The import PMP raises the question of brand names

Jun 26, 2007 07:32 GMT  ·  By

You shouldn't be surprised at all, if you ever get to see a Mustek PVR-H240 PMP, or portable media player with a video recorder and a document viewer, all in a single device.

As it happens more and more often in the electronic industry, one big company "swallows" a smaller one. Or in this case, the German Mustek company took over another one called Yukai. So, you don't have to worry if you see a media player labeled Yusai or Mustek, or better yet Yusai/Mustek, because the representatives decided so.

To give you more information on the Mustek PMPs you should know that the PVR-H240 has a 2.4 inch TFT LCD screen and plays the video content 30fps, which is the same frame speed you can find on your TV. The player is the successor of the PVR-H140.

The Yukai PVR H240 features a TV playback through AV Ouput, a high speed USB 2.0 support and adjustable LCD brightness for the display. The integrated voice recorder is quite useful if you want to store your friends' funny memos and keep them in the player with you to be able to listening to them anywhere anytime.

The Mustek PVR H240 operates as a portable 7-in-1 multimedia center, which includes a digital voice recorder, MMC/SD card reader, USB pocket drive, Music Player, digital Photo Player, a Digital Video Recorder and a Digital Video Player. It's all digital stuff! The built-in 40 GB capacity storage, assures 125 hours recording time, 10.000 music songs and 280.000 photos, enough for a full day off form your stressful job.

All in all, there is no difference between the Yukai and Mustek PVR H240 PMP when it comes to specifications, the only difference is in the name.

If you want to know the price of the media player, you should check it on Internet for better price tags than the 130 bucks I hear it costs.

This import player also raises a big question of brand names, letting imports like Chinese media players into the U.S., as today we can find a lot of PMP items and also mobile phones that are just copies and clones of branded US models.