Looks like having full HD playback on portable media players might be just the next big thing, and Onda doesn't want to miss out on the game with their first 1080p portable media player known as the VX575. This model will feature HDMI output for you to hook it up to your HDTV in the living room, where it is capable of supporting H.264/VC-1 encoded MKV and RMVB file formats. No idea on pricing, but a release should be happening anytime in the near future as it is currently undergoing beta testing

iPods might be the premier portable media players of choice, but this doesn’t mean there isn’t a slice of the market that wants something affordable without compromising on its features. The Gemei HD8800 portable media player is one such device – it comes with 1080p support, although you won’t find anything as fancy as a multitouch touchscreen display in there. $122 thereabouts ought to net you a 4.3″ display at 800 x 480 resolution, 1080p full HD support when connected to a HDTV, alongside supp

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ViewSonic announced in Taiwan the new VPD 400 and VPD 500 portable media players that comes with a 4.3-inch and a 5-inch 800×480 LCD touchscreen respectively. Available in 8GB or 16GB capacities, these players supports also microSD for expansion. The VPD 400 and VPD 500 supports AVI, MOV, DAT, MPEG1/2/4,VOB, FLV, RM/RMVB video files; MP3, WMA, WAV, APE FLAC audio as well as JPG, BMP, GIF and PNG images. They have TV-out. They will be priced at NT$4900 and NT$5990 respectively. [ engadgetch

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player Combined with a My Passport portable drive (sold separately), this player is the most convenient way to play HD movies or user-generated videos, listen to high-quality digital music and show high-resolution slideshows of your family photos on your TV. Also works with popular USB drives, and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognized as mass storage devices. Designed for My Passport, wor