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Sony's XDV-W600 Portable TV Does Something Like No Other Bravia: Goes Bathing
Posted by Kit Eaton at 6:35 PM on September 2, 2008
Sony's XDV-W600 is no 60-inch high-contrast plasma TV, for sure: no, it'll sell for a different reason... it's waterproof. In fact, it meets IPX 7 and IPX 6 specs, and can safely go three feet under for half an hour. Clearly designed to go in the bathroom, it looks a smidge like a bar of soap, and has a 4-inch screen, recording function to its own 2GB internal memory, and runs for 23 hours from its own batteries supplemented by AAs. Bathing TV fans may be disappointed though: it's a oneseg digital unit, so we're unlikely to see this weirdness in the US. [AVWatch and Akihabaranews]
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Git Em SteveDave is starless
Posted 8:16 PM 2/9/08
My dream house has and LCD/touchscreen behind plexi with a waterproof keyboard build into the wall of the shower, so I can browse while showering and kill two birds with one stone. I might buy a unit like this until then. I could reclaim 5-7 minutes a day watching movies in the shower. It would be like a miniseries then.
Git Em SteveDave is starless
Valicious
Posted 8:23 PM 2/9/08
@Git Em SteveDave is starless:
Valicious
homerjay
Posted 10:07 PM 2/9/08
This would be perfect for hot tubbing!
Well, hot tubbing alone... which for most of us here.... yeah....
homerjay
Git Em SteveDave is starless
Posted 10:06 PM 2/9/08
@Valicious: Does it have a SD slot?
Git Em SteveDave is starless
markarian
Posted 10:38 PM 2/9/08
I think the portable TV market in the US has momentarily died, due to the switchover to Digital this winter and the lack of portable ATSC handhelds (at least from what I've seen).
markarian
nocar
Posted 11:05 PM 2/9/08
@markarian: I think it has been dead for years. Sony used to make a 9" white trinitron which they sold a ton of as they fit great on a kitchen counter. There's nothing to be found these days in the 9" to 12" screen size. Seems like a lost opportunity.
nocar
Noobs-R-Us
Posted 12:12 AM 3/9/08
They should OLED this puppy. In fact, just waterproof the 11".
Noobs-R-Us
MePerson
Posted 12:24 AM 3/9/08
Cool, now we can watch Jaws while underwater in a shark cage.
MePerson
Dakota Courtois
Posted 12:23 AM 3/9/08
Why can't we have 1seg in the US :(
Dakota Courtois
BEERxTaco
Posted 12:46 AM 3/9/08
I have one of those 9" white Sonys... too bad it'll soon be junk. I don't understand why there isn't more than one ATSC mini TV available (at least I've only been able to find one, at Radio Shack). A nice battery powered 6 to 9 inch screen would be on my Christmas list if there was one to be had...
BEERxTaco
Glare
Posted 1:46 AM 3/9/08
Dreams do come true.. does this thing work in the US?
Glare
VideoVampire
Posted 2:42 AM 3/9/08
You mean I wont be able to enjoy Ishtar in the tub here in the states? Damn it!
VideoVampire
Kartune
Posted 7:04 AM 3/9/08
for every one that wants this thing to come to the US, isnt everyone gonna need to go digital by feb 09 any way?
whats the point of making anything that requires an antenna in the us?
Kartune