Well, after about a day and a half of anticipation, we've got a
TakeTV of our own to fool around with. First thing that struck us: this ain't your mom's USB flash drive -- unless your mom carries around a Zachmorrisphone, because the TakeTV is big. (But it's not really intended for taking out of the house and using on the daily, so it's not like that's really any big deal.) The remote is thin and blister-buttoned (meh) but the play button is unusually, satisfyingly large. The video dock the TakeTV plugs into doesn't have any rubber grips though, so the thick cable is liable to push it around (or over). Other than that, we haven't much else to say since our unit (which was possibly pre-release hardware) is having some trouble getting up and running. Check back soon, we'll let you know how Fanfare and the rest works out.
posted Oct 22nd 2007 4:20PM
The fact the SanDisk thought this was a good idea kinda bothers me.
SanDisk ussually has strong products, website looks cool, device is clunky.
Does it play non-DRM'ed Divx/Xvid files?
I believe so. It's just that the store only sells DRMed files. Kind of like how the iTunes store used to sell only DRMed files but the iPod played both DRM and non-DRM (could be applied to a wide variety of products).
... I guess it wouldn't be so bad if the total price is not much more than comparable regular flash drive, but it just seems like such low-tech.
Isn't this what networks are for? Media streamer anyone?
$100 for 4GB and $150 for 8GB (USD)
If you have to go to the website and click each show to DL that would be a nightmare.
If you can leave it docked and subscribe to the shows so they're DL'd by the time you get home each day I could see this being some value to people who don't have a HTPC.
Sneakernet FTW!
How can I fit this into my already media-packed lifestyle? And if it's not intended to leave my house, doesn't my DVR already serve the same purpose (i.e., to record TV shows)?
this actually seems to make sense, if you don't DVR all your shows, or download shows you cannot normally access (Dexter on showtime or something) putting them on here is a good idea... what's the res?
COMPOSITE VIDEO? Welcome to 1997!
http://tinyurl.com/39qlpt
Awesome, another "HD" DVD player than can't read any HD content. I'd buy the TakeTV just for the fact that they don't lie about what they can do with HD.
Almost no Component lines on TVs can take 1080p despite the fact it was around way longer than HDMI and isn't all sticky with DRM options. You have two corporations fighting over what to put their HD movies on. Then, they want to broadcast in HD, but fail to even set a standard. What's so great about HD again? I know the PS3 I bought for $500 won't run on the 720p line my TV claims to support. Of course, I can drop another $1-5k and hope the next HDTV actually does a couple of the things they claim. Even better, while shopping for a TV the only website that actually lists all the for real supported formats on their input channels is Circuit City. I'm glad they could figure out what these TVs can do, I sure know I can't.
I'll stick with my 480p connection to my SD Tivo, maybe pick this up (since it's reasonably priced) for the ease of having --SOMETHING-- that can read both files and DivX.
I added that link because it's a DVD player with a USB connection. I have a similar model and I don't need a lackluster device from Sansa to play XVID files on my lowly tv.
What's the point when I can buy a 50€ DIVX/DVD Player at Aldi with an SD card slot?
I've been using one for the last 2 years for downloaded avi files.
Better yet are the NAS WIFI external hard drives with Video playback.
Don't get it..,
im gonna get this i just hope they dont delay the canadian release, ill be happy when i can get this for nice and cheap with our dollar being so great :) lol
From the web site: "For the first time in human history, you can take video from your computer... and play it on your TV." Wha-?! AMAZING!
Hi. The official product page doesn't mention anything about subtitle files, so TakeTV doesn't support subtitle files (e.g. *.srt, *.sub), does it?