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Wolverine ESP 5080 (80GB)
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
Wolverine ESP 5080 (80GB) Reviewed on 09/25/2006

The Bottom Line: The Wolverine ESP may not be a fancy portable video player/recorder, but it gets the job done, particularly for digital photo enthusiasts.

Specs: Digital AV recorder, 5.3 in x 0.9 in x 2.8 in, TFT 3.6 in - Color, AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA, WMV, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, 10.2 oz

Wolverine ESP 5160 (160GB)
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
Wolverine ESP 5160 (160GB) Reviewed on 09/25/2006

The Bottom Line: The Wolverine ESP may not be a fancy portable video player/recorder, but it gets the job done, particularly for digital photo enthusiasts.

Specs: Digital AV recorder, 5.3 in x 0.9 in x 2.8 in, TFT 3.6 in - Color, AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, WMV, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, 10.2 oz

Wolverine ESP 5100 (100GB)
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
Wolverine ESP 5100 (100GB) Reviewed on 09/25/2006

The Bottom Line: The Wolverine ESP may not be a fancy portable video player/recorder, but it gets the job done, particularly for digital photo enthusiasts.

Specs: Digital AV recorder, 5.3 in x 0.9 in x 2.8 in, TFT 3.6 in - Color, AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA, WMV, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, 10.2 oz

DogHouse Electronics RoverTV Big Screen
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
DogHouse Electronics RoverTV Big Screen Reviewed on 09/22/2006

The Bottom Line: The RoverTV is one cool flash-based PVP, but beware of its price and tricky control set. It's best suited to tech-savvy users who appreciate convenience over value.

Specs: Digital AV recorder, 3.6 in x 0.6 in x 2.8 in, TFT 3.5 in - Color, MP3, WMA, MPEG-4, 4.5 oz

DogHouse Electronics RoverTV Wide Screen
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
DogHouse Electronics RoverTV Wide Screen Reviewed on 09/22/2006

The Bottom Line: The RoverTV is one cool flash-based PVP, but beware of its price and tricky control set. It's best suited to tech-savvy users who appreciate convenience over value.

Specs: Digital AV recorder, 4.1 in x 0.6 in x 2.8 in, TFT 4 in - Color, MP3, WMA, MPEG-4, 5.5 oz

Creative Zen Vision W (60GB)
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
  • User rating: 3h stars out of 25 reviews
Creative Zen Vision W (60GB) Reviewed on 09/13/2006

The Bottom Line: The bulky but easy-to-use Creative Zen Vision W and its nice screen will dazzle video lovers who don't require video recording.

Specs: Digital AV player, 5.3 in x 1 in x 3 in, TFT 4.3 in - Color, MP3, WAV, WMA, Audible, Protected WMA (DRM), WMV, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX 4.0, DivX 5.0, MPEG-4 SP, Motion JPEG, 10.5 oz

Creative Zen Vision W (30GB)
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
  • User rating: 4 stars out of 49 reviews
Creative Zen Vision W (30GB) Reviewed on 09/13/2006

The Bottom Line: The bulky but easy-to-use Creative Zen Vision W and its nice screen will dazzle video lovers who don't require video recording.

Specs: Digital AV player, 5.3 in x 0.9 in x 3 in, TFT 4.3 in - Color, MP3, WAV, WMA, Audible, Protected WMA (DRM), WMV, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX 4.0, DivX 5.0, MPEG-4 SP, Motion JPEG, 9.7 oz

Archos 404 (30GB)
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
  • User rating: 3h stars out of 38 reviews
Archos 404 (30GB) Reviewed on 08/28/2006

The Bottom Line: The attractively priced Archos 404 is a PVP in an MP3 player's body. If you want a better screen and a removable battery, spend $50 more for the wider 604.

Specs: Digital AV player, 3.9 in x 0.6 in x 3.1 in, TFT 3.5 in - Color, AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA, AC-3, Protected WMA (DRM), WMV, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Protected WMV (DRM), 6.7 oz

Archos 604 (30GB)
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
  • User rating: 3h stars out of 41 reviews
Archos 604 (30GB) Reviewed on 08/17/2006

The Bottom Line: The do-it-all Archos 604 with its improved design and a low base price is an amazing PVP. Just make sure to figure in the cost of some essential extras.

Specs: Digital AV player, 5.1 in x 0.7 in x 3 in, TFT 4.3 in - Color, AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA, AC-3, Protected WMA (DRM), WMV, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Protected WMV (DRM), 9 oz

Iomega ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive (60GB)
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
Iomega ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive (60GB) Reviewed on 06/21/2006

The Bottom Line: Iomega's ScreenPlay is a handy multimedia playback drive, but we prefer the file management system of LaCie's Silverscreen drive.

Specs: Digital AV player, MP3, AC-3, AVI, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4

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