Mintek MDP-1770 7-Inch Portable DVD Player
Three to Five?
Ms. Smorowski, who rated this player as a 1 star (seemingly because 0 star was unavailable), is very hostile about this machine.  She advises the potential buyer to look to the good v bad reviews, and states that the good ones are new owners.  How this is terribly pertinent, I am unsure.  If the player is &quot;a piece of trash&quot; as it was called in a review, I would think it would be evident fairly quickly.<br />Also, there are 8 reviews, total.  Five of the reviews are quite positive, enthusiastic even.  Only 3 are negative, and one of those reviewers admits the picture and sound are great.  For that the player earns 1 star?  Those are very exacting standards.<br />This is a wonderful forum, for it allows people to express opinions about merchandise, alledgedly to assist potential buyers.  Perhaps, however, I am alone in this feeling, but venomous, over-the-top negative reviews raises questions in my mind.  Basically, I think the reviewer must have an agenda, an axe to grind, or is too demanding.  I also cannot help but ask myself if the problems that cropped up &quot;later&quot; might have been reviewer-caused.  Nothing makes a person angrier than doing something to harm a machine, try to enforce a warranty, and be told it was user error.  Of course, I am speculating about the personal red flags such reviews raise.  I could be completely mistaken; or, I could be right.  Who knows?  However, with a Positive 5 v 3 Negative reviews, I see no reason to change my thinking.