Samsung's SL10D10: a portable DIRECTV player

We got the high-level from Samsung at the press event, but now we've got the skinny on those DirecTV set-top boxes that were briefly mentioned. Turns out that the devil's in the details as Samsung announced a DirecTV receiver with an integrated 10.2-inch screen. Surprise! These little guys are dubbed the "DIRECTV Fliptops" and they're exclusive to Sammy. Integrated 10-watt speaker pop out the audio for any of 250-odd channels you can see on the three-day Electronic Programming Guide. Watch for the little flippers in March for $499 list.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2006 3:19PM]

Is this like recieve>record>watch or does it have a built in receiver that you have to face towards 110 degrees south (or what ever it is) and can get 250 channels anywhere?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2006 3:19PM]

best invention ever

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2006 3:22PM]

i wonder if they will have DVR recording available?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2006 3:30PM]

Do all of these new DTV products at CES mean that we aren't getting MPEG4 from them in the first quarter like we've been told?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2006 3:48PM]

Who would buy it? Where would you put it?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2006 3:54PM]

I think it requires a coax connection to a satellite.... which I think makes this a pretty big waste of money. I mean, why not just get a wireless TV. You can hook it into your (fuller featured) DirecTivo, along with your DVD player and whatever else you watch. The screen is small, the device is huge for a 10" lcd, the speakers suck, and you have to have a satellite-driven coax cable to plug it into. I think this is almost the same as no news... completely silly.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2006 4:21PM]

Those things would be perfect if they were able to work in vehicles. Can you say, " Pimp my ride ! "

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2006 5:18PM]

Ummm.. they left out the part about needing a 2ft diameter dish antenna wherever your drag this thing around. Frankly, I'm missing the "portable" part of this being portable. It's either a 10" LCD TV with integrated DTV, or a DTV receiver with integrated 10" LCD monitor. The portable claim is definately a stretch.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2006 5:32PM]

The press release says it can also receive "up to 72 channels of XM Satellite Radio audio channels."

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 6th 2006 6:24PM]

In all fairness, Samsung arnt the ones saying its portable, Engadget are. The Samsung press release says its a receiver with integrated display, which you could install say under a kitchen cabinet.