Mustek unveils 40GB PVR-H240 Plus PMP

We've serious doubts about Mustek's ability to make any sort of noticeable splash in the portable media player market, but it's giving it a go regardless. The PVR-H240 Plus (apparently rebadged as the Yukai PVR-H240 elsewhere) handles video / audio playback, voice recording, and video recording, and also doubles as a fairly capacious 40GB external hard drive when not occupied with media. Additionally, it features a 2.4-inch LCD, MMC / SD card slot, NTSC and PAL compatibility, AV in / out, a headphone jack, USB 2.0 connectivity, and a rechargeable battery to boot. No word on price nor availability at the moment, but it's pretty unlikely you'll mind after taking a mere glimpse at this unsightly piece.

[Via PlayerBites]

[Zeek @ Jul 9th 2007 10:12AM]

Sweet 4:3 screen ratio. This is the future.

[Sam @ Jul 9th 2007 11:07AM]

The Yukai version of this was on Woot for $99.99 last month.

[Saurabh @ Jul 9th 2007 11:24AM]

This is really old news. Bought one Yukai for recording my RC Heli Videos. Works awesome.

[BrianB @ Jul 9th 2007 11:27AM]

Yep, old news. Engadget seems to be trying to catch up to PMP news. There's not much PMP news on a weekly basis unless you get it from China.

[BeyondtheTech @ Jul 9th 2007 11:30AM]

Ugh, can't stand large black borders around a tiny screen. Just like those pathetic digital photo frames, who do these companies think they're fooling?

[Travis @ Jul 9th 2007 12:16PM]

This looks like the back of a cheap digital camera.

[Yojimbo @ Jul 9th 2007 12:35PM]

Anything that says "PERSONAL MEDIA CENTER" right under the display deserves only one thing... instant recycling.

[Rhys @ Jul 9th 2007 12:40PM]

This product sucks, i bought the one of woot for $100 and hated it. It is very slow, seems extremely buggy and there are much better products out there for less money.