The storage guys continue to pump out those network media players. This time, it’s LaCie who are releasing a new HD Network Media Player with DLNA Capability, formed out of piano black plastic and designed, like much of LaCie’s latest product range, by designer Neil Poulton.
The LaCie LaCinema Classic HD is DLNA compliant (so it’ll work out of the box with Windows 7 and a host of other DLNA-compatible devices), and is equipped with a host of features including 1080P high definition playback, broad file format compatibility (including MKV and DivX), a HDMI connection and up to 1TB internal storage. The DLNA media server onboard is provided courtesy of our old friends at Twonky. A separate 802.11n wireless adaptor can be purchased if you wish to push content around the home over the air, or alternatively use the onboard ethernet port.
LaCie are looking for $249.99 for the device – expect to see savings online.
Specs:
Capacity : 1 TB
Interface : USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible)
Maximum Resolution : Up to 1920x1080p
Supported File Systems : NTFS, FAT32, HFS+ (non journaled)
Video Codecs : MPEG-1, MPEG-2 / HD, MPEG-4, DIVX, DIVX HD, XVID, H.264 HD, WMV9 HD, VC-1
Video Format : AVI, MP4, MKV, WMV, DivX, DAT, MOV, MPEG, VOB, ASF, TS, TP, TRP, M2TS, DVR-MS, DVD-Video (ISO, Video_TS)
Upscaling : 1080p for standard definition movies
Audio Format : MP3, WMA, WAV/PCM/LPCM, AAC*, OGG, FLAC, AC3, MP4, MKA (*supports iTunes-encoded)
Subtitles : SRT, SSA, SUB, SMI, PSB, ASS
Playlist : M3U
DTS : Multichannel decoding via Optical SPDIF and HDMI to digital home amplifier
Photo : JPEG*, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF/TIF (*excluding progressive jpeg)
Output : Video: HDMI 1.3, Composite (CVBS) | Audio: Optical, Stereo
Network Compatibility : Ethernet 10/100 Mbps, DLNA compatible, Media Player and Server, and SMB Client and Server
Dimensions : 234 x 225 x 46 mm / 9.2 x 8.8 x 1.8 in.
Weight : 1.9 kg / 67 oz.
More Info: LaCie
