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October 1, 2006

Toshiba SD-580J brings some low-cost HDMI action

Filed under: DVD,Toshiba,divx,hdmi,sd-580j,sd-v700,vhs — Cyrus Farivar @ 10:48 am

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If you’re a gadget freak on a budget, and/or someone who prefers to archive your recorded shows in DivX format so you can cram more of ‘em onto a single DVD, then Toshiba has the product for you. Their new ¥14,000 ($118) SD-580J DVD player will handle those DivX 3/4/5/6 files and serve ‘em all up via beautiful HDMI. Or if you’re too cheap for that, then you’ve your normal array of secondary options: optical sound, composite video, or S-Video. Additionally, if you’ve got a few VHS tapes kicking around in your closet and want some DivX capability, Toshiba also has its new SD-V700 player, a DVD / VHS hybrid — but even though this will set you back ¥20,000 ($170) — it appears you’ll have to suffer without HDMI for now.

[Via Engadget Japanese]

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September 22, 2006

Novac’s NV-HV355 Mobile Video HDD

Filed under: MediaPlayer,MobileVideoHdd,divx,media player,mobile video HDD,novac,vob,xvid — Thomas Ricker @ 6:15 pm

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After bringing us the TV for Skype Anywhere product we were kinda hoping for something equally unusual from Novac’s next consumer offering. Unfortunately, all we’re getting this time around is the NV-HV355 Mobile Video HDD media player in need of a 3.5-inch IDE disk. Once you sort that out, stuff the disk via USB 2.0 with all the DivX 3/4/5, MPEG-1/2/4, XviD, VOB, JPEG, and MP3 files you can muster. Plug ‘er into the TV via composite, component, or even SCART, link the coax to your hi-fi and kick back with your Pabst resting on that slim remote coaster content in the knowledge that you’re sticking it to the man mkay torrent-boy. On the cheap too at ¥12,800 or about $109 when this drops in fiver.

[Via Akihabara News]

 

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July 27, 2006

ATO announces HD iSee video sleeve for iPod

Filed under: 4g,5g,HD,HighDefinition,Isee360i,JohnScott,ato,cradle,divx,dock,hd.264,high definition,iPod,isee 360i,john scott,mini,mpeg-4,nano,sleeve — Evan Blass @ 7:50 pm

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While the original iSee 360i video sleeve was meant to appeal mainly to non-5G iPod owners -- as you'll recall, it lets the 4G-, nano- and mini-flavored 'Pods act as mass storage devices for feeding video to its 3.6-inch LCD -- a new version is looking to bring even the latest iPod into the fold by offering playback of high definition content. Like its predecessor (pictured), ATO's iSee HD (our name, not theirs) partitions your 'Pod's hard drive into two sections: one dedicated to DRM'ed material you downloaded from iTunes, and another for unencrypted MPEG-4, DivX, and HD.264 files that you want to watch on its screen. According to company CEO John Scott, the new iSee will hit stores in about five months, which should be plenty of time for you to save up the $200 to $250 that it's expected to set you back.
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July 16, 2006

Philips’ Cineos HTS9800W HTIB with wireless rears

Filed under: 6.1-channel,DVD,HDTV,Home Entertainment,HomeEntertainment,HomeTheaterInABox,Mp3Cd,SuperAudioCd,WirelessRears,cineos,divx,dvd /-r,hdmi,home theater in a box,hts9800w,mp3 cd,philips,sacd,super audio cd,upscaling,wireless rears — Evan Blass @ 1:22 pm

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Home theaters in a box are not for everyone -- most people we know prefer to assemble their entertainment systems piecemeal -- but if you're in the market for such a product, then Philips is offering a fairly stylish new HDMI-equipped system with convenient wireless rear speakers that may be right up your alley. The Cineos HTS9800W is a 6.1-channel package (three 125-watt fronts, three rears, and a 150-watt subwoofer) with a slimline, upscaling DVD player that supports DVD+/-R discs, DivX-encoded video, and MP3 CDs, along with all those Super Audio CDs that we're sure you've been collecting over the years. Not a bad setup, especially for your bedroom or guest house, and it's available now for around $650.

