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Introduction: (written
2003 / 9 19)
This page attempts to catalog all the Portable (digital) Video Players
(PVP) out for sale, announced, or discontinued. I have two criteria
for what make up a PVP:
- It must have a battery and be able to run with nothing but a pair
of headphones plugged in.
- It must be able to play one or more Computer video types (for example,
MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4...)
I've split this page into 3 sections:
- Released Players - those you can go out and buy now
- Rumored Released Players - those that may or may not come out sometime
in the future
- Discontinued Players - those you can no-longer buy new
As a quick summery:
- Ignoring Lyra: Nothing currently available is anywhere near as good
as even the JBM20s let alone the AV300 except maybe the CinemaDisk,
but the CinemaDisk can't play video without a TV.
- Lyra vs Archos: There are many things even the old JBM20 can do
that the new Lyra cannot (in the current firmware). The AV300 is better
than the Lyra in every way save: AV300 is ticker (bad), Lyra records
at 320x240@30fps (good), Lyra can play MPEG1 and MPEG2 video (good).
See the Lyra-AV300
Comparision at Techolio.
- For the Rumored Players there are several that could be good on
the horizon.
Some players are Hard-Drive based and others are Flash-Based. HD based
players start at around 20gigs and go up to as high as 80gigs (as of
9/19/2003). Flash players will typically start at 64 or 128 megs and
be expandable to about 1 gig. Since a single movie can take up to 1
gig, I consider Flash players inadequate for my PVP needs. However,
I include them in this listing for completeness and out of respect that
not everyone has the same needs as I do.
The Survey:
| Released |
| HARD
DRIVE BASED PLAYERS |
(Alphabetical by manufacture) |
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Archos AV100: Official
Site
- Audio Support: MP3, WAV
- Photo Support: JPG, BMP
- Video Playback: MPEG 4 (640x304@30fps, 640x368@25fps,
640x480@(low)fps)
- Video Recording (with optional module): MPEG 4 (320x240@25fps,
304x224@30fps)
- Media: 20/40gb, CF, SM, MMC/MemoryStick (all flash cards
require optional module)
- LCD: 1.8" 237x234 color
- Size: 110 x 79 x 29 mm
- Weight: 290g
- Expansion Modules: 1.3mpix Camera, DVR, CF, SM, MMC
adapters
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Archos AV300: Official
Site, Official
Site 3D - My
Review - Links
to many reviews
- Audio Support: MP3, WAV
- Photo Support: JPG, BMP
- Video Playback: MPEG 4 (640x304@30fps, 640x368@25fps,
640x480@(low)fps)
- Video Recording (with optional module): MPEG 4 (320x240@25fps,
304x224@30fps)
- Media: 20/40/80gb, CF, SM, MMC/MemoryStick (all flash
cards require optional module)
- LCD: 3.8" 320x240 color
- Size: 112 x 82 x 31 mm
- Weight: 350g
- Expansion Modules: 3.3mpix Camera, DVR, CF, SM, MMC
adapters
- Battery Life: 3.5 to 5.5 hours video, 9-10 hours audio
(verified with real-world tests here)
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Archos AV400 - SBD Archos Rumors Page - CNet Review
(updated 2004/7/29)
- Audio Playback: MP3, WMA, WAV
- Photo Support: JPG, BMP
- Audio Recording: WAV (PCM/ADPCM)
- Video Playback: 704x480@30 Mpeg4 SP (DivX 4/5, XVid, MP3 or ADPCM audio, in AVI format) (up to 720x576)
- Video Recording: 512x384@30 (Mpeg4 video, PCM/ADPCM audio, in AVI format)
- (if Macrovision detected, will record in encrypled format that can only be played back on the LCD of the specific unit it was recorded on)
- LCD: 3.5" 320x240, 262,000 colors, transreflective
- Other:
- Built-in speaker
- TV Cradle
There will be two versions of the AV400 with different specs:
|
AV400 - 20gig |
AV400 - >20gig |
LCD Size |
3.5" (8.9cm) |
3.8" (9.6cm) |
HD Size |
20gig (1.8") |
up to 100gig (2.5") |
Unit Size |
125 x 78 x 20 mm |
125 x 78 x 26 mm |
Unit Weight |
280 g |
320 g |
Bettery Life: Video |
4 hour
(SBD tests: 5 to 7h) |
4.5 hour |
Battery Life: Audio |
12 hour
(SBD tests: 12h) |
16 hour |
Battery Removable? |
Yes |
No |
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CinemaDisk: Official
Site - HotMP3Gear.com
Review
- Good overall design, but can't play video on its built-in
LCD
- Audio Support: MPEG 1, MPEG 2 (720x480), MPEG 4 (352x288),
Motion JPEG
- Photo Support: JPG
- Video Support: MP3, WMA
- Media: 20g, 30g, 40g, or 60g HD, CF
- LCD: B&W - can't play video on it
- Size: 5.5 x 3.1 x 1.0 inches (w/o battery) (139 x 80
x 26mm)
- Weight: ???
