James Fee
01-07-2005, 07:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.com.com/MSN+debuts+portable+video+downloads/2100-7353_3-5516647.html?tag=nefd.top' target='_blank'>http://news.com.com/MSN+debuts+portable+video+downloads/2100-7353_3-5516647.html?tag=nefd.top</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Microsoft's MSN Video Downloads will offer a daily changing selection of video clips from sources such as Fox Sports and IFilm. Portable Media Center users download clips to their PC and then dump them onto the portable gadget with a single click. The service is meant to alleviate one of the most commonly cited headaches with the Portable Media Center software, which Microsoft introduced two years ago. While Portable Media Center devices can handle video from a variety of sources, all clips have to be encoded in the special-purpose media format Microsoft developed for the device, a time-consuming process that can thwart grab-and-go TV watching."</i><br /><br />Getting fresh content on your PMC should make these devices more useful to people and in turn generate more sales.