PSP-like DVD Player

Portable DVD players don’t seem to be getting much attention these days. They are sort of redundant if you compare them with PMPs. But what would you say if a DVD player were to come in the form of a Sony PSP?

I don’t understand how Maxx, with its PDV-8500BLK design, managed to avoid patent infringements that would immediately be reported by Sony. They could’ve bought the patent, though… Anyhow, while the looks of a PSP clone could prove to be an advantage for this DVD player, we must see some pretty good specs in order to determine if it can compete with the more versatile PMPs.

So let’s see what we have here… First of all we notice the wide 8.5-inch LCD display which is a bit bigger than the PSP’s. The PDV-8500BLK can play videos in DVD, DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, CD, CD-R/RW, VCD and SVCD formats and it also provides support for JPEG, MP3 and MPEG4 files via a built-in SD, MMS/MS card reader slot. It won’t play UMD discs, but then again it’s not really a PSP.

In case the PSP screen proves too small for you, you can go ahead and order one of these Maxx players from Amazon for $120.

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