We all know the Sony PSP’s multimedia credentials – it’ll play music and movies and show photos – but its main rival the Nintendo DS is just about games, right?


Wrong, partner. Now you can pimp your DS, turning it from a kiddie-friendly funbox into a serious media player, all thanks to Datel’s MAX Media Player add-on pack.


Featuring a movie, photo and music-compatible media player that slips into the game cartridge slot and a 4GB hard drive that fits in the GBA game slot, the pack lets you store 10 full length movies on your console.


You can get media files (or any files, in fact) on to the hard disk by hooking it up to your PC via USB cable. An included bit of PC software also converts movie files and resizes photos so that they display correctly on the DS’s screen.


The MAX Media Player will be available before the end of the month, priced at around £130.

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If I'm going to spend that much money it would be wiser to stick with a PSP.