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How about a portable DVD/CD player
that can play MP3's or AAC files,
burned onto either a DVD-R/RW,
DVD+R/+RW, or CD-R/RW. It would
have to be slim, like the iRiver SlimX
series of portable CD players. This
device would be strictly digital audio.
Sharper image has one.
http://www.sharperi...0&_requestid=115779
[ocredbrd, Oct 04 2004]
Here's another one, even smaller!
http://www.mp3playe...t_now__/mp-2003.htm
[ocredbrd, Oct 04 2004]
Baked.
http://reviews-zdne...07_16-20576752.html
A portable DVD MP3 player, no screen. [Amos Kito, Oct 04 2004]
Just what you wanted
http://www.sonystyl...%2eyUIL5in&Dept=hav
minus MP3 for some reason [Worldgineer, Oct 04 2004]
[link]
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I do have a DVD player that plays MP3 burned CDs. It's not portable, but the technology exists, so why not? |
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It'll happen. Just as soon as the price/attractiveness ratio... |
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Rods, ya beat me to it. My laptop plays DVDs and MP3s perfectly well, and it's quite portable. |
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[ocre]'s second link doesn't do DVD, and the first one is too large. Target stores were selling a device almost matching what [ata] wants for $79 (differences: you plug it in, isn't as slim as you wanted, has A/V outputs). Turns out they suffered from overheating and after buying and returning 3 I gave up. |
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Only issues I can think of to keep this product off market: |
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1. DVDs spin at 3x the speed of CDs, consuming more battery power.
2. Results from Target's DVD player show that the electronics involved put out too much heat - either lower powered components are needed or some kind of radiator.
3. If the electronics are putting out a lot of heat, they are also consuming a lot of power which will lead to short battery life - only solution would be lower powered components. |
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//DVDs spin at 3x the speed of CDs//
It doesn't need to spin continuously – I have an MP3 player that stops the disc after each song loads. |
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MP3/DVD audio players as described are just now becoming available. The Sony MPD-AP20U [link] plays MP3 collections on DVD, and it's also a CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive. [Worldgineer], that other thing you posted looks pretty sweet, as well! |
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I have a portable device that plays DVD's audio and video, plays MP3's and plays all types of video files. It's a laptop..... |
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I've never understood why people buy those mini dvd players with the flip up screen , are they afraid of computers ??. |
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//why people buy those mini dvd players//
They're smaller, lighter, easier to use -- no boot-up or drivers to mess with. What would you rather give the kids to watch a movie, your laptop, or a DVD player? |
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Anyone know of a car dvd/cd player that can actually play MP3s encoded onto DVD like the portable Sony MPD-AP20U mentioned above? Most will only play MP3s if they're on CD, but not DVD-R.. Think having 1000 tracks on one disc would be useful, and could also avoid losing/damaging the original CDs. |
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I have my iPod, far smaller than a DVD
player could ever be. Latest ones up to
40GB - 10x a DVD carrying MP3s.
10,000 songs. |
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As you can manage playlists and create
your own, programmable lists via
iTunes, you are not bound to what is
burnt on any particular CD/DVD. You
will always wantt o bring them all along
in case the track you want is on the disk
you leave at home. |
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See something like this is definitely what the Dr. ordered. 4.5 GB of MP3s on a media that costs $0.25 is ideal. I can put 1/4 of my collection on one DVD+-R/RW and really never get bored for days. |
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I agree there are probably technological issues surrounding these sorts of things like heat and battery usage, but time will prevail. Components will get smaller and people will get smarter! |
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My half-baked idea would be to have one of these portable CD/DVD/MP3 players that would let you listen to custom audio compilations out of the box.
The device would be "flashable" to allow for firmware updates. It would also have a number of "breakout box" options. One would be to allow you to buy a DVD video kit so you can watch video on the kit's 16:9 LCD screen using with a headphone jack (this would include a rechargable battery). Another to allow you to use the player as a DVD player for a larger TV, where it would have stereo out, composite out, and svideo out. A third type of breakout box would high-fidelity connectors, including VGA/DVI or component video, along with stereo and optical audio connectors. |
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This design would allow the manufacturer can offload some of the requirements for the device to the breakout box, yet keeping it versatile. It keep the main player cheap, and it would avoid shorter battery life for multiple applications. The player would be cheaper, and people could upgrade to their individual tastes by buying the breakout box they want. |
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I think some of you are missing the
point. Perhaps I was overindulged, but
as a kid I went through at least 5
portable tape players. |
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Laptops and iPods are fine for adults. If
you buy your 12-year old an iPod Nano,
you have nobody but yourself to blame
when they lose it. |
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An MP3 player that uses DVD+-Rs as
storage media for playlists, songs, etc.
should be available for less than an iPod
Shuffle. Perhaps even sized for 3" Mini
DVD-Rs, like the old Sony 3" CD player. |
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