Novac's NV-HV355 Mobile Video HDD

After bringing us the TV for Skype Anywhere product we were kinda hoping for something equally unusual from Novac's next consumer offering. Unfortunately, all we're getting this time around is the NV-HV355 Mobile Video HDD media player in need of a 3.5-inch IDE disk. Once you sort that out, stuff the disk via USB 2.0 with all the DivX 3/4/5, MPEG-1/2/4, XviD, VOB, JPEG, and MP3 files you can muster. Plug 'er into the TV via composite, component, or even SCART, link the coax to your hi-fi and kick back with your Pabst resting on that slim remote coaster content in the knowledge that you're sticking it to the man mkay torrent-boy. On the cheap too at ¥12,800 or about $109 when this drops in fiver.

[Via Akihabara News]

[Mark @ Sep 22nd 2006 5:51PM]

Now if they can build in a projector and fuel cell...

[PDubNYC @ Sep 22nd 2006 6:00PM]

This thing looks kind of cool. I'm not much of a movie ripper/pirater etc... but if I had a collection already on my machine, this would be great for travelling to friends and family member's homes.

What the F is fiver? Five days? Months? Normally the pseudo-ghetto speak is just kind of lame. Now it's is obscuring info. Please chill out on it.

[Rob @ Sep 22nd 2006 6:06PM]

Yeah, uh, in fact, can you translate this post?
What does the box do?
What do you use it for?
Thanks. Dude.

[Norock @ Sep 22nd 2006 6:47PM]

You put any size IDE hard drive in here (like a normal external housing), plug it to your computer, transfer all the video files you want, then watch them on TV!

Incredibly useful for, like others have said, rippers and pirates and torrent fanatics, but also for people who legally download episodes of TV shows or movies or music videos or whatever and want to see them on their TV. High-def? I dunno, but then again I don't have an HDTV, so I don't care!

[bobbybilly @ Sep 22nd 2006 7:21PM]

Since it doesn't have an HDMI port, I'll take a stab in the dark and say it doesn't do high def...

[nVidiot @ Sep 22nd 2006 8:04PM]

Component can do high def just fine. Not saying this thing has it but not having HDMI certanily doesn't condemn this device to SD or ED.

[Barrett @ Sep 23rd 2006 12:18AM]

drops in fiver does seem to mean 5 days, since the translated text sights "Sale day" as "2006 September 27th schedule"

but please, speak english in your post next time around

[influxor @ Sep 23rd 2006 10:48AM]

looks like it does not play divx 6 , only 3/4/5 . hmm too bad since alot of video is divx 6 these days.

[Kspraydad @ Sep 23rd 2006 8:40PM]

Why does the front facing photo look like a name or logo was photoshopped out of the image?

If it is real and works I'd buy it...I have a 300GB Hard Drive full of ripped video that I would love to watch on TV without burning or streaming.

[Wonderboy @ Sep 25th 2006 9:49AM]

"Did I hear a, um, fiver, in there? What're you calling from a walkie-talkie?"

My question would be whether you can daisy-chain more externals through this, as well as what kind of interface it has.

I've got a terabyte of externals I'd add to this, and if the interface were good enough it just might be a good buy.

[3tear @ Sep 26th 2006 4:19PM]

http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/15/we-wants-us-al-techs-mediagate-mg-35-and-mg-350hd/

[FLCO @ Oct 4th 2008 11:09PM]

HDD FATAL ERROR - - 13


what mine this? my hard is not working