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digEplayer 5500: Official
Site - PVRBlog
Review - Seattle
PI About the Inventor
- Only available for rent on Alaskan Airlines during a
flight.
- Plays DivX.
- Plays 4:3 content stretched to wide-screen
- It's big - the screen is 7" - that makes the unit
somewhere in the 7x7" range (or more)
- Weight: 2.4lb (1089g)
- Media: HD(?) "can hold up to 30 full-length movies"
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EECS Tech's Joycoder PV330 - Official Site - The Register - I4U - Dragonworld - Taltor
(Updated 2004/07/29)
- Media: 20/30/40gb HD
- LCD: 3.5" TFT (480 x 234)
- Audio: MP3, Real Audio
- Photo: JPG
- Video Playback: MPEG4 (AVI), Real Video
- Video Record: MPEG4 320 x 240 at 24-28, G.726 audio
- Battery: 4 hours of video playback
- Memory: 64megs (2megs flash)
- Media: 20gb / 30gb / 40gb HD
- Size: 130 x 84 x 33 mm
- Weight: 350g
- Notes:
- Software: RealOne Player
- IR Remote Control
- Build-in Microphone
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FlashTrax (a.k.a. Phototainer): Official
Site - DPReview
- EETimes
Review
- Audio Support: MP3, WAV
- Photo Support: JPG, RAW, GIF, BMP
- Video Support: Motion JPEG (320x240@30fps / 640x480@10fps)
- Media: 30gb HD, CF
- LCD: 3.5” color
- Size: 143 x 92 x 32mm
- Weight: 12 oz (340g)
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iRiver PMP100: Official Website - Trade-show picts - LargerPicture - Clubic Cebit2004 - Gizmodo - PlayerBlog - InfoSyncWorld - SorobanGeeks Review
(Updated 2004/10/7)
- Expected Release: May - June 2004
- Media: 20gb/40gb HD
- Audio Support: MP3, WMA (level 1, 2A, 2B), ASF, Ogg Vorbis, WAV
- Video Support: AVI, ASF, MP4, MPG / DivX 3.x,DivX 4.x, DivX 5.x, Xvid, MPEG4 SP, Advanced SP, MPEG1.
- Photo Support: JPG and BMP
- LCD: 3.5" TFT LCD
- Size: 139 x 84 x 32 mm
- OS: Linux(?)
- Battery Life: 4-5 hours (video), 16 hours (audio)
- Other Features: Internal Mic, 8bit game support, USB On The Go
- Extras: External MIC / FM Tuner
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RCA Lyra Audio/Video Jukebox RD2780
Pre-Release Articals:
RCA Press Release - MobileMag.com
Article - BestStuff.com
Article - J
and R PreOrder - MP3NewsWire
Article - Initial
Review - HD
Upgrade Guide
Post-Release Articals: Lyra-AV300
Comparision at Techolio
- Picts:


- AV320 size comparison:

- (These Specs are only speculation:)
- Audio Support: MP3, MP3Pro, WMA
- Photo Support: JPG
- Video Play: MPEG-4 (avi & asf)
- Video Record: Mpeg4 AVI
- (if Macrovision detected - won't record)
- Media: 20g HD, CF
- LCD: 3.5" 320x240 color
- Size: 132 x 80 x 25 mm
- Weight: 368g
- Battery Life: 3 hours
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Vosonic V-MP3H Digital Data Player:
Official Site
- HotMP3Gear.com
Review
- Audio Support: MP3
- Photo Support: JPG
- Video Support: MPEG 1
- Media: 2.5" HD extra, MMC, SF, SD
- LCD: 2.5"
- Size: 154 x 92 x 46mm
- Weight: 445g (including HD)
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| FLASH
BASED PLAYERS |
(Alphabetical by manufacture) |
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HandHeld Entertainment ZVUE
- Official Site
- TechTV
Short -
- LCD: 2.5" TFT
- Audio: MP3
- Video: proprietary video codec called HHe (15fps)
- Media: SD
- Note: S'posed to only be $99.
