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Most Sony PS3 Consoles at Launch will be 60GB/HDMI

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Gamespot quotes an analyst from Lazard Capital Markets who just sat down with Sony, saying that 80% of the Sony PS3 consoles, which will be available at launch will be the premium model with 60GB and HDMI interface ($599).

I am glad Sony thinks that way. The 'low-end' version is just not that attractive. It is not the HDD size; it is the missing HDMI port.
I already wrote back in May when Sony announced the two versions of the PS3 that the 20GB model is just not cutting it. Read more

Posted on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:53:07 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

No HDMI Cable Bundled with Sony PS3 60GB

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A couple days ago the specification page on the Sony PS3 site (via PS3Land) revealed that the HDMI enabled 60GB Sony PS3 will not come with an HDMI cable. There is lots of criticsm about this circulating in the community.

In my case I already have an HDMI cable installed. It is 15m long. For anybody who has a HD ready projector the HDMI cable that Sony would have bundled would be anyway to short and useless.
Sure you could say you anyway pay a premium price for the new Playstation, why is Sony not throwing in a HDMI cable? Read more

Posted on Wed, 6 Sep 2006 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Creative Zen Vision W 60GB PMP Officially Announced

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The Creative Zen Vision W portable media player was surfacing on the web already, but now Creative has officially introduced the new Zen Vision follow-up model.

The Creative Zen Vision W features a larger screen with 4.3 inch with up to 60GB of storage. Other features of the Zen Vision W include built-in Compact Flash slot, video support of MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4-SP, MJPEG and XviD and Built-in microphone. Read more

Posted on Fri, 1 Sep 2006 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Pre-Order Archos 404, 604 and also the 160GB!! 504 on Amazon.com

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Engadget just reported that Archos started the pre-order of Archos 604 and 404 on their shop. A quick search on Amazon.com reveals that the new Archos 604, 404 and also the 504 with 160GB are available for pre-order at better prices than the Archos shop offers.

When Archos officially announced the 404 and 604 they did not announce details of the 504. Amazon.com is listing three 504 with 40GB, 80GB and the monster 160GB models. The description does not reveal anything specific about the 504. There is also no photo.

All new Archos PMPs ship already September 1st. See the list of all offers below. Read more

Posted on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:33:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PS3 HDD 60GB and Forget the Sony PS3 HDD 20GB Right Away

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Sony announced today at their big E3 press-conference the launch details of the Sony Playstation 3. They took one to many pointers from Microsoft.

Sony will launch with two PS3 models world-wide in November. Japan gets the PS3 on November 11th. The United States and Europe will get the Playstation 3 six days later on November 17th.
There will be a Sony PS3 with 60GB hard-drive and a Sony PS3 with a 20GB hard-drive. The PS3 20GB price is $499 (499 Euro) and the PS3 HDD 60GB will sell for $599 (599 Euro).

Here comes the bad news. The Sony PS3 HDD 20GB does not have a HDMI port, only the Sony HDD 60GB has an HDMI port (see specifications sheet below).
Similar to Microsoft, Sony is crippling the cheaper version of their new game console. You are buying a Sony PS3 and will have it for several years. So why would you want to have a console with missing an interface that you most likely will need in the future?

Besides HDMI the 20GB PS3 also misses Wi-Fi (another bummer) and the Sony Memory Stick port.

So the only choice you have is to buy the more expensive Sony PS3 with 60GB. To make sure your friends know you have the $599 priced Sony PS3, Sony has made the case design a bit different by adding a chrome colored edge. Read more

Posted on Mon, 8 May 2006 23:09:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Today's I4U Shop Deal: New Apple iPod Video with 60GB

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Today's I4U Drop Zone Deal in the I4U Shop is on the new Apple iPod Video with 60GB storage.

