LaCie LaCinema Classic HD Media Player Announced
Written on Nov 25, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
LaCie has announced another unit in their media player lineup. The LaCinema Classic HD offers 1080p playback, 1TB of storage and a built-in DLNA media server. The $250 unit will start shipping soon.
The big benefit of the LaCinema Classic HD compared to other media streamers is the inclusion of 1TB of on-board storage and the ability to output at 1080p. Most media servers claim HD, which they are, but only output at 720p. The LaCinema Classic HD will slide right into your home network via Ethernet (wireless optional via dongle) and act as a central storage point for all types of media.
The LaCinema Classic HD comes with a remote, and get this, an actual HDMI cable, instead of the useless RCA cables most units come with. They also toss in an Ethernet cable and the DLNA Twonky Media Server for Mac and Windows to make sure users have everything they need out of the box – nice touch.
Detailed Specs
Storage Capacity : 1 TB
Interface : USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible)
Maximum Resolution : Up to 1920x1080p
Supported File Systems : NTFS, FAT32, HFS+ (non journaled)
Video Codecs : MPEG-1, MPEG-2 / HD, MPEG-4, DIVX, DIVX HD, XVID, H.264 HD, WMV9 HD, VC-1
Video Format : AVI, MP4, MKV, WMV, DivX, DAT, MOV, MPEG, VOB, ASF, TS, TP, TRP, M2TS, DVR-MS, DVD-Video (ISO, Video_TS)
Upscaling : 1080p for standard definition movies
Audio Format : MP3, WMA, WAV/PCM/LPCM, AAC*, OGG, FLAC, AC3, MP4, MKA (*supports iTunes-encoded)
Subtitles : SRT, SSA, SUB, SMI, PSB, ASS
Playlist : M3U
DTS : Multichannel decoding via Optical SPDIF and HDMI to digital home amplifier
Photo : JPEG*, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF/TIF (*excluding progressive jpeg)
Output : Video: HDMI 1.3, Composite (CVBS) | Audio: Optical, Stereo
Network Compatibility : Ethernet 10/100 Mbps, DLNA compatible, Media Player and Server, and SMB Client and Server