Breakthrough DVD player offers High definition and WMV9 playback

**MIG-31** · Dec 10, 2004, 08:33 PM

Australian home theatre designer Zensonic Corporation has announced a groundbreaking DVD player with wireless networking and the ability to directly connect a hard-drive.

The Zensonic Z500 networked digital media player gives users four connectivity options in one unit: wireless networking, gigabit Ethernet wired networking, optical disc playback and USB 2.0 hard drive connection.

It has unprecedented file format support including high definition Windows Media® Video 9, DivX® and MPEG4 playback. In addition it also supports HighMAT™ (High Performance Media Access Technology). HighMAT is a standard way of organising digital media files on burned discs for easy browsing and playback through a DVD player or other digital player. It is already implemented in Windows® XP, Ahead Nero and other popular CD/DVD writing products and solves the problem of confusing, unordered lists of files on burned discs, instead presenting easy to navigate interfaces.

The Z500 server software is not only available for Windows, but also Mac OS X and Linux.

"First generation digital media players forced users to compromise," said Zensonic CEO Raaj Menon. "It was generally a choice between a DVD-based player or a networked player."

"The Z500 offers both of these capabilities in one, and adds the option for the direct attachment of a USB 2.0 hard drive for the fastest and most convenient transfer of digital media from home PCs," he said.
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MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,750 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Breakthrough DVD player offers High definition and WMV9 playback Australian home theatre designer Zensonic Corporation has announced a groundbreaking DVD player with wireless networking and the ability to directly connect a hard-drive. The Zensonic Z500 networked digital media player gives users four connectivity options in one unit: wireless networking, gigabit Ethernet wired networking, optical disc playback and USB 2.0 hard drive connection. It has unprecedented file format support including high definition Windows Media® Video 9, DivX® and MPEG4 playback. In addition it also supports HighMAT™ (High Performance Media Access Technology). HighMAT is a standard way of organising digital media files on burned discs for easy browsing and playback through a DVD player or other digital player. It is already implemented in Windows® XP, Ahead Nero and other popular CD/DVD writing products and solves the problem of confusing, unordered lists of files on burned discs, instead presenting easy to navigate interfaces. The Z500 server software is not only available for Windows, but also Mac OS X and Linux. "First generation digital media players forced users to compromise," said Zensonic CEO Raaj Menon. "It was generally a choice between a DVD-based player or a networked player." "The Z500 offers both of these capabilities in one, and adds the option for the direct attachment of a USB 2.0 hard drive for the fastest and most convenient transfer of digital media from home PCs," he said. _______________ Read More: hexus __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here