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Portable CD-RW/DVD Player

Posted by michael on from the everything-is-portable-if-you're-strong-enough dept.

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.

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  1. Made by Sony? by Corfe · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Don't buy Sony CD-Drives.

    in case the link is dead, apparently trying to access (copy-protected) CD's the wrong way with a Sony CD drive will cause a kernel oops. Possibly/Probably a flaw on purpose built-in by Sony.

  2. Maybe you should have read the article. by AzrealAO · · Score: 1, Redundant

    From the first article in the story: "As a standalone portable player, Sony's new gadget can play back CDs as well as MP3, WAV and WMA files that are stored on CDs, DVDs or the company's own Memory Stick cards. When connected to a Windows or Macintosh computer, the device can serve as a CD-RW drive for recording digital content or backing up computer data. When connected to a television or PC, the device can also become a DVD player for watching movies." Check out that last sentence there.

  3. Playing Video: Re:Another /. RTFA! by YouTalkinToMe · · Score: 0, Redundant

    According to the article:

    "When connected to a computer, the MPD-AP20U acts as a DVD-ROM drive for viewing DVD movies."

    Sounds like it plays video DVD's to me...