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September 28, 2004
Epson Photo Fine P-2000 Portable Media Player
Epson introduces portable media player Photo Fine P-2000.
The Epson Photo Fine Player is mostly designed to display digital photos on its 3.8" color screen but it also plays MP4 videos from its large 40GB hard-drive. The screen has a resolution of 640x480. The Epson P-2000 is also an MP3 Player. Data is transferred with USB 2.0 or via CF, microdrive and SD cards. The Epson Portable Media Player measures 147x31.4X84mm and weighs 415g. The battery life for music playback is 5 hours and 2,5 hours for video. It sells for around 50,000yen (~500USD) in Japan.
More details on Epson Photo Fine P-2000 Product Page (Japanese). (News Tip: Jason Kim, Thanks!).
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September 23, 2004
Datexx Pavio PVR30T Portable Media Player and TV
The new Datexx Pavio Model PVR30T Portable Digital Theater features a 30GB hard drive and a 3.5 inch screen.
The PVP features a TV tuner in the Docking station and direct recording capability. It can be used as a photo viewer. The player supports MP4 video format and MP3, WAV audio formats. The Pavio features USB 2.0. The bundled software includes Dr. Divx and Musicmatch. A remote control is also part of the package.
The Datexx Pavio PVR30T reads SD and CF memory cards. The unit measures 5.5"(L) x 3.13"(H) x 1"(W) and weighs 12oz.
The DATEXX PVR30T PAVIO PVP
With 30GB this player offers more storage then the iRiver PMP-120 which is on the other hand $100 cheaper. To have a TV tuner in the docking station is a nice feature.
More details on Pavio product site.
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September 17, 2004
Mobinote DVX-POD 7010 Review
We reported about the apple white PVP Mobinote DVX-POD 7010 before. On an arabic discussion board a user posted a review of the DVX-POD 7010 featuring many photos.
See the Mobinote DVX-POD 7010 review here.
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September 14, 2004
Korean PuMP iStation PMP-1000 PVP
Korean Digital Cube updates their PVP PMP-1000 with new features.
The 20GB Portable Multimedia player features a 3.5" screen with 320x240pixels. The PVP supports Supports DivX, Xvid, MPEG1(VCD), MPEG2(DVD), MPEG4 (ASF, WMV), JPEG and BMP. On the audio side it supports also everything under the sun with MP3, WMA, OGG, AC3 and AAC.
The PuMP iStation measures 123.0x76.8x21.5mm and weighs 246g. More details on DABReview and on Digital Cube (Korean)
So the big question is, Who OEMs this full featured PVP and brings it to a Best Buy near you?
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September 8, 2004
World's First Media Portable CD Player - iRiver IMP-1100
iRiver together with Texas Instruments announce the world's first Media Portable CD Player called iRiver IMP-1100.
Clearly an new concept to enhance a portable CD to also play and display photos and video. Is there a market for it?
The IMP-1100 has a 2 inch 260k color TFT screen. The iRiver Media CD Player can play up to six hours of video and approximately 25 hours of music. The iRiver IMP-1100 has a TV-Out, supports, MP3, WMA, ASF, DivX, Jpeg and bmp.
The IMP 1100 is scheduled to be available in the Q3 of 2004 and will have a suggested retail price of $279.99.
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Texas Instruments makes the digital signal processors used by iRiver in the IMP-1100 but also in the new PMP-100 HDD PVP series.
More details on Texas Instrument Press-Release.
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September 7, 2004
iRiver PMP-120 Video Review
iRiver announced the PMP-100 (Portable Media Player) series officially in the USA on August 3rd.
Soraban Geeks has a nice video of the iRiver Video Player showing all accessories and the PMP-120 in action. View the Video here. Soroban Geeks had a chance to compare the PMP and iRiver's PMC and their take is that the PMP is the better choice, especially if the consumer does not have a Media Center PC.
The PMP-100 series supports widely used video, audio, and picture formats (AVI, MPEG4, MP3, WMA, WAV, ASF and JPEG) and features video conversion application to further ensure video compatibility. Featuring a a 3.5-inch color display, the PMP-100 series is available in 20GB* and 40GB sizes and is compatible with both PC and Mac computers.
The PMP-100 series will be available at the iRiver eStore and at other stores in August 2004. Suggested retail price for PMP-120 is USD $499.99 and PMP-140 is USD $599.99.
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September 6, 2004
Archos Gmini 400 "strange" Video Report
As we reported the Archos Gmini 400 is officially announced, but its not in stores widely available yet.
Soroban Geeks sent us a note, about a Video report they are featuring. A guy called Charbrax produced a rather strange report featureing the Archos Gmini 400. Besides great product and user interface shots and showing the Gmini 400 playback video, the video is strange to say the least. Watch the video here.
Several shops are already listing the Archos Gmini 400 for $349.00, but not in stock.
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September 2, 2004
Archos Gmini 400 Photo Gallery
As we reported the Archos Gmini 400 is officially announced, but its not in stores widely available. DAPReview has an extensive Photo Gallery of the music and video player. The gallery features also several shots comparing the Archos Gmini 400 to other music and video players. The Gmini is not bigger than an iPod, but it plays video.The Gmini 400 has a 2,2" LCD screen with 220x176 pixels displaying 262k colors. The Gmini supports MP3, WAV and WMA file formats. The new Archos comes with USB 2.0 and Compact Flash Card interface. It measures 106 x 60,3 x 17 mm and weighs 160g. It features a TV-Out connector for viewing Video on TVs.
Several shops are already listing the Archos Gmini 400 for $349.00, but not in stock.
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Creative Zen Portable Media Center Review
Engadget reviews the Creative Zen Portable Media Center.
Quote:
"We think the Portable Media Center is good for folks with Media Center PCs and PCs with TV tuner cards which can record TV—that’s really the one killer feature of these new devices. If you don’t have a Media Center and don’t record TV to your PC (or don’t download a crapload of movies) then this device might not be quite as useful for you."
Read the full review.
The Creative Labs 20GB Zen Portable Media Center is available for pre-order on Amazon.com for $471.99.
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iRiver PMC-100 Photos
iRiver held a press conference and they showed the Microsoft Media Center version of their PVP. The PMC-100 runs in contrast to the iRiver PMP-100 the Microsoft portable media center software.The guys from Soroban geeks have been invited by iRiver to the press-conference and published several photos of the working iRiver PMC-100. They talked with Mr. Henry Kim VP Reigncom (owner of iRiver). He believes Microsoft will take over the PVP market. He also said Microsoft makes it difficult to create a good product due to specific hardware guidelines. Guess that is why the iRiver PMPs are on the market and the iRiver PMCs not.
More details on Soroban geeks.
The iRiver PMP-100s are already on sale.
See also other PMC Players already available on Amazon.com.