Lacie Offers Ruggedised HDMI Media Jukebox For All Your Files
There are quite a few ways to enjoy digital media files on your television that don’t involve waiting for companies to build support straight into the set. If you’re looking for a dedicated solution you’re left to choose between a media streamer or media jukebox and if you don’t want to leave your computer on all the time are best off going for the latter. Most of the ones we′ve seen so far have been a little uninspiring but Lacie’s new ruggedised device at least looks pretty snazzy. It’s called LaCinema and is basically a hard drive housed in a case that offers an HDMI output to connect it to your HDTV and can also upscale content 1080i. There’s a decent, though not exceptional, range of format support that includes AVI, XviD and the ability to rip DVDs directly, along with the ability to play back photos and audio. To complement the beefy design it includes internal anti-shock absorbers and rubber ‘bumpers’ so you can kick it around a bit without affecting playback. The LaCinema is available now in three sizes from 250GB to 500GB but annoyingly Lacie has done what most other companies do and placed an unreasonable premium on higher capacities. The 250GB costs £139 but the 500GB will set you back £219. Since when did 250GB of extra hard drive cost £80? - Paul Lester [Lacie] Lacie digital media HDTV
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