Sony's PMX-U50 and PMX-M70 China-only media players

While the rest of the world makes do with the 2-inch, QVGA display on their NW-A800 Walkman, China just nabbed a pair of biggie Sony Walkman branded flash video players under the PMX-M70 (pictured) and PMX-U50 monikers. The M70 series brings a 4.3-inch, 480 x 272 pixel display for viewing MPEG-4 video stored in up to 8GB of flash memory or Memory Stick expansion. It also records audio or video when jacked-in appropriately or plays back MP3, WMA, and AAC audio over the unit's integrated stereo speakers. The PMX-U50 then, is a throw-back to the ol' GigaPocket PCVA-HVP20 design with a refreshed spec sheet touting a 2.4-inch TFT LCD, FM tuner, drag-n-drop support (no SonicStage!), voice recorder and more in capacities up to 4GB. Notable by its absence from the press release is ATRAC, again. While three ATRAC-less, SonicStage-less products released in the last 4 weeks certainly does not constitute a trend, it's tantalizing nonetheless. See the U50 pictured after the break.

[Via I4U]

[Sanjeeva Tiwari @ May 21st 2007 10:21AM]

Wthat about India

[Maff @ May 21st 2007 10:28AM]

i hope the m70 will be able to decode divx/xvid! that would be sweet!

[Castle @ May 21st 2007 10:57AM]

The one of the top looks pretty slick.

[Panathas17 @ May 21st 2007 11:13AM]

wateva, next gen video ipod gonna rok this place....

[Brandson @ May 21st 2007 11:27AM]

Sony could have a winner with the M70 there if it doesn't require SonicStage either and the price is right.

[Archos rip-off @ May 21st 2007 1:03PM]

Mmmmm, screen has same specs as Archos 604. In fact it has nearly identical specs as Archos 604 with one huge difference, NO HARD DRIVE!! Well, thats Sony for you! I'm suprised thier laptops don't have 4gb of flash instead of a hard drive!
This would fail in the North American/European market because there is no hard drive.

[Brandson @ May 21st 2007 1:33PM]

Sony M70: 12.7mm thick, 129g
Archos 604: 17.7m thick, 255g

That is a significant difference. 8GB flash + a 4GB memorystick is not so bad for capacity, but really depends on the price.

[dave @ May 21st 2007 3:04PM]

Dear 13-year-old Archos rip-off: Learn to read.

[rad @ May 21st 2007 3:07PM]

Flash-based media player is the way forward

[Bill @ May 22nd 2007 12:55PM]

WHO CARES

[Bill @ May 22nd 2007 12:55PM]

WHO CARES about India that is.

n a s t y

[CHICKEN LITTLE @ Jun 9th 2007 10:24PM]

The pmx-m70 has a great screen. I dont know what the user interface will be like but if you look at it on the side there are some buttons. Only releasing in China? If they release in America and if they up the gbs to 20 or 30gbs and if the price is right I might have to buy one what do you guys think?