Panasonic's portable Digital Viera TVs handle more than prime time

The whole portable TV thing never really caught on in the States, so we're left looking longingly from afar at offerings like the Panasonic DMP-HV100 and DMP-BV200. Both are 10.1-inch sets that sport 1024 x 600 resolutions and, while either can tune DTV over the airwaves, they can also connect wirelessly (with an optional WiFi dongle) to a Panasonic DVR and stream content. The 200 model can also act as a sort of bulky PMP, playing back a variety of media formats from an SD card, including DivX and H.264. It's good stuff, but there's no price attached and, at this point, no release date either -- not that they're likely to ever hit the US, anyway.

[SNESimon Posted Mar 18th 2010 10:15AM]

Why can't they just build these into netbooks? It's the same size, screen wise, so build it in and that would be awesome as far as I'm concerned. But carrying one of these on it's own? No thanks.

[unknownsolo Posted Mar 18th 2010 10:19AM]

portable TV still exists???

[nasserb Posted Mar 18th 2010 10:21AM]

1024 x 600 !!!
how useless!

[chiefy Posted Mar 18th 2010 10:21AM]

would be handy in the iPad.

[savagemike Posted Mar 18th 2010 10:37AM]

I myself am waiting for the return of the 'luggable' computer...
In the form of a large slate (say 24 to 28 inches) with a kickstand and a wall mount dock which charges its battery and connects to peripherals.
I imagine a touch enabled kitchen wall computer/tv, which I can detach and carry over to the kitchen or patio table and watch TV or work.
Or... carry over to the coffee table and lie flat on its back to play multi-player, multi-touch games.

hahahahah.... that last bit sounded so dirty...

[Twisthem488 Posted Mar 18th 2010 10:41AM]

I wouldn't mind one to use as a Video Camera Monitor for my T2i. It would let me know I'm in focus more easily.

[Twisthem488 Posted Mar 18th 2010 10:47AM]

I wouldn't mind one to use as a Video Camera Monitor for my T2i. It would let me know I'm in focus more easily.

[Gdog Posted Mar 18th 2010 11:54AM]

They are indeed a good idea, but how many people want to carry that around? This needs to be integrated into a laptop, not a stand alone product. Think about all the major products in the last 5 years. People want smaller and slimmer products, not more things to carry.

[glennS Posted Mar 18th 2010 12:15PM]

We do have portable TVs in the US. They just aren't very popular items. You can walk into Target and get one for $150.

[Please forgive me Posted Mar 18th 2010 1:39PM]

Why? just why? Who watches tv that religiously that you need portable? And, as stated above... why isn't this integrated into a laptop or something, so we don't need to spend twice for the screen, enclosure, battery, etc?

[bebop Posted Mar 18th 2010 8:28PM]

Take this device, add USB, wifi, and Chrome OS.

TVs that can't run a web browser are dinosaurs.