[Via Shiny Shiny]
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July 7, 2006

Klegg’s Mini V12 video player with Bluetooth stereo audio

Filed under: KleggMiniV12,dap,divx,klegg,klegg mini v12,mini,mp3,mpeg-4,v12,wmv — Thomas Ricker @ 8:03 am

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Klegg just dropped a new Bluetooth 2.0 video player into the mix with their Mini V12. The V12 sounds pretty sweet on paper with listed support for MP3, WMA, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX and AVI formats, a “bright” 1.8-inch TFT, 20 hour battery (audio only, presumably) and Bluetooth A2DP stereo audio support for cable-free listening. Prices will start at $100 for players in capacities of 1 / 2 / 4GB but only the 4 gigger includes Bluetooth. And yeah, Klegg’s still got the minerals to boast in true ambiguous terms that the V12 is “slighter smaller than an Apple iPod.” Oh, would that be the iPod nano, Shuffle, 5th gen with video or maybe some earlier generation iPod, hmm? Expect the V12 to drop mid-summer under a marketing and distribution deal with VisioNET who will provide the user interface for access to their “first-rate” media content. We say bring it Klegg… if you can.

Read — Press Release (Via dapreview)
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June 15, 2006

Pioneer goes format crazy with new HiFi set

Filed under: DVD,cd,divx,hifi,minidisc,mp3,pioneer,x-mf7dv — Paul Miller @ 11:26 am

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If you can’t find something to play on Pioneer’s new X-MF7DV HiFi set, you should seriously consider updating your media collection a little bit. Not only can the device do the usual CD, FM and AM playback, but the player can handle MiniDiscs, DVDs, DivX videos, MP3/WMA/AAC, JPEG, USB storage, and we’re afraid to ask what else. The device has digital and analog video outs — we’re not quite sure of what kind — and Pioneer does mention progressive scan DVD playback. We’re also in the dark regarding audio outputs, though there are, of course, included speakers. Pioneer is bundling a remote to control the mayhem, but the make no mention of price or availability. We’re guessing Japan-only anyways.

[Via Akihabara]

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June 12, 2006

O Canada! Sony gives DivX to the True North

Filed under: DVD,Sony,canada,divx,ve7000s — Paul Miller @ 11:22 am

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We’re not normally so hot for portable DVD players, but Sony’s recent VE7000S Walkman DVD player kind of caught our eye — if only it had DivX or some other spicy flavors, right? Well, we haven’t heard anything new on the US front, but it sounds like our neighbors up north are getting their very own version of the player with DivX. The Canadia version doesn’t do anything else different than the 7-inch, dual-headphone jack unit we already saw, and we’re guessing a mere firmware update was required to get the DivX hopping. We guess we can just chalk this up as another instance of device makers hating on the citizens of the US, but we’re all ears for any deeper or darker conspiracy theories. Just remember, next time your grandma heads north for some prescription drugs, have her pick up a VE7000S while she’s at it.

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June 7, 2006

SavitMicro’s Dueple: HD media player with DVD

Filed under: DriveEnclosure,DvdPlayer,HDD,HardDrive,MPEG-1/2/4,MediaPlayer,component,divx,drive enclosure,dueple,dvd player,dvi,geekstuff4u,hard drive,high-definition,media player,mp3,ogg,s-video,savitmicro,wma,wmv — Evan Blass @ 11:02 am

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We've seen Korean manufacturer SavitMicro a few times before, once with a hub for multi-cam recording and another time with a media-playing drive enclosure, and now they've popped up once again at Computex with yet another device that promises to simplify your digital life. Like their drive enclosure, the new "Dueple," as it's known, also accepts swappable 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drives for multimedia playback, but throws in a DVD player as well for spinning any of those old-fashioned discs you may have laying around. The Dueple features DVI, component, S-video, coax, and digital audio outputs for hooking up to your home theater gear, Ethernet and USB ports for data transfer, and lets you watch/listen to MPEG-1/2/4, MP3, DivX, WMV, WMA, and OGG files, including high-definition content. There are probably better ways of getting your digital swag onto a TV than this particular solution, but if it sports a reasonable pricetag when it comes out within the month -- from e-tailer GeekStuff4U -- we imagine that it will draw some interest.
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May 31, 2006

Oppo’s upconverting DV-970HD DVD player

Filed under: DVD,divx,player,upconverting,xvid — Donald Melanson @ 3:59 pm

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Oppo's just announced a new upconverting DVD player, the DV-970HD, featuring HDMI and a very reasonable $149 price tag. The player will convert standard DVDs up to 720p/1080i and can output a native 480i/576i resolution over HDMI. Sure, it's no match for HD-DVD or Blu-Ray, but we're guessing most of you aren't ready to trade in your DVD collections just yet. In fact, the player should play just about anything short of HD or Blu-Ray, including DVD-Audio, SACD, DivX, and XviD -- we remember when all that format support used to cost you a grip. It's also both PAL and NTSC compatible to boot, and includes a 4-in-1 flash memory reader and a USB interface. And did we mention it's only $150?

