Seers reckon that pretty soon you'll be ditching your iPod for a device that also displays images and videos on its integrated LCD screen. You will also be able to record TV programmes for viewing on the move.
Trouble is, the devices require large-capacity hard disks to store the video files. So we can't work out why DM Tech is offering a player with just 128MB of Flash memory - enough for 35 minutes of video. You can add higher-storage cards, but this ramps up the cost to the level of rival hard disk players with 20 times more storage.
The £289 DM Tech AV-10 is a classy-looking gadget. It is slim, light and boasts a good 3.5in LCD screen. It is simple to use and coped with all the video, image and MP3 music files we threw at it. Recording programmes from the TV was simply a matter of running a cable between the two and pressing record.
The only other real criticism was the lack of an external speaker. Now if only it had a hard disk.
