Creative Zen and Samsung PMCs Available for Pre-Order at Amazon

Amazon has just launched a portable video player section and put two upcoming PVPs up for pre-order, the Creative Zen PMC and the Samsung Yepp YH-999 PMC. These two guys have a lot in common. They both have a 20GB capacity, both cost about $500, but most importantly they are based on Microsoft's Portable Media Center (PMC) technology. Portable Media World has a few new photos of each.

Also, Major League Baseball has gotten into the PMC act as well. They've also teamed up with Microsoft to deliver content to the new devices. We would presume that this content will not be compatible with non-PMC devices, meaning if you want the baseball, you have to get a PMC:

-- Full game downloads. Full game replays of Major League Baseball games.
-- Condensed games. All the action, in a fraction of the time! Complete game replays, minus the pitching changes, between-inning breaks or long at-bats. All the action of an MLB game in about 20 minutes.
-- Extended game highlights. Fans can check out an extended, hosted highlights package from any MLB game in a daily highlight reel.
-- Weekly bloopers and homerun reels. A specially produced weekly wrap-up of the best homeruns and bloopers from around Major League Baseball.
-- The Leadoff Show. A hosted preview showcasing the best upcoming MLB player and team matchups.
-- Classic footage. Fans can relive baseball's greatest moments with full video and audio game rebroadcasts from classic MLB games.

Sounds a lot like over-the-Internet-TiVo-for-the-baseball-junkie-in-portable-form-factor. It'll be interesting to see how well MLB can deliver as it will likely affect how other content producers (even beyond sports) will react to and engage with PVPs.

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