What the hell is VideoNow?

[Wickerman]

Poll question: What the hell is VideoNow?

and why does my eight year old so desperately think Santa will hate her should she not get it for Christmas?

Serious, I follow consumer electronics pretty carefully, but I can't figure out what the heck this thing is.

I've found this description:

It's portable, affordable, 100% kid friendly and now, in color! The VideoNow Color player lets kids watch and listen to their favorite shows on discs. This awesome player provides a sharp, full-color screen and backlit display, plus a viewing area that's larger than ever -- 2.5 inches! Because kids lead a colorful, on-the-go lifestyle, they need colorful, on-the-go entertainment -- anytime, anywhere.

So... its like a personal DVD player for little people? Is the software expensive for this beast?

[tsakshaug]

1. Saw an ad yesterday

in the sunday paper, my 10 year old almost peed his pants wanting one.
Too bad kid, santa already has your present wrapped and hidden

[Wickerman]

2. It seems its been well marketed to the kids

So, you buy disks of TV programs? I still don't get it. I feel like one of the board members of the Hudsucker Co. "Its for kids!" huh?

[AlCzervik]

4. yes, very tiny disks, like mini dvds

[AlCzervik]

3. I bought my daughter the original version

and while i was paying for it i thought...i bet a color version will be out in 6 months making this one obsolete. Of course the color version is now out. A total waste of money.

[Wickerman]

5. Did she use it?

And disks look like they are about 10 bucks. Geeeez.

[AlCzervik]

7. She used it on a car trip, the headphones are shit

so we tried other ones for it and really it's the player itself, the volume on high still doesn't come through to good. After that trip, she never used it again. Yiu can buy a 3 pack of episodes for about $14 depending on what show it is.

[Wickerman]

8. Thanks for the info

I am afraid we are committed, but I hope the sound has improved!

[AlCzervik]

10. Does your child have a gameboy?

because you can watch shows on it and the color and pic are much better. Plus, dont forget, we have the b & W version, the color one is probably better.

[loudestchick]

6. The problem is always the media.

It can't play full size dvds...you can't burn your own...the damn thing sucks batteries...kids are forever losing the disks...I hate the things almost as much as "hit clips":nuke:

[AlCzervik]

9. hit clips suck!!!!!

lets see you can listen to Hillary Duff or Hillary duff or maybe Hillary Duff. thankfully my daughter looked at the songs available and decided to take it off her Christmas list.