Local LaCie distributor, Maxtec Peripherals, has announced the availability of the LaCie silverscreen. The portable USB hard drive allows users to plug directly into multi-standard television sets for instant playback of stored movies, music or photos.
The LaCie silverscreen is ideal for travellers wanting to enjoy digital entertainment or professionals wanting to show clients corporate videos on larger TV screens without the need for a computer. The ultra-slim and quiet drive comes in 40GB or 80GB capacities.
"As people`s desire to carry and view media anywhere increases, LaCie makes it possible with this innovative storage solution," says Christine Nel, LaCie Senior Product Manager at Maxtec. "With LaCie silverscreen, people can bring their movies, personal photos and favourite songs to their friends and family for instant playback on any TV without the need for a computer. This new portable hard drive is designed specifically for people who want to enjoy digital entertainment at home or on the road."
The LaCie silverscreen is pre-configured to recognise and instantly play back a wide range of movie file formats, including the MPEG-2 ISO format and the popular compressed DivX format. After uploading multimedia from any PC or Mac through the USB interface, LaCie silverscreen enables a real home theatre experience with surround sound thanks to the optical digital output that supports compressed Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS pass through. A handy remote control is included for easy menu surfing and playback.
This highly portable 10.6oz/300g drive stores up to 14 MPEG-2 movies, 80 MPEG-4/DivX movies, 20 000 MP3s, or one million photos. LaCie silverscreen also includes a Video On-Demand (VOD) feature that allows people to conveniently rent or buy DivX VOD movies directly from the DivX Web site.
Features
* Supported video formats: MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (ISO, AVI, VOB), MPEG-4 (AVI, DivX, XviD)
* Supported audio formats: WAV, MP3, AAC, WMA, AC3
* Supported photo formats: JPEG (up to 8 mega pixels)
* Video outputs: NTSC/PAL composite and S-video, analogue YPbPr video scalable up to 1920x1080i or 1280x720p, VGA scalable up to 11024x768, RGB via SCART (Europe only)
* Audio outputs: Dual stereo analogue audio, coaxial and optical SPDIF digital audio
* Interfaces: SPDIF, Audio/Video Out, Hi-Speed Mini USB 2.0
* Included accessories: Hi-Speed Mini USB 2.0 cable, power adapter, AV cable, SPDIF coaxial cable, infrared remote control, L/R Audio RCA adapter, SCART to Composite RCA (Europe only)
Availability
The 40GB LaCie silverscreen is available immediately. The 80GB LaCie silverscreen will be available in March only. http://www.lacie.com/products/range.htm?id=10036.
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LaCie creates external storage solutions and colour monitors that help professionals and everyday people easily manage their digital lives. Powerful technology combined with unique designs by the internationally acclaimed Philippe Starck, Neil Poulton and Porsche Design GmbH make LaCie the world leader in storage innovation. Established in France in 1989, LaCie is now headquartered in North America, Europe and Asia and listed on the Paris Nouveau March'e (code 5431). For more information, visit www.lacie.com.
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Use of this hard drive to make unauthorised copies of movies, music, software and other content may require the permission of the copyright owner.
1GB (1 Gigabyte) = 1 billion (1 000 000 000) bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. Calculations are based on 1 JPEG photo=0.9MB; 1 MP3 song=3.6MB; 1 MPEG-4 (DivX) movie=900MB; 1 MPEG-2 (DVD) movie=4.5GB. These values may vary.
Maxtec
After an 18-year operating history, Maxtec has evolved into a storage and networking focused distributor. Maxtec`s services now include consulting, outsourcing, implementation; repair and maintenance and most importantly we ensure adequate stock holding at the best prices.
Maxtec has recently changed to a privately owned company with both internal and external shareholders. The company continues to focus on data storage and networking distribution via the reseller channel. Growing the service-related part of our business is still an objective for the future. Maxtec continues to add new best of the breed storage solutions to its armoury. Emphasis is now being placed on business`s networking and holistic security offerings and solutions.
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