- Size: 112 x 75 x 30mm
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Panasonic SV-AV20: Official
Site - For
Sale - Article
- Specs
- Audio Support: MP3, AAC
- Photo Support: JPG
- Video Support: MPEG4 (320 x 240 @ 15fps; 176 x 144 @15fps)
- Media: SD
- LCD: 2" Color
- Size: 3.06 x 2.50 x 1.06 inches
- Weight: 4.2 oz
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Pogo Flipster: Official
Site - ABCNews.Go.com
Review
- Audio Support: MP3, WMA
- Photo Support: JPG, BMP, GIF
- Video Support: ASF, WMV (160x234@10fps)
- Media: No HD - Only flash cards (MMC and SD)
- LCD: 2.5" 160x234 color
- Size: 3.54 x 2.48 x 1.02 inches (63 x 90 x 26mm)
- Weight: 3.7oz (105g)
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Sharp AV1: Official
Site - Article
- Audio Support: MP3
- Photo Support: (none)
- Video Support: MPEG-4, (470kbps @ 15fps / 215kbps @
10fps / 100kbps @ 7.5fps)
- Media: 64mb (56 usable) built in, SD
- LCD: 3” 336x220 color
- Size: 85 x 82.5 x 18mm / 88 x 85 x 20mm
- Weight: 126g / 132g
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| Announced
/ Rumored |
| HARD
DRIVE BASED PLAYERS |
(Alphabetical by manufacture) |
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Apple's Video iPod - Wired.com
Article- Rumors
at mp3newswire.net
- Note - this may not look anything like the actual shipping
product. It is a prototype by DesignWorksWindsor
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Archos AV500 - SBD
Archos Rumors Page
(updated 2004/6/4)
- LCD: 320x240 16-bit-color touch-screen
- Media: 20g / 40g & Built-In CF reader
- Audio: MP3, WMA, WMA-DRM, WAV (maybe AAC)
- Video: DivX and WMV9 Video at 706x480@30fps. Mpeg4 "Advanced
Simple Profile" support (which means all advanced
DivX features!).
- Availability: at "the end of the year [2004], not
before" at "a higher price [than the av300]"
- Video Recording: Built-In DVR records at "Better
resolution" than the AV300
- Notes:
- USB Host as well as slave (so you can connect a
keyboard or camera or another Archos AV product to
share files)
- Docking station with Tv tuning
- Applications: Web browser, E-Mail, Calendar, Text
Editor and Calculator
- Wifi / Streaming / Bluetooth modules through CF
slot
- Streaming Video may be posslbe
- Full OS / 3rd party applications possible
- Camera Module through compact flash. Should be a
better camera than "the mobile camera" (of
the AV300?)
- Built in Mic and Speaker
- Removable Battery
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Archos GMini400 - SBD Archos Rumors Page
(added 2004/8/1)
- Very similar to the AV400 (minus video recording), but much smaller and lighter (160g - 10g of less than Gmini 220).
