Plextor is more than just high-quality optical readers and burners. Plextor has been making external harddrives for some time, and as an extension of its harddrive lineup, a series of media players designed to store your media and connect directly to your TV through a component output. It can handle most of the common video codecs, including DivX, and supports resolutions up to 720p. At €225 it looks like a quite handy multimedia solution for those who don’t want to build an entire HTPC for playing multimedia.
Press release after the break;
Pocket-sized PC-to-TV Mediaplayer
grows to 500GB
– ideal Christmas gift to store/play photos & HD movies
With Christmas fast approaching, the combined mediaplayer/ external HDD device makes an ideal gift for loved ones – perfect for taking your holiday photos and movie footage with you wherever you go.
The diminutive player also looks the part as it comes with funky interchangeable colour skins. At just 17.5mm thin (& 78mm wide), the tiny player is not much bigger than the smallest 2.5” portable HDD enclosures.
The PX-MPM500U Plextor MediaX units are developed from Plextor’s existing ranges – combining their expertise in pocket 2.5” HDDs with 3.5” HDD mediaplayers – and they really meet the need for portable and convenient devices with decent storage. With video upscaling to 720P (HD-Ready), the Plextor MediaX is a high performance drive with the ability to play a wide variety of file types.
Plextor, well known for manufacturing high quality/high reliability optical drives and slimline hard disks, is extending its product range in the growing area of media transfer. Comprising a spacious 160GB/320GB/500GB hard disk, the Plextor MediaX comes with wide compatibility with all popular file types for every occasion – including DVD folder, DivX, Xvid, MPEG-1/2/4, MP3 and JPEG.
Key features include:
- Video upscaling to 720P (HD Ready)
- Hi-Definition JPEG display
- Supports private folder
- Creates playlists on your computer
- Digital photo viewer with thumbnail preview
- Supports NTFS and FAT32 file systems
- Supports component video/composite video
Availability
The Plextor MediaX PX-MPM500U will be available from mid of October 2008 at Plextor’s network of dealers. It is covered by Plextor’s Fast Warranty Service (2-year warranty in the EU, Norway and Switzerland (Collect & Return); other countries 1-year carry-in).
Specifications:
• Storage:
HDD: 2.5” SATA I/II, 7200rpm
File System: FAT32 or NTFS
• PC Interface: USB 2.0
• Audio/Video Interface:
Audio/Video: Composite Video + Audio R/L (3.5 mm phone jack x 1)
Component Video: Y, Pb, Pr (3.5 mm phone jack x 1)
• OS Support: Windows Vista / XP / 2000 / Me / 98SE
• Media Support:
Media Type: MPEG-1/2/4, DivX, Xvid, MP3, WAV, JPEG
Media Files: dat, mpg, mpe, mpeg, vob, m2p, avi, divx, xvid, jpg, jpeg, mp3, wav
DivX Subtitle: IDX / SUB, SRT, ASS, SSA, SUB (type II), SMI, PSB
VOB on HDD: DVD Menu/Audio/Subtitle/Angle Selection
• Content Resolution:
Video: 720 X 576 pixels
JPEG: 5120 X 3840 pixels
MP3: 320 kbps
• Video Output:
TV: PAL / NTSC
Screen Ratio: 4:3 / 16:9
Component: 480i / 480p / 576i / 576p / HD-720p
• Audio Output:
Analog Audio: Stereo / Left mono / Right mono
• Security:
Private Folder: Password protection in both TV / PC mode
• Power Supply:
Input: AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Output: DC 5 V, 2A
• General:
Dimensions: 132 (L) x 78 (W) x 17.5 (H) mm
Weight: 228 g (approx. with HDD)
