Portable CD-RW/DVD Player

BugNuker writes "If your CD/MP3 player wasn't enough, you have to check this out. Sony has released this all in one media device that can play mp3's, wma's, cd's, and DVD's... yes, DVD's. It can be hooked up to your computer, and be used as a CD-RW and then hooked up to your TV, and play your favorite DVD's. But can it play my mp3's recorded on my DVD? Ultimate media device I would say, same size as a personal cd player. Comes with a Memory Stick expansion slot, a rechargeable battery and a USB 2.0/1.1 interface." There's a picture. It's cute. And expensive.

Comments

FINALLY

[Anonymous Coward]

I've been waiting for one of these for like 4 years, ever since I bought a Sony Glasstron. For those that don't know those are the "glasses" with the equivelent of a 56 inch tv inside. Now I can watch p0rn on the airplane without my seat-mate complaining about the moaning.

Re:FINALLY

[guidemaker]

Now I can watch p0rn on the airplane without my seat-mate complaining about the moaning.

Perhaps you should moan more quietly, then?

VCDs

[gerf]

Can it play them? If it's "all" in one, and i'm payin 300 clams, i sure as hell hope it gets up and gets me a beer too.

Re:VCDs

[drinkypoo]

This question is significant to me also. If it doesn't play VCD and SVCD, I'm not buying one. If it does, I probably will buy one. It's too cool a device (at that price) not to... But seriously, I have more SVCDs than DVDs (whistles casually) so SVCD is a deal-maker-or-breaker for me.

Re:cute, but....

[BeneathTheVeil]

Drat... beat me to the obligatory "but does it play [enter open source format of choice here]?" quote.

What I want to know though is, does it play DivX files? That would be pretty neat if it did.

Really cool, but, what about regions?

[pigeon]

Can it be hacked to be regionfree? And macrovisionfree?

Platforms...

[facelessnumber]

supports both Macintosh and Windows platforms

They say this like there are only two.


"We got both kinds of music here - Country and Western."

Re:cute, but....

[Mupp252]

Try not to think of it in those terms... think of it as the formula below:

Hey does it run [ Insert open source alternative that may not be as good as a pay product but automaticially cool because I know of the program and I sound intelligent. ] ??

Just wondering I just got a new [ Insert cool ass piece of hardware that just came out 2 weeks ago and want to post about it because I think by bragging about cool hardware I will automaticially get mod points. ] and I wanna try it out.

Re:Why not just get a notebook?

[selderrr]

yeah, jogging while watching a DVD...

I'd pay an entrance fee just to see you do that.

Thank you, Sony!

[Flakeloaf]

Now when I'm stranded on a lonely bus or subway in desperate need of a coaster, I need only to fire up my portable CDRW with the half-dead batteries and voila! A handy place to set my coffee cup down in under eight minutes. Thank you Sony Man!

Hey! for that money...

[flyneye]

With the low prices on writers and dvd drives this thing had better play vinyl,8 track and cassette for $300 as well as crack a beer for me too.

Re:Why not just get a notebook?

[$rtbl_this]

And laptops are where cats sleep, curl up purring or pad until they draw blood. There's no escape from ambiguity.