Wednesday, November 21, 2007

SanDisk TakeTV vs iPod Video/Touch/...

I have both an iPod and Sansa SanDisk TakeTV; been using them both for a few weeks.
It is now time for me to voice my opinion.

I wont come back to the description part, you can see it all (with pictures) on my previous post.

It is also no secret now that I like the Sansa TakeTV a lot. ( Perhaps I am not objective anymore )

Lets cut to the point.

Video Format
iPod
  • mp4 is nice quality but honestly I am sick of converting files.
    SanDisk
  • AVI is ok. playing nicely for now. I am still waiting to see how they are going to upgrade the codecs in the future.

    Video Quality
    Amazing for both iPod and SanDisk. The only thing is that sometime the iPod is flickers but I am not sure if it is because of the device or just because of my movies.

    Transfer from/to computer
    Come on Apple. iTunes is nice but perhaps it is time to open it a little.
    The transfer for the TakeTV was pretty much the same as a normal smartkey.

    TV Dock
    TakeTV dock is a little bigger than the iPod one but still very small and pretty. I like it.

    Price
    It is funny to think the TakeTV is so cheap. It is like democratization of device.

    Conclusion
    I think I made my point. This is serious competition for the iPod Video. wondering what comes next.
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