DivX Portable Video Players (PVPs)

The Bottom Line: The Cowon Q5W aims to do everything a gadget-aholic may want in a portable video player. Unfortunately, its confusing dual interface and high price hold it back from greatness.

Specs: Portable media center, 5.5 in x 0.8 in x 3.5 in, TFT 5 in - Color, ASF, MP3, MPC, WAV, WMA, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, APE (Monkey's Audio), ASF, AVI, WMV, DivX, XviD, MPEG-4, OGM (Ogg Media), 13.4 oz

The Bottom Line: The Cowon Q5W aims to do everything a gadget-aholic may want in a portable video player. Unfortunately, its confusing dual interface and high price hold it back from greatness.

Specs: Portable media center, 5.5 in x 0.8 in x 3.5 in, TFT 5 in - Color, ASF, MP3, MPC, WAV, WMA, AC-3, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, APE (Monkey's Audio), ASF, AVI, WMV, DivX, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, OGM (Ogg Media), 13.4 oz

The Bottom Line: The SanDisk Sansa TakeTV delivers plug-and-play simplicity for watching downloaded videos on your TV.

Specs: Digital AV player, DivX, XviD, MPEG-4

The Bottom Line: The SanDisk Sansa TakeTV delivers plug-and-play simplicity for watching downloaded videos on your TV.

Specs: Digital AV player, DivX, XviD, MPEG-4

The Bottom Line: Blue Raven's MediaMate is a Texas-size product with a down-to-earth price. Just remember, bigger isn't always better.

Specs: Digital AV recorder, 8 in x 1.1 in x 4.6 in, TFT 7 in - Color, MP3, PCM, WMA, AC-3, ADPCM, Ogg Vorbis, AVI, VOB, DivX, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, 1.3 lbs

The Bottom Line: Blue Raven's MediaMate is a Texas-size product with a down-to-earth price. Just remember, bigger isn't always better.

Specs: Digital AV recorder, 8 in x 1.1 in x 4.6 in, TFT 7 in - Color, MP3, PCM, WMA, AC-3, ADPCM, Ogg Vorbis, AVI, VOB, DivX, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, 1.3 lbs

The Bottom Line: Proof positive that bigger isn't always better, the Archos AV700 fails to make the most of its wide-screen LCD.

Specs: Digital AV recorder, 8.2 in x 0.7 in x 4.2 in, LCD 7 in - Color, MP3, WAV, WMA, WMV, DivX, MPEG-4, DivX 4.0, DivX 5.0, MPEG-4 SP, 20.8 oz

The Bottom Line: Proof positive that bigger isn't always better, the Archos AV700 fails to make the most of its wide-screen LCD.

Specs: Digital AV recorder, 8.2 in x 0.8 in x 4.2 in, LCD 7 in - Color, MP3, WAV, WMA, WMV, DivX, MPEG-4, DivX 4.0, DivX 5.0, MPEG-4 SP, 20.1 oz

The Bottom Line: Archos's supercompact Gmini 402 portable video player adds DRM-protected media to its long list of features.

Specs: Digital AV recorder, 4.2 in x 2.4 in x 0.7 in, LCD 2.2 in - Color, PCM, WAV, WMA, ADPCM, Protected WMA (DRM), DivX, XviD, MPEG-4 SP, 5.6 oz

The Bottom Line: The Silverscreen is a sluggish mobile hard drive with a useful entertainment feature--it plays video and music directly to TV.

Specs: Digital AV player, 5.5 in x 3.5 in x 1.1 in, AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA, AC-3, DivX, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, 9.5 oz