Wednesday, September 07, 2005

New technology news.

A good friend of mine has made a purchase and decided to share this with me. Problem is, that it’s the type of “toy” I now want, not need, but want. Here it is:




This is actually the next model up from what he bought, and I like it very much. What is it? It’s the latest in portable hard disk with a twist. It connects to a network and you can dump DVD images onto it in ISO format, so no shrinking is required. You can dump any format video footage onto it and it will play it. It’s also got multiple video outputs, DVI, Component, S-Video and regular video. The best thing is the High Definition output for those of you with high def TV’s. The unit itself is probably going to retail at around the $300AUD mark*. They come with or without hard disks and seeing you can pick up a 300GB hard disk for about $170AUD, that’s great value. You’d be hard pressed to buy anything that performs everything this little beauty does for less than $1000 total.




*No actual facts to support this statement.

4 comments:

Melba said...

me no speaka da tech, can you expline in pline english? what does this "baby" actually do?

Melba said...

i meant "little beauty"

Cape Man said...

MG, thanks for the inquiry.
It's like an MP3 player or iPod but with a larger hard disk. This allows you to copy DVD's and other videos, for example, home movies onto it and play them on any TV (as long as it connects to it). It will also play music in many different formats and would be great for backing up those valuable CD's and DVD's.
It's a wee ripper.

Pirate Princess said...

Capeman, I love it when you talk high-tech. lol!