The Gigabeat Community. Toshiba V Series PMP

If you are a fan of Toshiba's gigbeat PMP series or if you are a member of the community, you'll be happy to hear that another model of the V series, the MEV30K V PMP (portable media player), is out on Amazon and sports 30GB of storage capacity, 25 hours of audio playback and 8 hours of video playback.

The new V comes with a larger viewing screen, a 3.5" TFT LCD display with 320 x 240 resolution, a built-in speaker and it utilizes Microsoft's Portable Media Center Version 2.0 software. The player supports Windows Media Video 9 and 10 allowing for videos to be transferred from a Windows based PC right onto the player using Windows Media Player 10.

The V series supports MP3, WMA, WMA Lossless and WAV audio files and is also compatible with Windows DRM 9 and 10, allowing for music purchase or subscription through services such as Napster, eMusicsm and RealNetworks Rhapsody.

"The new gigabeat V Series is designed for those who enjoy watching digital video on the go," said Yoshi Uchiyama, Group Vice President of Toshiba's Digital A/V Group. "The V Series builds on the success of the gigabeat S Series and adds a larger screen and expanded battery life for a more robust portable video experience. Our gigabeat line now includes more options so consumers can choose which portable product suits them best."

The gigabeat V Series is also designed to work with PlaysForSure subscription-based video download services. Similar to the gigabeat S Series, the V Series also supports JPEG playback and allows for a direct connection to a digital camera allowing for content to be transferred directly to the gigabeat without the use of a computer.

The new gigabeat V Series is on sale through Amazon.com and Crutchfield.com starting today at a suggested price of $399.