Epson P-2000 Multimedia Storage Viewer Review

Epson P-2000 Multimedia Storage Viewer

Review Date: March 28th 2005

Page 1 Introduction / Price	Page 2 Features	Page 3 Specifications
Page 4 Design	Page 5 Ease of Use	Page 6 Conclusion / Links

Specifications

Part Number	B31B174012CU
Photo Fine LCD
Size	3.8"
Technology	Low Temperature Poly-Silicon TFT
Resolution	640x480 (VGA)
Pixel density	212ppi
Number of dots	640 x 3 (RGB) x 480 = 921,600 pixels
Hard Disk Drive
Size	40GB 2.5” (3.5GB reserved for system functions)
Supported Media
Photos	JPEG¹, RAW²³
Movies	MPEG-4 (up to 30fps @ VGA), Motion JPEG (up to 30fps @ VGA)
Music	MP3⁴, AAC⁴
Media Conversion Support	The following file types are supported through Epson Photo 4 v1.8 (included)
File types	AVI, .MOV, .MPG, .MP4 File Format supported⁵
Codecs supported⁵	Video DV, MotionJPG, Cinepac, MPEG-1, MPEG-2⁶, MPEG-4⁷ Audio ALaw,µ Law, PCM, AAC, MPEG1 Layer1/2, ADPCM (G.726) Output file format MPEG-4 AAC(.mp4), Frame rate:24fps, Frame size:640x480, Bit rate: ~ 2Mbps
Memory Card Support
	CF (Type I/II), Microdrive, SD Other cards supported via CF adapter (not included)
Audio and Video Out
	Mono dynamic speaker Stereo 3.5mm headphone jack Audio/Video out jack PAL and NTSC supported
Interface
	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed for PC and Mac connection
Direct print
	USB DIRECT-PRINT compatible
Power
Battery type	Rechargeable Li-Ion battery, 3.7V, 2300mAh
Battery life	3.5 hours in continuous slide show mode
External power	DC Input 5V 2.3A
Recommended Minimum System Requirements
	CPU	RAM	Display
Windows® 98	Pentium 500MHz	128MB	80MB
Windows® Me	Pentium 500MHz	128MB	80MB
Microsoft® Windows® 2000	Pentium 500MHz	128MB	100MB
Microsoft® Windows® XP	Pentium 500MHz	256MB	100MB
Mac OS® 9.1 or later	Power PC G3 233MHz	64MB	80MB
*Mac OS® X 10.2 or later**	Power PC G3 233MHz	256MB	80MB
	*Some applications and/or functions may not be supported under Mac OS X
Dimensions and Weight
Product size wxhxd (mm)	147 x 84 x 31.4
Product weight (g)	415g (including battery)
Box contents	AC adapter, power cable, Lithium-Ion battery, user manual, software CD-ROM, USB cable, strap, carrying case, stand
Warranty	1 year replacement or repair

¹ Maximum Image Size: 8.9 MegaPixels ² JPEG within RAW file header is used for display ³ Supports Nikon D100 / D1H / D2H / D1X / D70, Canon EOS 300D / D60 / 10D / 1D Mark II, Epson R-D1. Future models may be supported via firmware upgrade. ⁴ 320kbps max bit rate Approx. ⁵ Input data which is supported by Photo!4 is based on QuickTime spec ⁶ Requires QuickTime MPEG-2 plug-in component ⁷ Only MPEG4 files with a resolution greater than VGA are resized to VGA