Asus has just unveiled the latest network media player to fall under their O!Play line, the HD2, during the CeBIT show in Germany. It’s basically a relatively flexible media player that will let you play multimedia files straight off a storage source—that’s either connected via any of its ports and slots or through the network—straight to a TV.
Official specs haven’t been released yet, although it does come with a number of connections for plugging in just about any storage source (including eSATA, USB 3.0, memory cards, as well as other devices connected to the network via Ethernet and Wi-fi). A USB 3.0 port has been spotted, so it should be ready to take in any of the newer, faster storage devices that should be coming out throughout the year.
Same as on Asus’ older O!Play devices, HD 1080p video playback should be supported via an HDMI connection, but it will still be able to connect to older displays and TVs via composite audio and video connections.
No word on pricing on release dates yet, but that’s okay. As long as USB 3.0 isn’t considered “mainstream” yet, we can all really afford to wait.
Tags: Asus, Media Streamers, Network Players, Set Top Kits
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