Movies to Go
We live in a media rich society. DVDs, digital photos, MP3 and CDs are just some of the items that fill our homes. Most gadgets add to the growing multimedia collection. When we travel, we have to decide what media we can take with us and what has to stay at home. IOGEAR latest gadget, the portable media player, allows you to take your media with you on the road.
Miranda Su, IOGEAR’s executive VP, describes the portable media player. “IOGEAR recognizes that today’s tech-savvy consumers are creating and collecting large amounts of digital media, such as movies and photos, and need simple solutions to transport and access them from any location. Our Portable Media Player makes it easy for people to transfer, organize and take their entertainment with them while on-the-go, and enhances the viewing experience by upscaling standard content to HDTV resolutions.”
IOGEAR’s portable media player dimensions are: 0.75 inches x 3.20 inches x 5.25 inches. It weighs 1.74 pounds. The core feature of IOGEAR’s portable media player is its 120 GB hard drive. It can store up MP3: 30,000, digital photos: 34,000, digital video: 9 hours, CDs: 3,000 songs and DVD video: 50 hours. Before going on your trip you can easily transfer your desired multimedia content to IOGEAR’s media player via a USB 2.0 connection. The player can transfer files at a blistering 480 MB per second.
The media player can easily connect to a conventional TV or a HDTV for playback. The media player cannot play any media content without being connected to a TV. The portable media player will improve standard definition video to HDTV quality if connected to a high definition television. IOGEAR’s portable media player will upscale the video to 720 pixel resolution. This is the gadget’s main selling point. It does have VCR like features to assist with television playback. IOGEAR’s media player also supports subtitles.
IOGEAR’s portable media player costs $349. Other than the HDTV playback option, this media player sounds like a huge Flash drive. There are cheaper portable multimedia solutions on the market. If you want a high tech VCR, IOGEAR’s portable media player is the gadget for you. Otherwise, explore other digital storage options.
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