Archive for the ‘Set Top Kits’ Category

Asus shows off O!Play HD2 player with USB 3.0

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

ASUS OPlay HD2

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.

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LG’s flagship BD player rips CDs, packs 250GBs, says hello

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

LG BD590Ok, lots of players can actually flash a polite “Hello” when switched on (and unlike you, they never forget to say “goodbye” when turned off), but LG’s new flagship Blu-ray player does bring a few new features to the table. Besides its programmed politeness, the BD590 is listed as the only BD player to pack an integrated 250GB hard drive. As a bonus, it also comes with a connection to Vudu’s online service and a CD-ripping function.

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D-Link to show off Boxee Box, Pebble media hubs at CES

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Boxee Box (1)

Networking company D-Link is all set to show off a couple of new networked media hubs at CES. The main draw should be the Boxee Box, a rather interestingly-designed (a cube that looks like it’s sinking? That’s interesting, right? We’re definitely interested.) kit that ports Boxee’s media streaming-slash-social network interface straight into your home entertainment system.

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Cisco launches wireless FlipShare TV device

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

FlipShare TV

Cisco has just introduced the FlipShare TV, a set top kit that that streams HD home movies stored in a computer wirelessly to a TV.

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LaCie intros 1TB LaCinema Classic HD media server

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

LaCie LaCinema Classic HD

LaCie has just announced ther LaCinema Classic HD, a media server/player that can store photos, music and videos into its 1TB drive, and play them back to an HDTV via an HDMI connection.

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JVC outs ultra-thin Blu-ray player

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

JVC XV-BP11JVC has announced the XV-BP11, a low-cost slim-line Blue-ray player that recognizes only the Blu-ray 1.1 Profile, dropping internet features for a reduced price. Measuring only 1.5-inches high, the player sports a USB port for connecting external digital media sources, and recognizes the AVCHD (H.264) format used by HD camcorders.

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Viewsonic intros VMP70 direct-connect media box

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Viewsonic VMP70Viewsonic has just introduced the VMP70, a direct-connect HD media player that plays digital multimedia (photos, music, and videos) stored in a hard drive or flash drive straight to an HDTV.

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Patriot Memory intros aBox Office all-in-one HD player

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Patriot Box Office

Patriot Memory, a company usually known for storage and computer memory modules, has just released a set-top kit called the Box Office All-In-One HD media player. It’s basically a compact box with its own internal storage and built-in network connectivity for playing stored media (digital audio, video and photos) straight to your home theater.

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WD releases 2nd-gen TV Live Media Player

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

WD TV Live

Western Digital has come out with an update to their WD TV Media Player, which now adds DLNA home network connectivity and support for Bonjour services that lets users connect to home networks.

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Seagate adds network support, 1080p video to FreeAgent Theater HD player

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Seagate FreeAgent Theater

Seagate has just updated their FreeAgent Theater HD media player with the FreeAgent Theater+HD that adds better video and audio capabilities and network support.

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