supply runs quite hot as well - but then again I supose there are 228v`s that need to go somewhere !

Axe-man - I think you have summarised most differences. The advertising instore said it had antishock - but then again it also said it had a lithium-ion battery and it clearly does not ! I was considering the Shinco - but by the time I added the case, postage, etc it was £30 dearer - and as I wanted it mainly for the car the slight weight and size difference did not really matter. When I talked to Mustek support they said that the 407 was a newer model (12 months+ I seem to recall).

I am still very pleased with the 407 - still running fine and playing all the discs I have thrown at it. The big test will come after two weeks of holiday and use by two children.

RE: Mustek PL 407

I bought the PL 407H form Toysrus today for £159.99 and so far it is excellent. It comes complete will 12V adaptor, mains adaptor, battery and a Mustek branded carry/car mounting case.

As well as standard discs it has played a DVD+R and the following handset hack converts it to multiregion:

TURN ON PLAYER - CLOSE DOOR (WITH NO DISK) - SETUP -PRESS NEXT - PRESS PREVIOUS - PRESS NEXT - PRESS PREVIOUS - USING LEFT & RIGHT CONSOLES TO CHANGE CODE THE CODE FOR REGION FREE IS 255 - PRESS SETUP - PRESS SETUP AGAIN - PRESS PLAY)

I have also purchased a 12V FM Modulator from www.allcam.co.uk - this plugs into a 12V car socket and the headphone output of the player - then it transmits the DVD sound on an FM frequency that you can tune your car radio to - a little bit of background noise on quite passages, but overall a very neat gadget for just under £12.

RE: Mustek PL 207A

The 207 was still not in stock today so I cancelled the order.

I have now bought a 407 from Toysrus - see 407 post for more info.

RE: Mustek PL 407

Glad you could get the store to connect one up - I had no such luck !

I was just thinking about whether copying the disks would work - now you have confirmed it. What was your copy on - +R or -R? I was probably going to do this anyway as the kids will probably not take great care of them in the back of the car.

Looking at the hack codes the same code seems to work for the 207, 305 and 408 - which is TURN ON PLAYER - CLOSE DOOR (WITH NO DISK) - SETUP -PRESS NEXT - PRESS PREVIOUS - PRESS NEXT - PRESS PREVIOUS - USING LEFT & RIGHT CONSOLES TO CHANGE CODE THE CODE FOR REGION FREE IS 255 - PRESS SETUP - PRESS SETUP AGAIN - PRESS PLAY)

You would hope that the 407 and 408 would be similar - but only a test will confirm this.

RE: Mustek PL 207A

Thanks for the info :)

Do I take it then that DVD-R`s are working fine on your player? Have you made any progress - do you think it is a fault with your unit, or a generic problem?

If the stock is not in tomorrow (I need it for a long car jouney to the French Alps to keep two children amused) then I will cancel the order - I will have to look at another source (like ebuyer) - or alternatively look at the PL407 from toysrus.

Mustek PL 407

Hi,

I am considering the purchase of a Mustek PL 207 portable DVD, which with case is about £190.

I have today seen the Mutek PL 407 however at Toysrus, which is about £160 with a case. It seems slightly thicker and heavier, but looks very similar specification wise.

Does anyone have any experience of the 407 or know what the major differences are compared to the 207?

I cannot find a multi-region hack for it - although Mustek support "suggested" that it may work with the 207 hack - I am a bit reluctant to purchase it without being sure if it will play R1 discs.

Thanks

RE: Mustek PL 207A

Hi,

Can`t answer your query, but I am about to purchase a PL207A from the same source - they are out of stock at the moment though.

I wondered if you could answer a query for me - does the carry case allow mounting "between" seats, or just on the headrest. Also can the player be folded flat, or does it have to remain at 90 degrees whilst in the case?

Thanks