The BenQ DVD Gem (model # 6024DP) is the portable device that's perfect for your lifestyle and compact enough to fit in the palm of your hand, no longer restricting personal entertainment to just the office or the home. A combination DVD Player, MP3 Player, External DVD-ROM and CD-ROM, the BenQ DVD Gem marks a new era in versatility, one that allows you to take your entertainment anywhere. DVD Gem for Home Entertainment
As a DVD Player, DVD Gem provides an incredible home entertainment experience. Around the size of a standard novel, its compact size allows it to be carried from room to room to provide cinema quality DVD entertainment.

Composite Video and S-Video outputs allow easy connection to your TV set and combined with digital audio output (coaxial) for DTS and Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder, it is capable of delivering digital sound and a true movie viewing experience that rivals traditional box-shaped DVD players. The selectable 16:9 widescreen format adds to the true movie experience.

DVD Gem comes with a convenient numerical LCD display and wireless remote control for effortless operation.

DVD Gem - the Ultimate Business Companion
Its' unique portability makes DVD Gem the ultimate business companion. Weighing only 550 grams, this combination CD-ROM / DVD-ROM is the perfect external storage device for businessperson who's always on the go.

Utilising the latest USB 2.0 interface (backwards compatible to USB 1.1) and optional Firewire & PCMCIA, it allows a maximum 24x speed CD-ROM & 6x speed DVD-ROM (using USB 2.0 cable).

MP3 Music on the go
Compatible with a number of media formats and with headphone output, BenQ's DVD Gem also operates as an MP3 Player, providing a portable source of hours of music. It means escape from the confines of your desk and an incredible entertainment experience.

"With the distinction between work & leisure time becoming even more blurred, DVD Gem demonstrates BenQ's ability to create products that cut across work & play, delivering entertainment and corporate efficiency in one versatile product", commented Kamil Gurgen, Sales & Marketing Manager, BenQ - Australia.

Mr. Gurgen added, "The innovative BenQ DVD Gem epitomises compact versatile entertainment. Offering versatility in a petite and stylish package, with its smooth silver finish and incredible range of functions for work and leisure, it's a true Gem."

DVD Gem is available from September at RRP. $399 (incl. GST). For distribution information contact BenQ Australia on (02) 9714 6800 or visit our website at www.BenQ.com.au.

DVD Gem Features and Specifications
6024DP - DVD GEM

Compatible with PC & Notebook (DVD-ROM) and TV set (DVD-Player)
Date transfer rate at 6X DVD-ROM and 24X CD-ROM
Flash memory for firmware updating
Fully compatible with DVD, CD, VCD, S-VCD, CD-R, CD-RW and MP3 disc
Composite-video outputs
S-video outputs
Digital audio output (coaxial) for DTS and Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder
Numerical LCD display
Headphone for stereo audio output
Wireless remote control for effortless operation
Digital volume control
Panel control with play, skip and stop functions
Cover window light on while reading and processing
Emergency eject function

Specifications:
Performance: Data Transfer rate:
DVD-ROM: 8100KB/sec max (6X maximum speed)
CD-ROM: 3600KB/sec max (24X maximum speed)
Interface Drive Interface type: USB (version 2.0).
Disk Size 80mm and 120mm
Buffer Size 512KB for DVD-ROM, 2MB x 2 units for MPEG-2
Disk Formats CD-Audio, CD-ROM (Mode 1 & Mode 2), CD-ROM XA (Mode2, form1&2), CD-Plus, Video CD, S-VCD, Photo CD (single- and multi-session), CD extra, CD-R, CD-RW.
DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, supports MP3 format disc.
Output ports: 3.5mm stereo headphone jack
Physical Characteristics:
Dimension: 135 X 44.5 X 165 mm (WxHxD)
Weight: 0.55kg