Magnetox V120 mini video recorder unveiled

Taiwanese manufactuer Magnetox (no relatation to Magnavox, although we're not sure if they want you to think that) has unveiled their mini video recorder the V120 at the Computex trade show, although unlike most other video recorders, it does't contain any storage itself. Instead, it runs off whatever spare capacity you've got on your SD card, or you can attach a USB hard drive and record to it via the AV or tuner inputs; both making it easy to move your shows around. It supports the usual formats, including MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, MP3, AAC, WMA, and AC3, but while pricing isn't available, The Inq guesstimates that it'll be around $199 by the time it reaches the market, which is expected to be sometime before the end of the year in countries probably other than the one in which you reside.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 8th 2006 12:40PM]

LOL, reminds me of that Simpsons episode when their TV breaks and they go to a second rate bargain electronics store where all the brands are knockoffs such as Sorny, Magnetbox and Panaphonics.

[DTJ Posted Jun 8th 2006 1:13PM]

Simon,
Didn't Al Bundy also have a Magnetbox TV? And I think they also had a "Fridgidoor" fridge.

[spin cycle Posted Jun 8th 2006 1:13PM]

"I'm not going to lie to you sir, this is top quality merchandise."

I wonder where they got that industrial design from?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 8th 2006 1:27PM]

heh, I also think that the Coby brand is a great example of life imitating art

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 8th 2006 6:08PM]

Many of these korean and taiwanese companies started out as industry jokes (and near-scams for names), but as happened with japanese manufacturers, they improved their technology and manufacturing skillsets to compete with the "big boys".

BTW, If history repeats itself, these will be the companies that put sony, panasonic and jvc out of the market the same way those japanese firms did to the american electronics companies.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 12th 2006 2:41PM]

any of you photoshoppers out there notice that they just threw in the film reel vector shape?

gotta love clip art.