What’s wrong with this picture? i-O Display Systems is coming out with a portable video player in January that just happens to be missing a screen to watch all the movies and shows stored on its 20GB hard drive. The idea behind the Riviera, as the company calls it, is that you’ll hook it up to a TV or a computer when you want to watch something, but for $600, they’ve got to be kidding. For that same price you could get the 20GB Archos AV320, which does exactly the same thing and comes with an LCD screen built-in. I-O says they have plans to offer an add-on screen for the Riviera after it comes out, but they either need to seriously reconsider what they plan to charge for these things, or include a screen, otherwise why would anyone even consider buying one?
