Beta Buzz Network » Media Player http://www.betabuzznetwork.com Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:46:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 WD TV Live released http://www.betabuzznetwork.com/2009/10/wd-tv-live-released/ http://www.betabuzznetwork.com/2009/10/wd-tv-live-released/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:55:28 +0000 Betabuzz http://betabuzz.wordpress.com/?p=505
Western Digital has introduced the much asked for media player. Media player with with wifi ready connection and ethernet. It still supports HD playback as its predecessor. But now can playback internet media or remotely hosted media. Retails for $149. Bestbuy.com has it for $119 *wifi ready = get your own adapter.

File Formats Supported
Video – AVI (Xvid, AVC, MPEG1/2/4), MPG/MPEG, VOB, MKV (h.264, x.264, AVC, MPEG1/2/4, VC-1), TS/TP/M2T (MPEG1/2/4, AVC, VC-1), MP4/MOV (MPEG4, h.264), M2TS, WMV9
Photo – JPEG, GIF, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG
Audio – MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS
Playlist – PLS, M3U, WPL
Subtitle – SRT, ASS, SSA, SUB, SMI

Note:
- MPEG2 MP@HL up to 1920×1080p24, 1920×1080i30 or 1280×720p60 resolution.
- MPEG4.2 ASP@L5 up to 1280×720p30 resolution and no support for global motion compensation.
- WMV9/VC-1 MP@HL up to 1280×720p60 or 1920×1080p24 resolution. VC-1 AP@L3 up to 1920×1080i30, 1920×1080p24 or 1280×720p60 resolution.
- H.264 BP@L3 up to 720×480p30 or 720×576p25 resolution.
- H.264 MP@L4.1 and HP@4.1 up to 1920×1080p24, 1920×1080i30, or 1280×720p60 resolution.
- An audio receiver is required for multi-channel surround sound digital output.
- Compressed RGB JPEG formats only and progressive JPEG up to 2048×2048.
- Single layer TIFF files only.
- Uncompressed BMP only.

For details, please refer to the user manual.

File Formats Not Supported
Does not support protected premium content such as movies or music from the iTunes® Store, Cinema Now, Movielink®, Amazon Unbox™, and Vongo®

Physical Specifications
Capacity N/A
Interface Ethernet, HDMI, Composite A/V, USB 2.0
Physical Dimensions
English
Height 1.57 Inches
Length 3.94 Inches
Width 4.94 Inches
Weight 0.67 Pounds
Metric
Height 40 mm
Length 100 mm
Width 125.5 mm
Weight 303 g

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Apparently Sony is not ready to dump the PSP. According to images posted on Eurogamer, Sony will be announcing a PSP Go version at E3 today at their press conference.

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Rumored Specs: (via Engadget)
* 3.8-inch display (resolution is undisclosed)
* 43 percent lighter than the PSP-3000
* 16GB of Flash storage
* Bluetooth built-in; supports handset tethering and BT headsets
* No UMD drive
* Memory Stick Micro slot
* New Gran Turismo, Little Big Planet and new Metal Gear Solid (!) on the way
* Full PlayStation Network support (movie and TV rentals / purchases)
* Integration with PlayStation 3 (works the same as the PSP-3000 does)
* Sony views each of its products as “10-year lifecycle products,” so the PSP “needs to live on.”

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Microsoft has announced the Zune HD. The new Zune will have HD radio, HD output, wireless, web browser.. and how can I forget touchscreen. Yes the Zune is going touchscreen. The sleek new media player looks to have smooth visuals and effective multi touch interface.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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