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Asus Debuts New O!Play Wireless Media Player
Mon Nov 16, 2009 at 04:00 PM ETTags: Asus (all tags)
The newest model of the O!Play media player from Asus brings a few important improvements over the previous model.
The most notable difference between the older O!Play and the new O!Play HDP-R3 is 802.11n wireless networking support. By eliminating cable clutter, or the need to run an Ethernet cable to the back of the device, the O!Play HDP-R3 makes the whole networked media streaming thing a bit easier to deal with.
Also new to the HDP-R3 is a multi card reader on the side. The additional inputs allow the use of CF, SD, MMC, Memory Stick and Memory Stick Duo cards for audio and video playback.
Asus is one of few companies that provides information on every single format their media player can handle without tacking “and more” onto the end. They’d be pretty well justified in doing so though, as the list is impressive.
The O!Play HDP-R3 can play a wide range of video files, and offers support for mp4, mov, xvid, avi, asf, wmv, mkv, rm, rmvb, flv, ts, m2ts, dat, mpg, vob, mts, tp, trp, and iso files. It supports all the audio fromats one would expect: MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG, FLAC, AIFF, LPCM, WMA, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and DTS. The HDP-R3 supports the usual range of image formats, as well as four different subtitle formats.
An official price has not yet been announced, but the player is expected to launch later this year at around $129.
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The ASUS USB Powered Blu-ray Player
Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 04:00 PM ETTags: Asus (all tags)
A single wire connects the ASUS SBC-04D1S-U to the PC or laptop computer that powers it and displays its content, which has distinct advantages as well as disadvantages.
Obviously, being able to connect a Blu-ray drive to a computer via a single USB cable without having to rely on an additional AC adapter is a boon. Anyone carrying around a laptop bag which already holds the laptop’s power brick and an external USB drive is aware what a difference a single power supply can make when it comes to packing that bag full safely.
It does everything a BD drive should do. It reads CD, DVD, and Blu-ray formats, though it only writes CD and DVD. It reads Blu-ray discs at a maximum 4.8X speed and DVDs at 8X. The SBC-04D1S-U features a program which speeds up USB performance, and thankfully, an option to turn down the light on the front of the drive.
The downside of course, is that while a USB connection is the only thing needed to run the drive, it’s the only connection offered at all. Having the option to run the drive from an adapter would have been a nice touch, especially for those using their laptops on battery power.
The SBC-04D1S-U is expected to ship late this month with an MSRP of $199.
Source: ASUS
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Official ASUS EeeBox 1012 Specs Revealed
Thu Sep 03, 2009 at 11:00 AM ETTags: Asus (all tags)
The new ASUS EeeBox EB1012 looks to be an HTPC that will offer both strong performance and a low price.
Noted for their economically priced Eee systems, ASUS has officially lifted the veil on their newest offering, the EB1012.
Featuring an Intel Atom N330 Dual Core processor, NVIDIA MCP7A ION, and 2GB of DDR2-800 RAM, the new EeeBox is a more than capable HTPC. Adding to the package is the addition of built in Wi-Fi capability and a trio of USB drives to expand on the 250GB of already included storage.
Coming in at just under 9” wide, 7” high and only an inch deep, the EB1012 holds quite a bit of promise. Pricing and availability have not yet been announced.
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