[Thx, Dustin]
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May 23, 2006

Miglia’s TVMax external tuner for the Mac mini

Filed under: Apple,ExternalTvTuner,Eyetv2,MacMini,PSP,divx,external tv tuner,eyetv 2,iPod,mac mini,miglia,mpeg-2,mpeg-4,multimedia,titantv,tvmax,tvmini — Evan Blass @ 3:30 pm

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Peripherals manufacturer Miglia has just announced a new external analog TV tuner for the Mac mini, but because they’d already used the name TVMini on another line of products, they decided to confuse us and call this mini-shaped tuner the TVMax. Naming schemes aside, this model — which adopts the same form factor as several mini hubs that we’ve seen — seems to offer everything a TV junkie could want in a external tuner, including MPEG-2/4 and DivX hardware compression, PVR capabilities via the bundled EyeTV 2 software, direct iPod or PSP export, and of course, the obligatory electronic program guide, which in this case is the excellent TitanTV. You also get the standard set of A/V inputs for recording from camcorders or VCRs, as well as a wireless remote to free you from clicking around to change channels, all for $250 and available immediately.

[Via Mac Observer]

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May 19, 2006

odd-i’s P11N Win CE 5.0 PMP with GPS

Filed under: GPS,divx,odd-i,ogg,p11n,pmp,win ce,wince — Thomas Ricker @ 3:40 am

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Remember that peculiarly named, but otherwise damn fine odd-i P10 PMP you all (ok, ten commenters) liked so much? Well, odd-i just one-upped themselves by sprinkling in a bit of SiRF Star III GPS with a dash of Win CE 5.0 and christening the new chubster P11N. What’s more, all the goodness that is the P10 carriers over so it still sports that same 4-inch, (480 x 272) 16:9 TFT LCD, unspecified dual core CPU, 2 megapixel cam, the ability to record direct from TV, up to 30GB of storage, USB 2.0 hosting, eBook reader, and support for a wide range of media formats including MPEG-1/4, Xvid, DiVx, WMV, MP3, WMA, OGG and AC3. Oh yeah, and it’s still destined for Korea-only at the moment.

[Via Akiharaba News]

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May 11, 2006

Pioneer updates Carrozzeria in-car entertainment systems

Filed under: 5.1,7-inch,AVH-P90DVA,AVIC-VH009MD,DVD,GPS,MobileEntertainment,Navigation,aac,amp,avic-s1,carrozzeria,cd,divx,in-dash,japan,md,minidisc,mobile entertainment,mp3,pioneer,tuner,tv,vcd,wma — Evan Blass @ 9:15 am

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If you’re looking to play almost every audio/video format known to man in your car, even MiniDiscs, then Pioneer has just introduced a whopper of an in-dash system that may be perfect for you (well, if you live in Japan, that is). The AVIC-VH009MD in-car multimedia system, which takes over the high end of Pioneer’s Carrozzeria lineup, features a 5.1 channel amp, dedicated TV tuner, GPS receiver with birds-eye view, and a head unit that contains a 7-inch screen and plays back DVDs, CDs, MDs, and MP3/WMA files as well as DivX-encoded videos. Also new to the Carrozzeria line is the AVH-P90DVA, which also has a TV tuner and 7-inch screen, but *only* supports DVDs, CDs, VCDs, and the aforementioned codecs plus AAC, but not MiniDiscs or navigation. The all-in-one system will go for a cool $3,200, while the AVH-P90DVA costs $2,300, although if you want to listen to tracks from your cellphone, you’ll have to forgo a lot of these niceties and stick with the Bluetooth-equipped AVIC-S1 that we brought you the other day.

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April 28, 2006

Sorell DN10 GPS/DMB-enabled Korean PMP

Filed under: 1gb,3.5-inch screen,3.5-inchScreen,GPS,OtaTv,PersonalMediaPlayer,avi,divx,dmb,dn10,jpeg,korea,sorell,mp3,ota tv,personal media player,pmp,sd,wma,xvid — Evan Blass @ 8:14 am

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We haven’t
featured a foreign PMP on these pages in awhile, so for those of you
hungry for a feature-filled device that you’ll never get your hands on, we proudly present the Sorell DN10. With only
1GB of internal flash memory, the DN10 isn’t going to win any capacity awards, although an SD card slot allows you to
jack that total up to a still-low-but-acceptable 3GB. Features, then, and not storage, are what should draw Koreans to
this model, as it boasts a 3.5-inch screen and both a GPS receiver for navigation and DMB tuner for watching OTA
programming when they get sick of the two movies that they were able to cram onto the device. Filetypes supported
include AVI, DivX, XviD, WMA, MP3, and JPEG, and pricing comes in at under $400 (measured in won, of course).

