DVX-700 M20 includes WiFi, DVD, HDD, WMV HD support
By Marc Perton 
posted Nov 1st 2005 10:55AM
posted Nov 1st 2005 10:55AM
The DVX-700 M20 from Japan's TransTechnology aims to play all of your media no matter where it's stored. Sure, it's not the first product to attempt that lofty and noble goal, but it looks like it's made real inroads in trying to achieve it. The unit includes WiFi to pick up signals from your PC, has a built-in DVD player to play movies, and has a slot for a 3.5-inch hard drive, so you can copy files from your PC and play them directly (the drive bay is modular and a modular slot is available for PCs, making swapping drives a plug-and-play affair). Format support includes DivX, XviD, WMV9 HD and most of the main audio formats. Available now for ¥32,800 ($283), or ¥29,800 ($257) without WiFi.
[Via Akihabara News]
Where can I get one of these in the USA?
Nice!
It's got WiFi and a HD, but can I copy files from my PC via WiFi to the unit's HD?
Very nice indeed at a good price. The iodata Linkplayer 2 has similar specs, except for the optional harddrive. But that iodata box needs a mod to get optimal output. Would like to hear more.
a little more info on the european site, including a .pdf:
http://www.trans-technology.com/default.asp?PAGE=DVX_700_SERIES
I know what I'm grabbing for my birthday... :D
The question I have is how do they do HD across a (at best.) 802.11G connection. G is great for browsing and OK for file transfers but HD content?
That seems pretty sweet. Hopefully by the time I'm movin' into my state-of-the-art house my living room will have something like this.
This thing is region encoded to Region-2 (Europe) so be careful while picking this up from an overseas dealer, well that is unless you play only ripped DVDs ;)