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June 22, 2006

RoverTv For Media Recording/Playback

If there's one thing I hate about most portable video devices out there, it's that there's way too much space on the front reserved for buttons and controls. That's why Doghouse Electronic's RoverTv looks so appealing to me. It comes in both a 3.5" screen and 4" wide-screen size, and from the looks of it the video screen takes up about 95% of the front of the device, leaving just enough room for holding it without obstructing the view.

It also looks very thin, unlike TwinMos's more bulky-looking thing. The RoverTv has a Samsung TFT screen with resolutions of 320x240 and 480x272 for the 3.5" and 4" screens, respectively. It runs exclusively on SD cards (no internal memory), but get this -- you get 3 GB of SD cards (a 1 GB and a 2 GB) in the box!
RoverTv supports MP3, MP4, WAV, JPEG, BMP, and GIF. In addition, it's got AV input and a built-in FM tuner. Plus, it supports TiVo To Go and iTunes. It's clearly geared towards those who want to record directly to the device. What's cool is that it also has a timer, so assumedly you can plug it into your TV and set it to record a certain show at a specific time. One battery charge will last for 6 hours of video playtime, or 12 hours for music.

The 3.5" version costs $299, while the 4" counterpart goes for $349. It looks like a great device for those who really want to just record video from other media.

RoverTv.net

Posted by mark at June 22, 2006 2:49 AM