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High-Definition Video Add-on Coming to iPod
Rofy89 writes "In about five months, you'll be able to watch high-definition video on your iPod. New startup, ATO, will come out with a sleeve with a built-in LCD (liquid crystal display) screen that slips around Apple Computer's iPod — whether it's a video iPod or not — and turns it into a portable high-definition video player. The HD player will sell for between US$199 and US$250. The initial players will be able to handle MPEG 4, Divx, HD.264 and other video formats. The battery on the device will last about five hours."
Ok first off, here is another article on the subject with pictures! : http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-6098853.html?tag=n efd.top
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So it gives you more of an idea, yes it is HIGH DEF, but the screen is larger because the sleeve has it's own.
Here's how it looks inside so it gives you an idea : http://news.com.com/2300-1041_3-6099056-2.html?ta
Anyways I will let you guys debate over this some more to draw your own conclusions as to what this exactly is.
Sorry, but there's no way you could you can physically watch HD quality video on a device like this. If I'm not mistaken, technology doesn't currently exist to make a 1280x720 or 1920x1080 screen small enough to work as an ipod sleeve. Sounds like just another marketing gimmick. I bet the screen is 640x480 at best, which is only Standard Definition. Don't believe everything you read.
Q. Is the quality of the picture out from the iSee 360i the same as standard television quality?
A. Yes because the iSee 360i out-to-TV is a standard 640 x 480 television resolution, the picture quality is not compromised.
http://www.isee-ato.com/Products/FAQ/Default.aspx