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More on the Portable Media Center

Posted by michael on from the convergence dept.

ptorrone writes "The Portable Media Center is officially shipping today, along with announcements of more TV Tuner and recording hardware. The NYTimes covers some of this and Engadget has an in-depth review with photos, screenshots, videos and how to convert DVDs to play on these devices."

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  1. It's useless by News+for+nerds · · Score: 3, Informative

    if you don't have Windows XP Media Center Edition to sync.

  2. Very limited list of supported formats : ( by AlexMidn1ght · · Score: 5, Informative

    From the article:
    " Supported digital media file types:
    Windows Media Video and Photo Story files (.wmv, .asf) at a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and at a bit rate less than 800kbps
    Windows Media Audio files (.wma)
    MP3 audio files (.mp3)
    JPEG image files (.jpg, .jpg, .jpe, .jfif)

    Compatible with:
    Windows Media and Photo Story files (.wmv, .asf) at a resolution higher than 320 x 240 pixels and/or at a bit rate higher than 800kbps
    Microsoft Recorded TV Show file (.dvr-ms)
    MPEG movie file (.mpeg, .mpg, mpe, .m1v, .mp2v, .mpeg2)
    Windows Video file (.avi)
    Windows Audio file (.wav)    "

    But seriously, what is the difference between "supported" and "compatible" in their marketing lingo?

  3. covert advertisizing? by nchip · · Score: 3, Informative

    I agree.

    Atleast they could mention that there are several NON MICROSOFT portable media players out there too:

    Iriver pmp-120

    Archos gmini400

    When you have several articles touting A less featured microsoft/creative model without mentioning alternatives, sounds like advertisizing indeed.

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