Re: [GD-Consoles] Generic MP3 Player for Playstation 2

[Leath M. <Lea...@en...>]

> > I suspect there would be a market for such a thing. Imagine a WinAmp style
> > program with really neat visualization stuff. Once broadband for PS2 is
> > available then downloadable updates (stored on mem carts or HDs), user made
> > plug-ins, and streaming MP3s would also be really cool. I know I'd think
> > about buying such a thing :)

There is definately a market for this right now -- we did a small survey not
long ago with several of the larger appliance centers and it turned out (here
at least) that 25% of people looking at DVD players for the home wanted a
player that would play MP3 CD's burnt with a PC...

It surprises me Sony haven't looked at this yet as they seem to be really
pushing the PS2 as a generic home entertainment component to play games &
DVD's & CD's -- but not MP3's?
 
> Interesting, this is exactly what Modern Groove was trying to do.  They
> picked up the Ministry of Sound and then made a MP3 player / vis
> program.  Unfortunately Modern Groove is no longer with us so I don't
> know if this product will ever hit the market and if it does I think
> they only manage to accquire a publishing deal in Europe.  Here's the

I get the impression from that link that they were just playing a heap of
music that was contained on a static DVD that came with the program... I am
looking at something a little more generic...

Now where is that Sony tech. support number...

Leathal.