EPSON'S EXCELLENT VIEW OF OUR STUFF

The late legendary comedian George Carlin had a skit about stuff.  He said that our homes are big storage bins for all of our stuff.  When we get too much stuff it is time to buy a bigger home to house all of our stuff.

Epson's latest line of Photo Viewers, the P-6000 and P-7000 provide us with a fine way to always have our memories and works of art with us at all times. 

At first glance the price tag might seem prohibitive.  You could purchase an Ipad for the cost of a 80 gig P-6000($599) and a high-end Ipad for the cost of the 160 gig P-7000($799), however one must realize that the Photo-Viewer is an invaluable tool that no photographer should be without.

This  is a professional item that is not only feature laden, but durable enough for my former ABC News Colleague Richard Wiese to bring to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro with him during a BBC/Discovery expedition.

I have worked as a photographer in the past and presently toil with my Canon 30d; capturing my children at every possible venue.  Suffice it to say, my one-year old MacBook Pro's 300 Gig hard drive is no match for my high-end pix and HD Flip Cam Videos. The Epson Photo Viewer P-6000 has been a perfect solution.

Not only has it been able to handle thousands of photos, but it also permits me to free the limited space off my Flip Ultra HD cam without the use of a PC.  Since the videos are in HD, I will still need to eventually connect to my MacBook to view, but it is a terrific solution while on vacation if you want to travel lightly without the computer.

Of course I was also able to load over 500 MP3 playable songs that can be heard with or without headsets.

All this and I still have 36 gigs to spare; and this is on the 80 gig version.

The SD and Compact Flash slots are very handy for backing up or quickly viewing files on a remarkable four inch screen.  There is also two USB slots(one mini) and a A/V out port so you can display your slide shows on the big screen as well.

Now you can tether your Camera to the device  for instant review of your work.  The crisp screen will ensure that you see every droplet of water from Niagra and prove that all snowflakes are unique.

That's a lot of stuff to have in the palm of your hand and you will never have to move again.

Joe Appio

Epson's P-6000 and P-7000 Photo-Viewers are small, but feature laden. Here is a side view of the A/V out and USB ports.The Photo-Viewers can play music that share or listen to via headsets.  It also provides you with a SD and CF card reader slot.  Of course adapter cards can allow for many other formats to be used.

Even though this lime is life-like, this device will only leave a sweet taste in your mouth. The screen is finer than most laptops.Your memories and your stuff can always travel with you thanks to Epson's lightweight(1 pound with battery) and durable design. 

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

• 4-inch Photo Fine Premia LCD by Epson, Transmissive, low-temperature, poly-silicon TFT, white LED backlight, 640 x 480 pixels, encompasses 94% of Adobe RGB color gamut, displays up to 16,777,216 colors, 4-color filter (Red, Yellow Green, Blue, Emerald Green)

Hard Drive

• 2.5� 80GB hard drive (73.8GB FAT32 available for storage) External Hi-Speed USB 2.0 hard disk drive when connected to computer

Photo File Format

• JPEG (excluding Progressive JPEG); RAW (from select DSLR cameras)

Video File Format

• MPEG-4, Motion JPEG, H.264/AVC SVGA (800 x 600) or more, 16-bit color or higher for Windows®, (800 x 600 or more, 32,000 color or higher for Macintosh®)

Audio File Format

• MP3, MPEG-4/AAC

Built-in Memory Card Slots

• CompactFlash Type II for CompactFlash and Microdrive�; Secure Digital/SDHC and MultiMediaCard™; Memory Stick®, xD-Picture Card™ and SmartMedia™ supported with optional, third-party CF™ adapter (sold separately)

Power

• Internal power: Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery, 3.7 V, 2600 mAh; External power: AC adapter/battery charger, 100 � 240 V, 50 � 60 Hz input; DV 5.0 V, 2.3 A output; Power consumption: 6.3 W (with battery), 7.9 W (with AC adapter)

USB Interface

• Hi-Speed USB 2.0

Audio/Video Output

• Stereo mini jack

Headphone Output

• Stereo mini jack

System Requirements

• Minimum System Requirements
  • 100MB of available hard disk space for Windows (1GB or more recommended)
  • 150MB of available hard disk space for Macintosh (1GB or more recommended)
  • USB connection
• Additional Windows Requirements
  • 1 GHz (or equivalent) processor or higher
  • Microsoft® Windows 2000 SP3 or later, Windows XP or Windows Vista® with 256MB or higher of RAM
  • USB display plug-ins required for Adobe Photoshop® CS, CS2, CS3 and Photoshop Elements 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0
• Additional Macintosh Requirements
  • Mac computer with an Intel®, PowerPC® G5 or PowerPC G4 processor
  • Mac OS® X 10.3, 10.4, 10.5 with 512MB or higher of RAM
  • USB display plug-ins required for Adobe Photoshop CS2, CS3 and Photoshop Elements 4.0

Contents

• Epson P-6000 Multimedia Viewer with 80GB hard drive
• User documentation
• High speed USB 2.0 cable
• Protective carrying case and wrist strap
• Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery and AC adapter

Safety Approvals

• Safety standards: EMC: FCC part 15 subpart B Class, CAN/CSA-CEI/IEC CISPR22 Class B

Environmental Requirements (Operating range)

• Approx. 1.0 lb (with battery)
  5.9�W (150 mm) x 1.3�D (33.1 mm) x 3.5�H (88.7 mm)

Dimensions and Weight

• Approx. 1.0 lb (with battery)
  5.9�W (150 mm) x 1.3�D (33.1 mm) x 3.5�H (88.7 mm)

Warranty

• One-year limited warranty

Notes

• NTSC or PAL
  Connects to television, monitor or projector with video input using optional, third-party, audio/video cable (sold separately)
  
  
• Connectable USB Devices
  PCs (as USB device)
  PCs (as USB display)
  DSC, USB memory, HDD, CD/DVD drive (as USB host)
  
  
• Faster Download Speed
  Up to 35% faster based on backup speeds of CompactFlash and Secure Digital memory cards