It's round, white, and floats in the tub and goes by the name XDV-W600 -- the latest Bravia TV to numb the mind. The little 1-Seg set features a 4-inch, 16.7-million color, 272 x 480 pixel LCD; AM/FM tuner; 2GB of internal memory to record up to 10-hours of 1-Seg television broadcasts; and up to 23-hours of viewing off the internal rechargeable + 2x AA alkaline batteries. It also carries an IPX7 and IPX6 waterproof rating making it submersible for up to 30 minutes at a depth of 1-meter and capable of withstanding penetration by your Jacuzzi's water jets. Although it would likely distort the video into a fisheye view, we really wish that advances in curved and
circular LCDs had progressed to the point of mass production -- that square display kills the aesthetic on these ovular TVs. Ships in Japan on October 30th for an expected ¥39,800 (about $368).
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posted Sep 2nd 2008 4:35AM
---"and up to 23-hours of viewing off the internal rechargeable + 2x AA alkaline batteries."
why don't they use Li-on battery instead of 2x AA?
Batteries that you can buy anywhere in the world and don't cost over 50$ a pop aren't a invention of the commies.
The design seems to aim for feminine style.
The price is quite high though, you sure that we can notice the detailed colors with
this 4-inch screen?
good job Sony, best style and convenient as always.
I own a certain popular 4" PMP for about 3 years now. 4" is definitely enough for quality watching.
Cool, now you can give your drowning victims something entertaining!
Now, if only more than three countries used One-Seg (and I wonder why the other two countries are Latin American countries).
Until the Tokyo Sky Tree is built three years from now, this isn't going to work too well in the home. It does have that support base with the antenna connection...and it will need it to get a signal.
Unfortunately, it totally fails when compared to a PSP with a 1SEG TV tuner for about $225. Add a waterproof bag made for the PSP for an extra $20 and you're good to go.
(Of course PSP uses a memory stick, so you can add your own video/music/pictures and play a game, or two.)
With the $100 left over, you could pick up an 8GB memory stick, battery and other stuff to trick out your PSP.
Still, I can only presume they did some market research on Obaasan, who has no clue about the PSP and would use this whilst enjoying a bath and her favorite Korean drama.
Much truth in your word.
omg, it is beautiful!
Does anybody else notice how the resolution of a psp screen is the same? They are totally using the same screen.
Warning: the unavoidable hippie-earth comment.
Even though they say this is aimed to be used with jacuzzi or bathtubs scenarios, am I the only one concerned how these type of products are terrible for the amount of water being wasted while watching TV while taking a freaking shower? (and I thought we had it bad enough already with radios in the shower).
Disclosure: the unavoidable hippie-earth comment.
Even though they say this is aimed to be used with jacuzzi or
bathtubs scenarios, am I the only one concerned how these type of
products are terrible for the amount of water being wasted while
watching TV while taking a Fre_a_kin' shower? (and I thought we had it
bad enough already with radios in the shower).
thats very good ,its a pity that sony cant get the ps3 to show up in the hdmi device list on the bravia lcd