We are able to offer the white and the black iPod Video with 60GB for only $393.75 with Free Shipping. Compare this price to other stores and you will see that this is a very good offer. Get yours today. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Dec 2005 08:05:01 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Mustek PVR-H160 60GB Portable Media Player/Recorder

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Mustek announces the PVR-H160 Portable Media Player and Recorder featuring a 60GB hard-drive.

The Mustek PVR-H160 sports a 3.6 inch TFT color screen with adjustable brightness and integrated speaker. Supported video format include MPEG-2, WMV, ASF (MPEG-4), DivX, Xvid and M-JPEG. In addition, the PVR-H160 has a software converter allowing television programs and movies to be recorded directly from a TV, VCR, DVD or cable/satellite signal in MPEG4 – no PC required.
An AV output connects the Mustek PVR-H160 to home entertainment systems for large screen playback.
Other features include USB 2.0 interface, WMA and MP3 music playback and photo viewer. Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:56:56 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

I-O Data UHDL-160GB Network HDD Review

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Ken reviews in his unique ways the I-O Data UHDL-160GB Network HDD.

This networked external hard-drive also works together with the I-O Data AVeL LinkPlayer we reported about a while ago. The Drive is also a USB 2.0 host.
Read the full review.

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Posted on Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:26:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

LG Plasma TV with Built-In 160GB PVR are Shipping

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LG is looking to kill two birds with one tremendous stone with their latest plasma HDTV offerings. The LG 60PY2DR and the LG 50PY2DR television sets are shipping with built in DVR's, allowing 13 hours of high definition content (or 63 hours of standard content) to be recorded directly onto the televisions built-in hard drive. The plasma DVR sets are available in 50-inch and 60-inch versions.
The LG 60PY2DR and the LG 50PY2DR are selling with an MSRP of $14,999 and $7,999, respectively.
More details on Gear Live.

Visit our Flat Screen TV Shopping Guide.

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Posted on Wed, 4 May 2005 00:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sharp Blue-Ray 160GB HDD DVD Recorder - BD-HD100

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Sharp announces Blue-Ray DVD Recorder with 160GB hard-disc dubbed BD-HD100 in Japan.

The new Sharp blue-ray dvd recorder supports besides the 25GB blue-ray DVD also the former 4.7GB DVDs. If I read the english translation right it has a twin tray to digitally dub a standard DVD to blue-ray disc. The BD-HD100 has a 160GB hard-drive and a digital tuner. The DVD recorder has the HDMI digital interface.
The blue-ray dvd recorder will go on sale december 9th in Japan. No price set yet.
More details in Sharp Press-Release (Japanese).

Find the best DVD Players on our DVD Player Ranking Site.
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Posted on Thu, 11 Nov 2004 02:03:10 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Toshiba Gigabeat F 60GB MP3 Player

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Toshiba launches new MP3 players.

The new Toshiba Gigabeat F series features up to a 60GB hard drive. The new gigabeat has a 2.2-inch QVGA color LCD panel.

The new Toshiba Gigabeat F will be launched in the Japanese market at the end of November 2004. Why Toshiba does not finally launch their MP3 Players internationally is still unclear to me.
More details in Toshiba Press-Release. See also our Gigabeat G20 Review.

Update 12/21/04:
Toshiba Gigabeat F10, F20 and F60 MP3 Player now on sale at AudioCubes starting at $399.00.

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Posted on Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:18:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony VRP-T5 160GB Digital Video Recorder

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Sony announces the new compact Sony VRP-T5 Digital Video Recorder.

The Sony VRP-T5 features a 160GB Hard-drive and can connect with digital televisions and digital tuners via the Sony i.LINK.
This Sony DVR measures 171×58×305mm, which does not actually make it fit in a home theater tower and more in a Computer or office environment.

It will ship for 73,500 Yen (~$665) on October 1st. More details in Sony Press-Release (japanese).

See also Sony DVD Recorders.

