Latest Gadget : Sandisk Sansa TakeTV

I picked up the 8gb version of SanDisk Sansa®TakeTV™ PC to TV Video Player and I must say I am impressed.

It is a memory stick which has a little cradle that plugs into a tv. It has a remote control which pops out to drive the thing.

There is a related service called Fanfare where you can purchase / download TV Shows.

This thing just works.

Feature List

  • Connects to any PC:
    • USB 2.0 compliant
    • Works with Mac, Linux, Windows Vista and Windows XP
  • Connects to any standard TV – Supported AV Outputs:
    • Composite Video
    • Analog Stereo
    • S-Video
  • Remote control—for use in the comfort of your living room
  • Compact convenient and lightweight:
  • Supports MPEG-4 – DivX and xVid
  • Supports NTSC and PAL color systems
  • Resolution of up to 720x576 (D1) at a bitrate of up to 7Mbps.
  • 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios and a range of viewing modes
  • DivX (Home Theater profile) certified 
  • DivX DRM compliant
  • Standard replaceable remote control battery

Gizmodo has a nice collection of reviews

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