- Battery Life: 10 hours audio, 5 hours video
- Audio Recording: WAV only (like the AV400) (PCM and ADPCM)
- Media: 1.8" 20gig hard drive, CF Type I
- Interfaces: USB 2.0
- Audio Playback: MP3, WMA (including PD DRM support) and WAV (PCM & ADPCM)
- Games: Mophun game engine (link)
- Photo: JPEG (except JPEG progressive) and BMP
- Video: MPEG4 SP with MP3 or ADPCM (704x480@30 fps) in AVI. (XviD and DivX 4/5)
- LCD: 2.2" 220x176 pixel, 262 000 colors (and has TV out as well)
- Size: 106 x 60 x 17 mm
- Weight: 160 g
- Accesories:
- FM Module
- Car power adaptor
- Case
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AVIAS MEC: Official
Site - MacWorld
Article
- Audio Support: MP3, WMA
- Photo Support: JPG, GIF, BMP, TIF
- Video Support: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (DivX up to DVD
resolution @30fps, Simple Profile Only)
- Media: 20g/40g/80g HD, CF
- LCD: 6.5” (16:9) TFT LCD Display
- Size: 7.5 x 4.3 x 1.0 inches (191 x 110 x 26 mm) (without
battery)
- Weight: 400 grams (14 oz) (without battery)
- Expansion Modules: GPS, WiFi, Camera
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Creative's PMC (Microsoft)
- CNet
Artical - TomsHardwareInfo
from Cebit2004 - Review
(updated 2004/08/26)
- Media: 40gb
- Weight: 350g
- Wize: 144 x 80.7 x 22 mm
- Video Resulution: 320 x 200 (is this max playback or
LCD res? - the artical sounds like it is max playback
resolution)
- Audio Support: WMA or MP3
- Photo Support: TIFF and JPG
- Video Support: WMV 7, 8 or 9
- Notes: "Windows Media Players is needed, in order
to transfer film or music files" - Has video out
- HD is not removable
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Datexx Pavio Model PVR30T - PVP4u - Official (?) Page
(added 2004/10/7)
- Media: 30gb HD, SD, CF
- LCD: 3.5"
- Audio Play: MP3, WAV
- Audio Record: WAV (ADPCM)
- Video Play: Mpeg4 (ADPCM or MP3 audio)
- Video Record: Mpeg4, ADPCM audio (QVGA:1Mbps/VGA:2Mbps/VGA fine: 4Mbps)
- Computer Interface: USB 2.0
- Photo: JPG (3072x2048 pixel max)
- Size: 140 x 80 x 25mm
- Weight: 340g
- Battery: 6h audio, 3h video
- Misc:
- TV tuner in the Docking station with direct recording capability (VHF/UHF/Cable (CATV))
- Docking station has S-Video out
- remote control
- Stereo built-in speaker (Max output: 230mW/speaker)
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Epson Photo Fine P-2000 - PVP4u - Official Website (Japanese) - I4u - TechTree
(added 2004/10/7)
- LCD: 3.8" color screen
- Video Play: Mpeg4
- Media: 40gb, CF (Type I and II, and microdrives), SD
- LCD: 640x480
- Audio Play: MP3, AAC
- Photo: JPG & RAW:
- Nikon D2H / D1H / D1X / D100 / D70
- Canon EOS:1D MarkⅡ/ 10D / D30 / D60 / Kiss Digital
- EPSON R-D1
- Computer Interface: USB 2.0
- Size: 147 x 31 x 84 mm
- Weight: 415g.
- Battery: Music 5h, Video 2.5h
- Other:
- USB-direct printing
- Built-in speaker (stereo?)
