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Saturday, October 18, 2008

Epson shows off new multimedia viewer


Epson shows off new multimedia viewer

Seiko Epson, known for being innovative in LCD technology, unveiled last week they are rolling out a portable video player of sorts in the form of the P-2000 Multimedia Storage Viewer. Priced at $499 and available in November, the P-2000 sports a 3.8" VGA LCD and allows users to "view, store and playback photos, videos and music." It sports a 40GB hard drive, allows for the creation of a photo multimedia slideshow and has two built-in slots for CF and SD memory cards for direct storage and transfer to the P-2000.

A few specs on the P-2000:
Image: Supports viewing, rotating, deleting JPEG and select RAW files and slide show viewing
Video: Supports MPEG4 and Motion JPEG for video playback
Audio: Offers MP3 and AAC for audio playback
Storage: 2.5” 40GB hard disk drive
Video Interface: Connects to television, monitor or projector with video input
Speaker: Dynamic (symbol) 28 x 1 (Mono)
Interface: High-speed USB 2.0 compatible
Minimum System Requirements: Windows – 98, ME, 2000, XP Professional, XP Home; Macintosh – OS 9.1x, 9.2.x, OS X 10.2x
Power: Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery and AC adapter (included)
Dimensions: 5.8” x 3.3” x 1.2” in. (W x H x D)
Weight: 415 g or 1 lb. with battery