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Toshiba Announces StorE TV+ Media Player
Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 10:00 AM ETTags: Toshiba, Digital Media Players (all tags)
The player sports 2TB of hard drive space and plays back just about every file you could ask for, except for DivX.
Toshiba's getting in on the digital media player boom with the StorE TV+ which offers a full two terabytes of hard drive space for all your storage needs.
The StorE TV+ can play back just about every file you can think of, except for the one that even Blu-ray players can handle. On the video side of things, it plays nice with AVI, MKV, MOV, MP4 and WMV files, but for whatever reason, there's no DivX or XviD support listed.
Toshiba's device isn't just about video though, it's got a small LCD on the front so you can go through your audio files without having to turn on a TV to monitor. It handles MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, FLAC, Dolby Digital and DTS Digital.
The player hits the UK later this month for the equivalent of $300.
Source: Reg Hardware
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Roku Players Get a $30 Price Drop
Wed Sep 01, 2010 at 12:00 PM ETTags: Digital Media Players, Netflix, Roku (all tags)
One of the best deals in media streaming just got better.
What's not to love about Roku's media player line? Roku players work well, don't take up a lot of space, and they're cheap. They've only gotten better as a "value for the money" proposition, since Roku just dropped the prices on all players by a whopping $30.
That means that the Roku HD-XR – which packs built in 802.11n Wi-Fi capabilities – is now just $99. If you don't need a wireless solution, the Roku HD comes in at just $69. Those who favor a standard definition solution can pick up the Roku SD for a mere $59.
The Roku HD-XR was already one of the best options for Netflix streaming, and the price drop makes it even nicer.
It's almost certain that this deal was designed to hit just before Apple's rumored announcement of the new Apple TV. Whatever the reason, this pricing strategy is a big win for consumers.
Source: Roku
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Netgear Unveils a Pair of HD Digital Media Players
Mon Aug 30, 2010 at 12:00 PM ETTags: Netgear, Digital Media Players, Industry Trends (all tags)
Both handle digital media, but only the Neo TV 550 works with external Blu-ray drives.
Digital media players, streamers, netboxes – whatever you call them they're here in a big way. The latest from Netgear are starting to blur the line between netbox and Blu-ray player by adding support for external drives.
Both the Neo TV 350 and Neo TV 550 are capable of playing just about every file you can throw at them, whether it's coming from a USB storage device, SD card or from your network. They'll play back files in 1080p and with 7.1 channel surround.
The Neo TV 550 takes things a step further by adding support for eSATA connectivity – allowing for the attachment of external Blu-ray drives. Unexpectedly, the Neo TV 550 not only supports playback of Blu-ray discs through external drives, but offers BD Live functionality to boot.
Netgear's Neo TV 550 has an MSRP of $219, while the 350 hasn't been priced yet.
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