- Video-Out (Pal/NTSC)
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Fusion Digital Technology pPVR - Official Site - Gizmodo Short - Portable Media World
- Audio Support: MP3, Windows Media 9
- Video Playback: Mpeg 2, & 4
- Video Recording: Mpeg 4
- Media: 20GB HD
- LCD: 3.8" 320x240 TFT LCD
- Size: 120 x 81 x 16mm
- Battery Life: 5 hours Video, 10 hours Audio
- Notes:
- The unit will accept MPEG2 streams from appropriate Digifusion set-top boxes to store on it’s HDD
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GenSoc MJB-3100 - Official
Site - Gizmodo
Short
- Audio Support: MP3, AAC
- Video Playback: 320x240@30fps (MPEG4, asf, MP3 / G726
audio)
- Video Recording: 352x240@25fps (MPEG4 in asf with G.726
audio)
- Media: 1.8" 10GB HD
- LCD: 2.5" TFT LCD
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Gway YouGo - Official Site - theRegister - dapReview
- Size: 109 x 74 x 23 mm
- Weight: 197g
- Audio Play: MP3, AAC
- Video Play: Mpeg4 SP (AVI/ASF) (352x240@30fps)
- Video Rec: Mpeg4 SP (352x240@25fps)
- Photo: JPG
- Media: 4GB hd
- LCD: 2.5"
- Notes: has iPod-esque control wheel, infrared port and remote control
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iRiver PMC100: Official
Website - Trade-show
picts - EHomeUpgrade
Short - Clubic
Cebit2004 - Gizmodo
- PlayerBlog - PCMagazine Review
(Updated 2004/10/7)
- Expexted Release: 3rd Quarter 2004
- Media: 20gb/40gb HD
- OS: "Microsoft Portable Media Center"
- Audio Support: MP3, WMA
- Video Support: WMV, DivX, MPEG-2, MPEG-4
- Photo Support: JPG
- LCD: 3.5" TFT LCD
- Notes: has USB OTG (USB On-The-Go: you can connect your
digital camera directly), 10 built-in games
- Battery Life: 6 hours
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iUbi PMP2020 - MobileMag - PVP4u - DAPreview
- Media: 20gig HD
- LCD: 3.5" TFT LCD touch screen
- Video Playback: MPEG2, MPEG4, Xvid, DivX3.x, DivX5.x, ASF, SMI, AVI, WMV
- Audio Playback: MP3
- Photo: JPG
- Size: Everyone is reporting the size to be 128 x 26,7 x 29mm which is clearly incorrect, but that's all the info I have.
- Battery: 3h video, 5h audio
- Weight: 300g
- Misc:
- Composite video out
- PDA functionality: Email, Calendar, Internet Browsing, and Address book
- capable of playing internet radio
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Intel and DesignWorksUSA:
MobilMag
Article - |
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Intel and SonicBlue: News.com
Article - InfoSatellite.com
Article - About.com
Prerelease specs (from about.com artical):
- Weight: 12oz
- LCD: 4" color
- Video Suppor: MPEG1, MPEG2 (no mention of MPEG4)
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Mercury IXA777: Official Site - The Register - cdfreaks
(added 2004/06/14)
- Media: 30/40/60/80gb HD, SD and CF cards
- LCD: 3.5"
- Notes: digital TV tuner, built-in microphone
- Video Play: MPEG 4, AVI, WMV, Divx 4 and 5 for video
- Audio Play: MP3, WAV and WMA
- Photo: JPG
- Battery: 3h video, 6h audio
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Landis and Gyr VSV-18A PVP - PVP4u - engaget
(added 2004/10/7)
- Audio Play: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV
- Video Play: MPEG-1 and AVI files (MP4 via firmware upgrade).
- LCD: 2" TFT LCD (558 x 234 pixels)
- Media: 20/40gb HD & and 10-in-1 PC card reader:
- CompactFlash I/II
- SmartMedia
- SecureDigital
- MemoryStick (MS)
- MS Pro
- MS Duo
- MultiMediaCard
- MiniDisc cards
- D-Card
- Computer Interface: USB 2.0
- Photo: Jpg?
