In all that mess that was the expensive, bamboo-plated “amadana VP-110” portable DVD player yesterday, we somehow forgot to mention how it has a cheap Chinese knockoff (like most Japanese products), the HSD706. Sure, you won’t get the SD slot, and you can’t get all Art Nouveau with a fusion of bamboo and blue lights, but you’ll save yourself around $1000 USD. Evergreen’s “Shanghai Donya” announced the HSD706 yesterday, a portable DVD player retailing for a mere 19,800 yen. Your Versace to your Wal-Mart special.
Did I mention the HDS706 has a 5″ LCD, can playback MPEG-4 files (yes, DivX and XviD), and even resembles a Gameboy Advance SP? Well, it does. Let’s see, overpriced, design-centric Japanese portable DVD player versus a cheap Chinese knockoff? Actually, that’s sort of tough.
Product Information [Shanghai Donya]
Related:
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/dvd/index.php#realfleet-amadana-vp110-026933
