New PSX models announced with PSP connectivity (kinda)

[davidleeroth]

A new model of PSX synchronizes with PSP. 2005/3/16

- The image that is in the conversion function to MPEG-4 : to a possible reproduction with PSP.

A new model of the HDD/DVD player and PSX with built-in game function of PlayStation 2 was announced today (March 16). In the announcement, the capacity of the hard disk drive is two models (DESR-7700 of 250 Gbyte and DESR-5700 of 160 Gbyte). It became a new model announcement responding to the production end DESR-7500 and DESR-5500 of the conventional model kind.

An additional point from the conventional model kind should be able to convert the recorded image into the data of the MPEG-4 form. As a result, the image recorded with PSX was transmitted to the Memory Stick duo, and it came to be able to reproduce with PSP (PlayStation portable). "Memory Stick duo adaptor" (MSAC-M2) of another sales is needed for the transmission of data to the Memory Stick duo.

Other functions such as "x-leaving and ..rotundly.." are the same as SESR-7500 and DESR-5500 of the conventional model kind. BS analog tuner and the digital video interface are attached to DESR-7700 of a high-ranking model.

The published market presumption price of DESR-5700 is about 80000 yen, and about 60000 yen in the announcement of announcing to public sentence Sony though it is both models and open prices.

Official Sony babbles

[Jasoco]

They're still making that thing? I suppose it's more popular in Japan. Did it ever come out in the US? I want my clearance bin $100 PSX!!!