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Posted on Tue, 24 Aug 2004 04:17:15 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Toshiba 60GB 1.8 inch Hard-drives

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Toshiba continues to push the boundaries on small hard drives for portable devices.
The Toshiba 60GB "MK6006GAH" achieves the highest capacity (93.5-gigabits of data per square inch) and the 30GB "MK3006GAL" slims down drive thickness to only 5mm. Toshiba can pack 30GB of data onto a single 1.8-inch platter, an increase of 50% over current models. Mass production will start in October. So maybe some Portable Video Players or Music Players will have 60GB by the end of the year.
More details in Toshiba Press-Release. See also our story about Toshiba's super small 0.85" hard-drive.

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Posted on Thu, 5 Aug 2004 02:46:16 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NHJ launches 30/60GB Personal Video Player MPM-201/202

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NHJ announces their portable MP4 Players MPM-201 and MPM-202.

Amazon.com sells the NHJ MPM-201 for $449.00.

The NHJ MPM series features a 3.5" LCD screen with 480x234 pixels, USB 2.0 and a TV tuner in the cradle stand. It also comes with a remote. The unit measures 140.4(L) x 30.5(H) x 80.4(W)mm and weighs 288.6g without battery. The NHJ MPM-201 features a 30GB and the MPM-202 a 60GB hard-drive.
That is a pretty neat idea to integrate a TV tuner, so it can be used also as a small portable TV. More details on NHJ USA Site. First seen on Gizmodo.

As we already said in the MobiNote MP4 Player story, there will be many more Personal Video Player coming this year. See also the iRiver MP4 Players.

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Posted on Wed, 9 Jun 2004 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Get PhatNoise for your Ferrari - 60GB MP3 Jukebox

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PhatNoise offers a powerful Hard-Drive based MP3 Jukebox for Cars. They have special editions to fit your car like the Porsche/Ferrari edition or the BMW version and more.

The PhatBox lets you transfer all your CDs via a PC onto the PhatBox Hard-drive Cartridge you install in the drunk of you car like any other CD-Changer. The controls of the PhatBox are through the car stereo.

The PhatBox comes with 20GB, 40GB and 60GB Hard-drive and starts at $859.00.

The Limited Edition Platinum PhatBox comes with a 20GB DMS Cartridge (or 40GB or 60GB), a USB 2.0 Desktop Cradle, the PhatNoise Music Manager CD, the appropriate cable and connector for your car, and a user manual with installation instructions. PhatNoise strongly recommends professional installation for the PhatNoise Car Audio System.
Review the PhatBox Installation Manual (PDF).

Amazon.com sells a big selection of PhatBoxes.

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Posted on Sun, 19 Oct 2003 10:29:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sony CoCoon CSV-p500 Channel Server with 160GB

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Sony announces (raw translation) a new Personal Digital Video Recorder and Channel Server Device.

The Sony CSV-p500 part of the CoCoon Series.

The CSV-p500 is optimized to work together with the soon to be released SkyPerfecTV satellite Receiver eSAS-CR1SET.
Sony's new offering is providing program (EPG) information on TV broadcast and acts as a personal digital video recorder. With its large builtin 160GB hard drive it can record up to 110hours.

The Sony CSV-p500 will start selling in Japan May 17th for 95,000yen.

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Posted on Thu, 8 May 2003 10:03:18 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Creative Attacks New iPod with 60GB Nomad Zen

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Photo shows 20GB Nomad Zen Creative announced the NOMAD® Jukebox Zen portable audio player with 60GB - twice the storage capacity of the Apple® iPod™ 30GB model yet priced at $100 less.

With the capacity to store 16,000 songs, the NOMAD Jukebox Zen with 60GB fits still in a pocket The NOMAD Jukebox Zen with 60GB will be available in May for only US$399.99.

Sim Wong Hoo, founder and CEO of Creative: "In fact, the NOMAD Jukebox Zen was the number one selling hard drive MP3 player in U.S. retail for the month of March".

The new NOMAD Jukebox Zen with 60GB features a audio quality at 98dB SNR, plus 14 hours of battery life. (iPod only 8hours)

The Nomand Zen 60GB will be available still in May.

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