LG shows new portable video players

More new gear from this morning's LG press conference: two portable video players smaller than an iPod or LG's own PM70.  The JM53 (pictured, right) has an 8GB drive and a 1.77-inch OLED display.  It measures 3.9 inches high, 1.9 inches wide, and 0.55 inches deep.  The even smaller FM30 (left) crams 1GB of storage and the same size screen into a 2.4" X 1.6" X 0.55" package you can wear around your neck.  LG claims 30 hours of battery time for the JM53 and 60 for the FM30.  Both players will handle MPEG4, ASF, WMA, MP3 and OGG formats.

[ils @ Jan 4th 2006 3:25PM]

sick! dang y did i jump the gun and buy the video ipod??

[Elliot @ Jan 4th 2006 3:27PM]

Um, why do manufacturers of PVP's still think that a tall vertical screen makes sense?

[Chiablo @ Jan 4th 2006 3:27PM]

And with that 1GB of storage, you can hold a whole 2 episodes of Lost.

[PS65 @ Jan 4th 2006 3:28PM]

I own a 5G iPod, but I have to say that things is AWESOM!!

[Dave Zatz @ Jan 4th 2006 3:44PM]

Wonder what frame rates it supports... The small iRiver U10, for example, only supports 15FPS. Gimme 30!

[daniel @ Jan 4th 2006 4:15PM]

it would make sense if the screen could orient itself the other way if u hold it then itll be a better screen shape for videos

[boss sauce @ Jan 4th 2006 4:36PM]

That JM53 looks nice, but WHEN will "DAP" makers realize that:

1) iPod people are early adapters, and they ripped their cd's to AAC: support (unprotected) AAC's and I'll try a non-iPod.

2) Stop giving products cryptic names-- nobody will ever say they love their "JM53"!



As for this one, with Nicole Kidman on the screen and the tiny song title listed as "Yesterday.mp3 / beatles", I'm guessing their usability ducks are NOT in a row...

[boss sauce @ Jan 4th 2006 4:38PM]

er, early adOpters!

[Osiris @ Jan 4th 2006 5:01PM]

yesterday by the beatles is a bangin' tune!



Anyway..

The OLED is great, i hope this becomes more common as it means we can finally get some PMPs that have a decent battery life.



Looks quite nice, but verticle orientation is just shit.

Also 1Gig is pathetic, a waste of its other features with that kind of space.

[bkim @ Jan 4th 2006 5:14PM]

7, could be music playing with a Nicole Kidman wallpaper in the background.

[jsis @ Jan 4th 2006 5:27PM]

It won't sell well - it's not an iPod!!

[TC @ Jan 4th 2006 7:36PM]

Any news from engadget if they accept memory cards? And is that 8Gb flash or hard disk? (I'm guessing disk but it would be nice to dream)If either of them take SD cards I'm sold.

[Galley @ Jan 4th 2006 8:40PM]

I'm with Boss Sauce; no AAC = no sale!

[Stu @ Jan 4th 2006 10:11PM]

Cant you convert AAC to mp3 or WAV, etc...?