Originally Posted by dobber
Bzzt, wrong. The PJB100, designed by Compaq and licensed by Hango was the first solid/reliable mass marketed HD based player.
Actually, the original Archos Jukebox 5000 debutted in 1999 about a month before (late Sept) the PJB wich debutted in Nov. 1999. I think it was only available in France for a time though so I guess that might exclude it from the "mass market criteria".