- Size: 132 x 70 x 30mm
- Weight 245g
- Other:
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Microsoft's Media2Go :
Official
Site - News.com
Article - WinSuperSiteCoverage
Creative Labs Signs on to Microsoft's Media2Go:
News.com
Article
10-27-2003
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MobiNote DVX-POD 7010 / TwinMOS X-Frame II - Offical Site - SorobanGeeks - MobileMag - The Register
(updated 2004/06/14)
- Media: 20gig 1.8" HD
- LCD: 7" (754x480)
- Audio: MP3 & WMA
- Video Play: Mpeg4, DivX 3.11, 4, 5, Quicktime 6, WMV
- Video Rec: Mpeg4 SP (352x288@30fps)
- Photo: JPEG, GIF, BMP
- Size: 192 x 115 x 28 mm
- Weight: 600g
- Notes: built-in microphone for voice memos
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MP3OK Jukebox ET970: Official
Site -
- Size: 133 x 85 x 28 mm
- LCD: 3.5" TFT (320x240)
- Media: 20g HD
- Video Playback: Mpeg4
- Video Record: Mpeg4
- Audio Support: MP3
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MPAvio: Official
Site
- Audio Support: MP3, WMA
- Photo Support: JPG (up to 1920x1080 resolution)
- Video Support: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 / AVIs in DivX
4.x & 5.x
- Size: 133 x 85 x 28 mm
- LCD: 2.5" TFT
- Media: 20g HD
- Other: Infrared remote control, removable battery
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MSI MS-5561 - Tomshardware
Cebit 2004 Coverage
- Media: 20gb HD
- Audio: MP3
- Video: DivX
- Size: 124 x 76 x 23 mm
- Notes: TV-Out, USB2
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NHJ Limited MPM 201/202 - Offical Site - AkihabaraNews
(added 2004/06/14)
- Media: 30gb HD, SD and CF cards
- LCD: 3.5" (480x234)
- Audio Play: MP3
- Audio Rec: WAV
- Video Play: Mpeg4 / DivX 4 & 5 (?x?@30fps) (MP3 or ADPCM audio) (QVGA:1Mbps / VGA:2Mbps / VGA Fine:4Mbps)
- Video Rec: Mpeg4 with ADPCM audio
- Notes: Built-in Stereo speakers, TV-tuner cradle
- Size: 140 x 80 x 31 mm
- Weight: 289g (without battery or accessories)
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Pace PVR2GO - theRegister - TechDigest
(added 2004/10/7)
- LCD: 5"
- Media: 40gb
- Audio: MP3 & Windows Media
- Video Play: Proprietary, but maybe MPEG2 and MPEG4 and WindowsMedia 9
- Computer Interface: FireWire & USB2
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PQI mPack - Official Website - The Register - cdfreaks
(added 2004/06/14)
- LCD: 3.5" (320x240)
- Media: 20/40/80gb & CF slot
- Audio Play: AAC, AC3, AIFF, WAV, MP3, WMA and OGG Vorbis
- Audio Rec: WMA
- Video Play: Mpeg1, 2 & 4, DivX 3.11 to 5, XviD and MJpeg
- Video Rec: WMV
- Photo: JPEG, GIF and BMP
- Size: 146 x 82 x 26 mm
- Weight: 350g
- Notes: Built-in speaker & microphone, Runs Java games written for mobile phones, and supports text viewing and editing
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Pump's iStation PMP-1000 : Official Website - DAPreview - I4U - Gizmodo
(Added 2004/10/7)
- Media: 20GB
- Computer Interface: USB2.0
- Audio Play: Supports MP3, WMA, OGG, AC3, AAC
- Video Play: DivX, Xvid, MPEG1(VCD), MPEG2(DVD), MPEG4 (ASF, WMV)
- Photo: JPEG, BMP
- LCD: 3.5" TFT color screen, 320x240 pixels
- Size: 123 x 77 s 22
- Weight: 246g
- Battery:
- 2700mAh Lithium Polymer battery
- 5 hours continuous playback for video's, 15 for music (screen turned off)
- Misc:
- Audio Output: 50mW (25mW + 25mW), S/N ratio 85 dB
- FM tuner/recorder
- Supports video-out through CVBS/S-video (PAL & NTSC)
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Samsung YH-999: Gizmodo
CES News
Prerelease specs:
- LCD: 3.5" color
- Media: 20gb 1.8"
- Other Info: USB 2.0 interface, lithuim-ion battery,
- Options: IR remote, docking cradle, external battery
pack
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Sony's GigaPocket PVP
- Gizmodo
Short - Announcement
- The
Register - Official
Site
- Media: 20gb HD
- LCD: 3.5" TFT
- Video: MPEG1 & MPEG2
- Size: 120 x 84 x 28 mm
- Weight: 300g
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Sony's GPS XYZ - Official Site - SorobanGeeks - SorobanGeeks
(Added 2004/07/29)
- Media: 30gb HD
- Audio: MP3
- Video: MPEG1 and 2
- Photo: GIF and JPEG
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Sony's Vaio VGN-U70 - The
Register - Official
Site - Dynamism
- Note - this is a full PC running Windows XP
- CPU: 1GHz Ultra-low Voltage Pentium M
- Ram: 512MB
- HD: 20gb
- LCD: 800 x 600 transflective colour LCD
- Audio/Photo/Video: (anything windows can play presumably
- which is everything)
- Size: 167 x 108 x 26 mm
- Weight: 550g
- Connectivity: USB2.0 & 802.11g WiFi built in
- Battery Life: 2.5 hours
- Estimated cost (2004-05-10): $1871 ($1595 for the U50
with 256MB memory and 900mhz celeron proc).
