WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Electronics makers are enticing consumers to take Seinfeld on the subway with portable video players that look like an iPod crossed with a digital camera.
Smaller than a Stephen King paperback thriller, these compact players have room for up to 80 hours of video — that’s all five seasons of “The Sopranos,” the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and six hours of Thighmaster infomercials.
Built-in video screens about 3.5 inches across provide a crisp picture for personal viewing, while output jacks allow them to be plugged into a TV screen for a more panoramic experience.
Users can record TV programs off the air, download movies from the Internet or copy vacation videos from their own camcorders.
