Network Media Player With Storage

Amazingly small and stylish, the LaCinema Mini HD provides uncompromising quality, adding stunning 1080p playback through HDMI on your HDTV. No matter the video, music or photo format and resolution, the Mini HD will play it seamlessly with clear sound and the vivid images that you’ve come to expect from HD. It’s compatible with all the most popular video formats on the market, from DivX and MKV, to AVC and H.264, and comes with Dolby Digital surround sound. It’s easy to play your movie library on your HDTV: Attach the LaCinema Mini HD to your computer via the bus-powered USB 2.0 connection to quickly transfer your movies, then connect it to your TV for instant playback. No other configuration is required. The LaCinema Mini HD also comes with 802.11n WiFi technology to ensure maximized performance for HD movie streaming. Embedded inside an ultra compact design, LaCinema Design, Design by Neil Poulton, will elegantly integrate into your HDTV setup. Its UPnP/DLNAcapabilities ensure that the LaCinema Mini HD works in tandem with your home network, connecting easily to your PC or network storage (like a LaCie Network Space 2) so it’s simple to populate with your media. With one click, you can turn the LaCinema Mini HD into a powerful media server that will allow you to use it as a central location for all of your media. You can even share content with a Playstation, Xbox, or other audio or video DLNA player. With up to 500GB of storage available, you can store your entire digital media library in one location. A user-friendly navigation and remote control have been designed to enhance your entertainment experience. You can even quickly connect a USB storage key to the front of your LaCinema Mini HD to instantly watch movies on your TV. Box Content: LaCinema Mini HD, External power adapter, Remote control (includes 2 x AAA batteries), HDMI cable, Composite audio video cable, USB 2.0 cable, Ethernet (network) cable, PV TwonkyMedia Server 5.1.

Size: 500 GB Brand: LaCie Model: 301914KUA Original language: English Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 4.70" h x 4.70" w x 1.50" l, 1.00 pounds Memory: 16000MB Hard Disk: 500GB Watch and store your media in full HD Stream all your media with WiFi N All your music and photos on your TV Mini size, maximum storage

Most helpful customer reviews 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Not ready for prime time By DigitalDave The hard drive in this unit loses it's connection with the wireless, but only when 3/4 through a movie sitting on its hard drive. Do yourself a favor and consider other products. Our experience has been less than fulfilling. 0 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Promises a lot, not quite ready for prime time By Shopper Got this unit after a recommendation from a colleague who has a large personal collection of movies. I don't, but still thought would give it a shot. Bottom line: my particular unit got quite hot after about 20 mins of viewing videos, maybe that is normal, but I don't want to risk watching full length movies on it. So returning it for that reason and for one other reason: it lacks a killer feature, that of being able to connect to Netflix or Amazon for movie streaming. If it had Netflix capability, I would have requested a replacement unit. As such, not worth giving it a second chance. (if it had worked fine, yes I would have kept it.) But if you already have a nice collection of personal movies, and the unit heat is not an issue, then this is a nice piece of hardware. Pluses: it is very small, quite portable if you are traveling and want to take it along, and looks absolutely fabulous if you like minimal, black mediatronics. Goes very very well with my other media hardware. Setup is also a breeze (entering a long wireless network password with the minimalist remote is a bit painful, but hey it is one-time, and the wireless setup worked flawlessly). It has many outputs in the back. HDMI was the only one I tried and it worked great. The remote works great, if you have kids who want to watch photos/movies, it is drop dead simple to operate. Minuses: Unit heats up, could be the one piece I got. Benefit of doubt given. Lacks any useful killer features like Netflix, so all that connectivity is wasted (oh yeah, it can connect to FlickR. Whoop-de-do.) If you are picky, then the remote menu can be a bit too simplistic, and folder-view for photos/movies is not rich. It feels more like a Video camera remote than a media center remote. But hey, either you like simple or you don't. For this price, LaCie has to beef up features. You can buy your own 1TB HD, and a Western Digital player, and have it all. See all 2 customer reviews...