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April 19, 2006

Viliv announces new US-bound PMP, the P2

Filed under: 400MHz,60GB,AC-3,GPS,H.264,MPEG-1/2/4,MadCodecs,PersonalMediaPlayer,WAV,WMV 7/8/9,WindowsCe5.0,Wmv7/8/9,amd,divx,mad codecs,mp3,ogg,p1,p2,personal media player,pmp,viliv,windows ce 5.0,wma,xvid — Evan Blass @ 9:46 am

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So apparently the viliv
P1 personal media player is doing so well in
the US, that the company has already announced plans to release their new model, the P2, Stateside as well. The P2
takes all the P1′s multi-codec goodness (MPEG-1/2/4, H.264, DivX, WMV 7/8/9, XviD, MP3, WMA, OGG, AC-3, and WAV),
subtracts the iPod resemblance, and adds a 60GB option as well as an optional GPS receiver. Powered by a 400MHz AMD
processor, the P2 runs on Windows CE 5.0 and sports a large 4.3-inch, 800 x 480 widescreen LCD, and also can also act
as a USB 2.0 host device. Expect to see these for sale sometime in the middle of August, although pricing has yet to be
announced.

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April 18, 2006

RCA Lyra X3030 media player gets bump to 30GB

Filed under: audible,divx,lyra,movies,playsforsure,pmp,rca,thomson,wma,x3000,x3030 — Marc Perton @ 12:55 pm

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It may be only a couple of weeks since we first started seeing reviews of Thomson/RCA's Lyra X3000 portable media player, but that hasn't stopped the company from announcing a successor, the X3030. Like the X3000, the X3030, due out in May, can handle WMA, PlaysforSure, Audible and DivX files, and has a 3.6-inch LCD display. In fact, the main difference between the two models appears to be a bump in hard disk size, from 20 to 30GB (gee, that must be why this is the X3030). RCA has kept the suggested retail price at the same $399 level as the X3000, so if you like the Lyra's specs and 20GB will do it for you, now might be a good time for you to grab an X3000 from a clearance bin.
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April 13, 2006

Sega’s Hedgehog, a return to the portable console market?

Filed under: Gaming,console,divx,hedgehog,sega — Thomas Ricker @ 1:00 am

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French site, Inpact Virtuel, is claiming to have the scoop on a new Sega portable console dubbed the Hedgehog, which is scheduled for release near the end of 2007. Naturally, we can't confirm if their source who is supposedly "very close to the direction of the group" has lost his/her marbles, or if the Hedgehog will in fact feature a 566MHz Samsung processor, 128-bit nVidia 3D graphics, 128MB of RAM, and 4.3-inch LCD as stated. The device, which bears more than a passing resemblance to the original Dreamcast controller in that sketch, supposedly features cartridge-based games, a USB port potentially for loading games off PC, and support for Compact Flash and SD cards. The new device is also said to be capable of DivX video playback with the bonus ability to get your Hog on old-school like with support for Master System, Saturn, and Dreamcast games. If this is a hoax then the evil Doctor Eggman is no doubt, behind it.
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April 5, 2006

Samsung’s YM-P1 20GB PMP available for pre-order

Filed under: 20gb,FmTuner,In-lineRecording,PersonalMediaPlayer,Samsung,ac3,avi,bmp,divx,dmb,fm tuner,in-line recording,jpeg,media,mp3,mpeg-4,ogg,personal media player,pmp,portable,samsunghq,video,wmv,xvid,yepp,ym-p1,ym-pd1 — Evan Blass @ 5:00 pm

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It's hitting our shores a little later than expected, but you can finally queue up for the US version of Samsung's hot little YM-PD1 personal media player (pictured), the YM-P1 (the absence of the "D" refers to the lack of a DMB over-the-air DTV receiver). Since we've been following this model for some time, you'll no doubt recall that it features a 4-inch widescreen TFT display, sports in-line recording to a 20GB hard drive, and supports a gaggle of formats including MP3, WMA, OGG, AC3, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, AVI, WMV, JPEG, and BMP. You can also jack up the memory a bit via the SDIO slot, listen to and record FM radio, and even play some videogames (although the controls don't look all that well-suited for serious gaming). SamsungHQ spotted the P1 available for pre-order on Datavision's website at $370 (where "Our prices are too low to advertise!"), although there is no mention of when the devices will actually be shipping, so don't toss your Archos aside just yet.
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