Shenzhen's portable LCD TV with NES emulation is lawsuit-errific

We have no idea how Shenzhen is going to be able to market this 8.4-inch LCD TV with built-in NES games / emulation in the States without a little amorous attention from Nintendo's lawyers, but seeing as the PDVD8088 apparently has been certified by the FCC, it looks like the unit may indeed be headed for our fair shores. Other than the NES features -- and included controller -- you're really not looking at much, here: built-in DVD player, MPEG4 compatibility, SD radio, FM transmitter, and USB ports so you can play media off flash drives. No word on price, but something tells us Shenzhen might have to jack it up a little when the Big N comes calling.

[Via PMP Today]

[Paul @ Oct 2nd 2007 7:07AM]

i'd buy it

[Fruition @ Oct 2nd 2007 7:21AM]

LOL look at that controller!

First off it looks like the original Playstation controller (pre-dualshock) and secondly what is up with those action buttons?! They're a square shape! That's not normal!!

[Fruition @ Oct 2nd 2007 7:23AM]

Waking up without coffee ftl: what I meant was not square "shape" but square "arrangement".

[Tired_ @ Oct 2nd 2007 7:37AM]

I saw something almost identical to this last Christmas at Wal-mart here in Canada...only difference was that the player opened like a clamshell and only a 7" screen. Lawsuit can't be that much of a worry if a store the size of Wal-mart is willing to stock it (and this one did have the NES games, as well as the purple PS1 knockoff controller).

[mushrooshi @ Oct 2nd 2007 8:53AM]

I have NEVER seen a NES on a chip controller that actually looks good.

The controller is ugly.

[L. Cyphre @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:32AM]

NES? Even my watch can emulate that.
Wake me up when it can do MAME as well.

[whowhatme @ Oct 2nd 2007 10:07AM]

or play doom.

sorry ...it had to be said

[Joe_Templeman @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:54AM]

Seriously! I've had this thing for over a year now! Got it last march for my mums birthday. The NES emulation is pretty weak but as a mini TV in the kitchen its great!

[yuj @ Oct 2nd 2007 11:11AM]

Mmmmm I thought the patent on the NES architecture expired so that's why there's a whole slew of knock-off NESes out there. Not sure on the games though.

[feint @ Oct 2nd 2007 12:39PM]

Yuj is correct. The NES patent expired allowing for all kinds of companies to make their own versions legally now.

[FermitTheKrog @ Oct 2nd 2007 3:30PM]

SNES too, hence the SNES knock offs you now see on eBay.

[Covarr @ Oct 3rd 2007 1:15AM]

It's only illegal if it comes with copyrighted games.