AUK portable player supplier Peripheral Corner has launched a portable video player - PV-330. This player features a 40GB hard drive with USB 2.0 and functions as a mass storage device (accessible via a drive letter) when connected to a PC.
Its features include a 3.5" 480 x 234 pixel widescreen display, MP3 & G.726 audio, MPEG 4 video, Real Media and JPEG still image playback support and MPEG4 video recording support at resolution of 320 x 240 at 24-28fps. Connections include AV in and out for hook up to an external TV or recording source as well as an internal microphone for voice recording.
For the professional, this device ships with PowerPoint to JPEG conversion software for use with a TV or projector supporting composite in. This device also includes a remote control. The device weighs 350g with dimensions of 13 x 8.4 x 3.3 cm. Its Lithium Ion battery runs for around 4 hours of video playback. GristyMcFisty submitted the following news via our news submit :
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The unit ships with up to 40GB of storage, ready for MP3 audio, MPEG 4 video and JPEG still photography to be pumped over from a host PC via USB 2.0. Playback comes courtesy of an on-board version of Real Networks' Real One Player. The PV-330 also contains 64MB of SDRAM for skip-free playback, and 2MB of Flash ROM. Content can be displayed on the PV-330's 3.5in, 480 x 234 LCD, but it also sports an RCA jack allowing it to be hooked up to a TV. It also has its own video encoder, based on the G.726 codec, allowing the unit to be connected to a DVD player, VCR, TV or set-top box and to record programmes in 320 x 240 at 24-28fps straight to disk. Audio can be recorded, too, both through the AV jacks and via a built-in microphone. |
UK mobile device supplier Peripheral Corner has launched what it claims is the "Swiss Army Knife of gadgets" - a hard drive-equipped portable video player, the PV-330.
Despite this player not being a named brand player, it certainly offers the main features one could want from a portable video player since the majority of consumers use MP3 audio and MPEG4 (DivX, Xvid, etc) video. It does appear to lack Windows media and DRM support, but do we really need support for these? :p
This device is on sale at Peripheral Corner for £382 inc. VAT. For more information and technical specifications of this product, visit the product page here.
Source: The Register - Mobile Devcies
