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RWC announced their portable AV player today, and it seems like a pretty good deal - about $200. Then again, the specifications make no mention of it coming with a SD card (the device reads videos off external memory), so you'd need to get one of those. Add how it doesn't support USB 2.0, doesn't support XviD (or at least the specs don't say it does), doesn't have rechargeable batteries, and you get closer to it being a rip. Still, this is a step in the right direction, so you may want to wait a couple months before the next version. What I do like about this player, however, is the size - especially after that brick from Archos.
RWC Corporation will release the "Arex PocketMX," (ZVAV-100) a portable AV player that supports DivX playback, in May. The official price is Open Price, but indicators suggest it should cost around 20,000 yen [1].
The Arex PocketMX is a portable AV player with a 2.5" TFT LCD display. SD memory card/MMC recordable media is used, and the interface is USB 1.1.
Playable files include MPEG-4, AVI, DivX, HHE (original), and MP3. The device is also DivX Certified. The resolution of the display is 480 x 234. Power comes from 4x AAA batteries, and these can play video for about 10 hours. For a CPU, it uses Motorola's "DragonBall i.MX."
The external dimensions and weight are 112 x 29.6 x 75.4mm (W x D x H), and 125g (just unit). 2 earphone jacks are furnished on the unit.
Inside the package users will find a protective cover, earphones, a USB cable, and Windows video editing software.
 
Inspired by: http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20040405/rwc.htm [2]
News Release: http://www.rwc.co.jp/release/release_arexpocketmx.html [3]
Product Information: http://www.rwc.co.jp/arex/mx/ [4]
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