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Samsung adds Vongo support to P2

by Jasmine France
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Although it's barely creeping into the mainstream consciousness, I'm a big fan of music subscription services. All you can eat for less than the price of your average CD--what's not to like? Sadly, the average music listener usually has trouble reconciling the concept of "renting" with the music medium.

The same is not true when it comes to video services, which is why Vongo has the right idea. Pay a monthly fee of $9.99--less than the cost of your average DVD--for unlimited online access to a growing digital movie library. And if you happen to have a compatible device from the service's growing list, which as of today includes the wide-screened (i.e. video-worthy) Samsung P2, you can take it all with you--a particularly intriguing deal for the frequent-flier. Just a couple of complaints: One, Vongo's library is by no means all-inclusive, though it is extensive enough to satisfy most people for many, many months. And B, the service doesn't include TV programming, an offering sorely missing from the repertoire of Windows Media-based MP3 players. Are you listening, Netflix?

For more than five years, Jasmine France has covered a variety of tech products for CNET--from scanners to keyboards to GPS devices--but she's happiest where she is now: sitting atop a pile of MP3 players, "testing" every music service known to man, and jamming a variety of earbuds in every shape and color into her absurdly small ears. E-mail Jasmine.
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Recorded TV on a portable player
by jmackowi January 3, 2008 12:38 PM PST
Get a Windows Media Center PC, hook your cable/satellite up to the TV tuner, and buy a Zune. It could not be easier to record TV/movies and then watch on the player.
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Sansung adds Vongo Support
by richande January 3, 2008 3:52 PM PST
I use XM satellite radio, so I guess I do rent audio, but on the other hand downloading music leaves me cold as I can never find what I want, ( mostly Jazz)

AS far as downloading movies to watch on a ? Zune, who would want to watch a movie on a 3 or 4 inch screen????

Movies are made for BIG screen!

Cheers,

Rich
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