Epson shows off new multimedia viewer
Tuesday October 26, 2004
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