Nintendo DS Gadgetry: iPlayer Allows Video Playback
Friday 3 July 2009 @ 6:18 am | By Sol 3 Comments
The DS is a great handheld device. True it may not be as powerful as the PSP, but it has a good deal more battery power per charge. However, watching any multimedia is quite a laborious task. A special DPG video format, time encoding your files; it’s all a big hassle just to watch some video. A new product aims to take all the frustration and guesswork out of this process, simplified in a handy DS cart.
The iPlayer is a video hardware decoder supporting multiple video formats (AVI, RMVB, RM, FLV, ASF, MPG, WMV, MP3,DivX, and XviD) and a MicroSD card up to 32GB. It also plays MP3s and homebrew (this makes me think it’s an upgraded R4 cart). E-tailers are selling it for around $45 bones. This isn’t designed to replace a video player like an iPod, but makes for a good solution when you’re trying to cut down on multiple gadgets.
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That’s a pretty nifty idea. Though I don’t think i’ll be watching videos on my DS anytime soon.
I think we need more avi-multiple video format compatibility not just on a DS, but on phones and … the PSP
yes.. but making that sort of compatibility available for the devices officially it’d be like promoting piracy…
something i wouldn’t mind since i download a lot of video content xD
but lets face it… officially that wont become a reality anytime soon… it’d be like saying “sure.. go ahead and get dvd rips and whatnot.. here’s a device for you to view yer piracy on”
unnoficial like this however..
well just thank the gods these people make things easier for us xD