Plays back progressive scan, full quality DVD video
Entirely USB powered when connected to a PC/Mac
The bad:
Expensive
Menu selection a touch tricky for the consumer market
The bottomline:
If you're a high quality video junkie -- or for some perfectly legal reason have lots of DivX movies -- then the highly portable iZak should appeal. For the general consumer, however, it's hard to get excited about the iZak, which fares badly against a highly competitive field.
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