Thursday, February 7, 2002
A DVD player that reads CompactFlash cards?
Posted by Jason Dunn in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 09:09 AM
http://www.sampoamericas.com/products/dve631cf.html
After fighting the good convergence fight for a couple of years, I finally gave up on using my DVD-equipped PC connected to my TV for watching movies. It was too much of a hassle, and "cool" factor aside, it's simply faster and easier to use a dedicated player. I picked up a cheap DVD player from Costco, but was impressed with it's ability to play VCDs, MP3 files, etc. This Sampo unit takes that up an extra notch - it has a CompactFlash slot! You can put your CF card into the player and it will display your digital photos or play MP3 audio. Talk about a natural partnership! Now why won't anyone put a CF card reader on a desktop computer...
"Sampo's revolutionary DVE-631CF is not only a DVD player, but also a digital photo playback system that allows you to easily navigate among digital pictures on your TV screen...The smart resolution converter can convert digital photos from basic VGA to multi-mega pixel resolutions to match the display capability of your television."
It can be purchased from Buy.com for $229
(affiliate link).
After fighting the good convergence fight for a couple of years, I finally gave up on using my DVD-equipped PC connected to my TV for watching movies. It was too much of a hassle, and "cool" factor aside, it's simply faster and easier to use a dedicated player. I picked up a cheap DVD player from Costco, but was impressed with it's ability to play VCDs, MP3 files, etc. This Sampo unit takes that up an extra notch - it has a CompactFlash slot! You can put your CF card into the player and it will display your digital photos or play MP3 audio. Talk about a natural partnership! Now why won't anyone put a CF card reader on a desktop computer...
"Sampo's revolutionary DVE-631CF is not only a DVD player, but also a digital photo playback system that allows you to easily navigate among digital pictures on your TV screen...The smart resolution converter can convert digital photos from basic VGA to multi-mega pixel resolutions to match the display capability of your television."
It can be purchased from Buy.com for $229