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Sony's HMP-A1 - The
Register (2004-5-27) - I4U
(2004-5-27)
- Video: Mpeg2 & Mpeg4
- Photo: JPG
- Audio: MP3
- Battery: 4h Mpeg2, 6h Mpeg4, or 8h MP3
- Connectivity: USB2.0
- Media: 20gb
- LCD: 3.5in, 320 x 240 color LCD
- Size: 130 x 76 x 22 mm
- Weight: 250g
- Estimated Release: June 26 3004 (in Japan) for $563
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Tight Audio: Official
Site - Specs
- Media: 60+gb HD & SD/MMC slot
- Audio Support: MP3, Monkey's Ape (lossless), OGG Vorbis
- Video Support: MPEG1, 2, 4, AVI, DivX
- Photo Support: JPG, GIF, TiFF, BMP
- Size: 6.3 x 4.2 x 1.5 inches
- LCD: 4" transflective TFT LCD with 640x480 resolution;
4:3 aspect ratio
- Notes: HDTV (720p, 1080i) output. Removable HD. Removable
Mini-Taz MP3 player.
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Toshiba Mobile Viewer
- MobileMag
- Media: 20gb 1.8" HD
- LCD: 3.5"
- Notes: 1mpix camera module for video or stills, docking
cradle for easy stereo connection
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TTN CT-PMP58A - TTN Site - Honhai Digital Site
(Updated 2004/07/29)
- Media: 30gb 2.5" HD, CF
- LCD: 5.8" TFT
- Video Formats: MPEG4 (DIVX, RMP, VIF), MPEG2 (MPG & VOB), MPEG1 (MPG & DAT) at
- Video Resolution: QCIF to DI, QICF (176 x 144PAL; 176 x 120NTSC) CIF (352 x 288PAL; 352 x 480NTSC) 1/2D (352 x576 PAL; 480 x 480NTSC) D1 (704 x 576PAL;704 x 480 NTSC)
- Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV
- Photo: JPG
- Size: 179 x 120 x 27 mm
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Vivitar DVR 390H - Gizmo - Livingroom.org.au Blog - ComputerWorld
(Added 2004/10/7)
- LCD: 3.6" LPTS TFT LCD
- Media: 20gb, SD
- Video Record: VGA & XVGA resolution MPEG4 with Camera or Video-In
- Audio Play: MP3
- Video Play: Mpeg4(?)
- Photo: Jpg(?)
