QNAP announces New NMP1000 network media player
QNAP Systems, Inc, a maker of Network Attached Storage (NAS) servers today announced a new and unique new network appliance that can best be described as a set-top player crossed with a NAS server.
A major problem faced by computer users around the world is how to centrally store, manage, and playback growing large quanities of digital content spread through out the home on several computers.
“QNAP’s ground-breaking NMP-1000 Network Multimedia Player is the definitive product that bridges the gap between the home network and the living room” said Meiji Chang, CEO of QNAP Systems, Inc.”Users are clamoring to centrally store and enjoy all their digital content in the living room and the NMP-1000 just fits the bill” Mr. Chang added.
The new NMP 1000 uses an internal hard disk drive to catalogs digital pictures, videos, music, and other content from the computers on the home network, you then can play them back in the home theater with an included remote control any time you like. The system come wireless adapter ready and connects to the home network via wired Ethernet to an HDTV via HDMI or Component interfaces, or Composite & S-Video interfaces for standard-def TVs.
The NMP-1000 can play Full HD 1080p video and crystal clear audio; turning digital picture slide shows, home videos, purchased content, and even shared iTunes libraries into a viewing/listening experience worthy of your attention. Because the NMP-1000 is Internet connected via the home network, you can even browse digital pictures & albums from Flickr or videos from YouTube.
The “10-foot” user interface makes it a breeze to select content for viewing with the included remote control, and the NMP-1000 supports a very wide range of formats for playing back digital pictures, videos, movies, and music. Because the NMP-1000 incorporates technologies found in its popular Turbo NAS servers, it can also be used to automatically backup computers on the network and also for easy file storage and sharing.
The NMP-1000 is equally at home on Windows, Mac, Linux, and even UNIX-based home networks. The NMP-1000 is fully DLNA compliant and features advanced technology including HDMI 1.3 support, powerful Sigma Designs video/audio hardware decoders, and a host of advanced networking support hidden under the hood.
Set-up and the overall user experience of the NMP-1000 are exceptionally easy and enjoyable. It supports just about any format on the planet, we were told that it should be out next month. We couldn’t get a straight answer as to how much the unit will cost, we sure it won’t be cheap. We add a video after the jump.
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