Memorex makes playing DVDs as unfortunate as possible

Considering the noise Memorex just made about its ReNew line of green-friendly devices, you'd think it would think twice about adding to the landfills of the world with yet more forgettable cheap crap -- yet here we are looking at the MVDP1085-FLRB portable DVD player (pictured) and MDV2040-FLR Fashion DVD player. $39.99 is all it takes to bump your home theater up to Fashion status with the MDV2040, which comes with 480p component output and stunning pink urban-floral casing, but road warriors will have to pay $129.99 for the privilege of toting the Memorex label around on the MVDP1085 -- at least for the paltry two hours the internal battery will last them. Check a pic of the Fashion player after the jump -- and then move on with your life.

[dj-kenpo @ Jan 6th 2008 12:37PM]

Thank you.

I only wish more engadget posts took this tone.

I'm really tired of seeing useless crap posted here pumped up like it's the second coming.

[mattclarkie @ Jan 6th 2008 12:42PM]

You can't argue that the price of the cheap one.

[Jeff @ Jan 6th 2008 12:58PM]

Except that there are plenty of other cheap home players available for even less than that.

That said, I don't see the problem if somebody wants to pink up their living room (though I suspect this is more intended for little girls' bedrooms). It's not like they're trying to rip anybody off. You're probably paying about $10 extra for the paint job, which isn't too ridiculous.

[周鹏 @ Jan 7th 2008 6:08AM]

bingo!agree