- Size: 106 x 71 x 32 mm
- Misc:
- Built-in 3.1mpix Camera (270deg rotating mount, macro capability, 2x zoom)
- Built-in microphone
- Built-in speaker
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Nokia - Official
Site
- Phone - its a phone :)
- Media: MMC cards / streaming
- LCD: 640x320 pixel, 65,536-color LCD with backlight:
optimized for browsing
- Audio: MP3, AAC, RealAudio 7 and 8, WAV, MIDI, and AMR-NB
file types
- Video: Streaming RealMedia
- Photo: JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG
- Extras: Java, FM radio, Bluetooth, 640x480 Camera, Email,
Web Browser, PIM
- Size: 134 x 80 x 22 mm
- Weight: 183g
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GO Video PVP 4040 - i4u.com
- Official Site
- Media: 128mb & SD
- Video: MPEG-4, DivX 5.0, MPG, AVI, MP4, DAT, WMV, ASF,
and records MPEG-4
- Audio: MP3
- LCD: 3.5 Inch color TFT LCD
- Connectivity: USB2.0
- Battery: 5h audio, 2h video
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GoDot's "View with TV Tuner"
- Official
Site -
- LCD: 2.5” Low permeation TFT LCD (360 X 300 dots)
- Audio: MP3
- Video: MPEG-4
- Photo: JPG
- Media: 128MB + Extended data storage through SD or even
2.5” external HDD
- Size: 100 x 100 x 28.5 mm
- Weight: 200g
- Video input: TV tuner, TV AV
- Video Output: TV AV
- TV tuner: NTSC (VHF: ch1~12, UHF: ch13~62)
- Speaker: attached in the cradle
- PC interface: USB 1.1
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Goodmans GPVR 256: News
- Expected Release: July 2004
- Video Support: ? (Record and Playback capabilities,
though)
- LCD: 2.5" TFT
- Media: 256megs & SD, MMC, or CF
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iRiver imp1100: Official
Website - TradeShowPicts
- Clubic Cebit2004
- Expected Release: May - June 2004
- Audio Support: MP3, WMA, ASF
- Video Support: DivX / Mpeg4
- LCD: 2" TFT
- Media: CD
- Size: 146 x 134 x 24 mm
- Battery Life: 15 hours
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iRiver imp1000: Official
Website - TradeShowPicts
- Clubic Cebit2004
- Expected Release: May - June 2004
- Audio Support: MP3, WMA, ASF
- Video Support: DivX / Mpeg4
- LCD: NONE (only TV-out)
- Media: CD
- Size: 146 x 134 x 19 mm
- Battery Life: 18 hours
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Mustek PVR-A1 - Offical Site
(added 2004/07/02)
- LCD: 2.5" TFT
- Media: 32 MB & SD/MMC card slot
- Audio Play: MP3, WAV
- Photo: JPEG
- Video Play: ASF
- Size: 77 x 96 x 20 mm
- Weight: 110g
- Other:
- DPS Support (Direct Printing Service)
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Sony Air Board - AKIBAlive
Artical
- LCD: 800x600 TFT
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, USB, Eithernet
- Media: Memorystick
- Size: 222 x 180 x 58 mm
- Battery Life: 100 minutes with high brightness, 120-180
minutes with low brightness
- Weight: 550g
- "While leaving the internet-connected base station
at home, you can leave your home carrying the display,
connect the display to a broadband connection at your
destination and watch what was recorded on the base station
while you were out."
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Sony MSV-A1 - Official
Site -
Japanese Article
- Audio Support: AAC
- Video Support: MPEG-4 (320x240)
- Size: 61 x 23 x 95 mm
- Weight: 135g
- Media: SD Flash (No HD)
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Sony's PSP - Reuters
Short - Enlarged
Picture - The
Register Short
- "due out before the end of 2004"
- "much-anticipated all-in-one handheld gaming device
that includes a digital music and video player and could
even act as mobile telephone"
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Vamp:
Official Site - For
Sale?
- LCD: 2.5" TFT
- Media: SD
- Audio: MP3
- Video: Mpeg4 (G.726 audio)
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(Alphabetical by manufacture)
(There are lots of PDAs that might fit in this category
- I'm just listing ones that stand out. A PDA with a HD
would go in my primary PVP HD section as the -ideal- PVP!) |
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Samsung MITs M400 - MobileMag
Article -
- Features: .3mpix Camera, Video Camera, Cell Phone, TV,
MP3 Player, 2-way radio, PDA (Pocket PC 2002), IrDA (infra
red)
- LCD: 3.5" TFT
- Media: 128-512m built-in memory
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| HARD
DRIVE BASED PLAYERS |
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Archos JBM20: Official
Site - My
Review -
- Audio Support: MP3, WAV
- Photo Support: JPG, BMP
- Video Playback: MPEG 4 (352x288@30fps)
- Video Recording (with optional module): MPEG 4 (320x240@12fps,
304x224@15fps)
- Media: 20gb, CF, SM, MMC/MemoryStick
- LCD: 1.8" 237x234 color
- Size: 4.3 x 3.1 x 1.1 inches (110 x 79 x 29 mm)
- Weight: 10.23 oz (290g)
- Expansion Modules: 1.3mpix Camera, DVR, CF, SM, MMC
adapters
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