In a world in which the border between television and Internet is getting more and more unclear, the announcement that SanDisk made today stands all the chances to become a new source of inspiration for a whole generation of future equipment.

Using Sansa Take TV showing video files collected from the Internet on your favorite TV set is simpler than ever. Connected to the PC, Sansa Take TV works as any USB drive and Divx, Xvid MPEG4 files can be copied on it.

After you have copied your favorite files, Take TV can be connected to a TV cradle and can be controlled using a remote. It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3! For this moment Take TV comes in two versions: with a 4 GB storage capacity or with an 8 GB one, the price difference being of $50. You can be sure that it won’t take longer than a few months until we see larger storage capacity versions. Let’s get it straight! SanDisk hasn’t invented the wheel, but did upgrade a concept that has been on the market for some years now, Microsoft’s Media Center or Apple TV being just two important names in this field.

The advantages that Sansa Take TV brings are the simplicity, the compatibility with diverse platforms and the reduced volume of the equipment.

Due to its simplicity, Take TV marks a new era in the field of media convergence and it might mean a step forward for digital download services like Amazon Unbox, which allow content downloads only via PC.

Will Sansa Take TV and Fanfare, the new video service announced by SanDisk, alter our TV-watching style? They certainly will. What it’s left to see is in what manner and for how long.