Viewsonic portable media players unveiled

Viewsonic, a name more often associated with LCD displays and monitors, have unveiled a couple of portable media players known as the MovieBook VPD400 and VPD500. They will be made available for both Europe and the US, where the two models will come with HD playback through its video-out connector (720p resolution), a 800 x 480 resolution LCD display (the VPD400 will carry a 4.3″ screen while the VPD500 has a more generous 5″), 8GB internal memory, a microSD memory card slot and a 1900mAh battery which is good for up to four hours of continuous video playback, while audio playback will last for up to 15 hours. Both models also sport support for a wide range of audio and video formats, where the VPD400 is going for £105 while the slightly larger VPD500 will retail for £115 when released next month.