Maxian goes Matrix with the D900 "Neo" PMP

We're not really sure what kind of PMP Keanu Reeves would have sported in the Matrix films had he not been so busy saving the world and stuff, but we're almost sure that he would have eschewed the Maxian D900 "Neo" in favor of a model with some internal storage capacity -- after all, we didn't see a lot of SD cards laying around Zion. For those of you with readier access to flash memory, however, the 4.3-inch Neo might be just the player you've been looking for, what with its 800 x 480 pixel resolution, 400:1 contrast ratio, and 200 cd/m² brightness. You're also getting a built-in DMB tuner, Burr Brown DAC, built-in speakers, and a kickstand; and because this device is powered by WinCE 5.0 and features an 802.11b/g radio, we assume that you can do the email / web browsing thing as well. As far as codec support goes, there's WMV, DivX, XviD, MPEG-2, and H.264 on the video side and MP3, OGG, FLAC, and APE on the audio tip. Unfortunately, there's not much chance that you'll see Neo tearing it up at your local electronics store, but if you simply must own a device named after a Matrix character, HTC's Trinity may help fill the void.

[Via DAPreview]

[Christian @ Oct 30th 2006 4:42PM]

I would actually want this if they do sell this here in the U.S.

[AyAn4m1 @ Oct 30th 2006 4:52PM]

What was the little thing they stored training programs on in the first Matrix? When Neo soaks up all the martial arts lessons, there's a shot of the operator putting some kind of disc or card into a reader... as I remember it looked like a shiny Pog. Anyone?

[Matt @ Oct 30th 2006 5:18PM]

It was a MiniDisc

[Eddie @ Oct 30th 2006 5:21PM]

Holy Shit. If this ever comes State Side, I'd definately give the idea of getting one some serious thought.

[anonymouspimp @ Oct 30th 2006 5:33PM]

Yeah that is a sharp looking PMP... i'd pick that up if it has decent memory capacity.

[Information Central @ Oct 30th 2006 5:45PM]

Yet another product not available in the U.S. Americans get the shaft on everything from phones to music. It's pathetic.

[Alcaron @ Oct 30th 2006 6:04PM]

"on the audio tip." oh my, aren't we hip and trendy...

le sigh

[peter @ Oct 31st 2006 1:38AM]

whats a PMP?

[Simon @ Oct 30th 2006 7:34PM]

Looks like there is a pen next to the antenna. If so it might have a touchscreen making it very useful for a lot of things. I realy hope that's not just wishful thinking, I'ld realy love this gem if it delivers what it is promissing.

[Josh Warner @ Oct 30th 2006 8:03PM]

Burr-Brown DACs are expensive and sound incredible. Denon uses them for all of their high end equipment. I never thought I'd see that in a portable. It also supports all of my favorite lossless codecs... so not only does it sound good, it's designed around the audiophile.

Also it claims to be able to decode 720x480 h.264 files at 30fps? If true, space for video isn't so much of a problem anymore.

Lack of a hard drive could leave room for a relatively massive battery (considering the size of the case), so the battery life could be killer...

Yup, I want one. Definitely. Stay on top of this guy, Engadget!

[Shredsled @ Oct 31st 2006 2:13AM]

@ Peter,

PMP = Portable Media Player

[EdZ @ Oct 31st 2006 3:37AM]

That's a damn nice screen, but a PMP without a hard drive is just silly. Especially with such a nice screen, you'd be hard pressed to fit more than one decent quality film onto a 4gb card.

[Jake @ Nov 16th 2006 8:06PM]

The specs on this thing are pretty sweet. Screen resolution and Burr-Brown DACS are very nice, as is the codec support.

You could absolutely fit a few movies on a 4gb card.

[dougom @ Nov 2nd 2006 2:12AM]

Bushwah. You can do a rip and video conversion at a video bit rate of approx. 1000kbps and an audio bit rate of 128kbps and fit almost any film into less than 1 GB. With 2GB cards being so inexpensive these days, it's not a problem. I would much rather have everything be solid state so as to avoid the battery drain issues, honestly. I have a Tapwave Zodiac, which doesn't have a hard drive, and I watch movies on it all the time on a 2GB card.