Has anyone every considered buying an HD Media Centre?
I've recently build an HTPC to do this purpose but these media centres are the business.
Markus 300 1080HD
Markus-300 is an entry HDD media player. It can easily be used for home media center and external storage. Markus-300 supports both of SATA & IDE type Hard Disk Drives. Markus-300 has very fast response on playback files. Firmware is upgradable for updated software and languages. Markus-300 has easy User Interface to use. Markus-300 plays up to 1920X1080i resolution and it will easily up convert any contents to 1080i/720p resolution.
Features
Movie Jukebox
Markus plays digitally formatted TV shows, movies and User Created Contents on your TV. Connect Markus to a TV or video projector for viewing with family and friends. Markus plays digital video formats such as MPEG-1,2,4, DviX, and XviD. Markus is adaptable to both NTSC and PAL TV systems.
Music Jukebox
Markus allows you to enjoy hundreds of songs that will never skip. Markus can play digital audio formats such as MP3, Windows Media Audio (WMA), and AC3.
Photo Album
Connect Markus to your TV to share and view your photos with family and friends. View digital photos with controls to zoom in and out. A slide show feature previews photos automatically and allows you to play your favorite music as background music.
External Storage
Markus is a Digital Multimedia Player and Storage. Connect Markus to any PC or MAC through USB2.0 to copy your favorite contents on to the Hard Disk Drive as an external hard drive.
Specification
Video Connections: Composite / S-Video /Component (Progressive Scan) : 1080i/ 720p/ 480p/ 480i
Audio Connections: Stereo Audio (L/R) / Optical Digital Audio / Coaxial Digital Audio * The 5.1 channel audio can be down mixed for two channel output
USB Spec:USB 2.0 (High Speed Full Speed: Max. 480Mbps) Connector Type:USB B Type When used in USB1.1 mode, transfer speed is slower.
Support Format: Video File Type Video Codec Audio Codec Remarks MPG, MPA, M1V,M2V,MPEG-1 (VCD), MPEG-1 (VCD) Subtitle: SMI, SRT, SUB Resolution Max.720 x 576 Frame Rate Max. 30fps QP(Quarter Pixel) Feature. MPG, MPA, M1V,M2V MPEG-2 (DVD) MPEG-2 (DVD), AVI, DivX(3.11/4/5) MP3, AC3 AVI XVID MP3, AC3, AVI MS MPEG4 V3 MP3, AC3 * It is normal to experience an occasional pixilation and "skip" during playback due to clarity of digital contents during internet downloading.
Audio File Type Output Bit Rate Sampling
Rate: AC3.MP2,MP3,DTS pass through Ogg,WMA.MPGA MPA 64K ~ 192Kbps, 32K/ 44.1K/ 48KHz
Photo: JPEG
Partition Type: FAT32, NTFS
Dimension: 182 x 143 x 56 (mm)
Power: 12V DC Adapter
Compatible OS: Window 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/MAC OS X ("FAT32" Format only)
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Markus 750 1080HD
Markus-750 is the revolutionary HDD recorder and HD media player. It can easily record user-made video from Camcorder or VCR as well as TV set top box into HDD. It will upscale any SAt box ITgate/Dreambox/Starview/Eurovox , as well as being your home media centre. It plays HD movie files up to (1920X1080). Through network it can playback and file copy from connected computers easily by remote control. Time shift function can pause the live TV program. The 750 has an inbuilt DVB-T tuner which allows use of box as a freeview recorder. Optional wireless dongle ( ?11.00 ) to make the box fully wireless.
Features
HD playback files like MPEG2 HD(TS), Divx HD, Xvid HD and etc.
One Touch Guide Menu
Multi-way File Copy
Time Shift
Pause Live TV
Various Connection
Digital Photo Album
Audio Juke Box
Home & On-The-Road
Internel HDD with SATA interface
Functions without HDD installed
Easy & Fancy HDD exchange
Many Language Support
Sata(i/ii) up to 1TB
Specification
Recording Partition: UDF
Recording Mode: HQ,SP,LP,EP,SLP
Recording Format: MPEG II
File Partition: FAT32/NTFS
File Playback (VIDEO): MPEG2 HD(TS, TP) DIVX DH(AVI), XVID HD(AVI), MPEG1/2 (DAT.MPG.VOB.IFO), DIVX (AVI), XVID (AVI), DV25 (DIGITAL CAMCORDER)
File Playback (AUDIO): Dolby Digital, AC3, CDDA, LPCM, WMA, AAC, OGG
File Playback (PHOTO): JPEG, BMP (32bit)
WMV, MKV, H264, X264 files can be playback only with realtime transcoding depending on the codec in the computer and AV files characteristic thru Network
Connections (Rear) ANT IN x 1 : ANT OUT x 1: USB(Host) x 2, USB(Target), Lan, Component Out, Composite Out, Composite In, HDMI Out, Optical Out, Coaxial Out, Ext.IR In & DC in, 2 Euroscart ( Av in,, & TV out )
Input: AC 100V~240V, 50/60Hz
Extra DVB-T terrestrial Tuner.
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Markus 800 1080HD
Top of the line in Media Center. Markus-800 is designed for High Definition media lovers and it plays most of the latest files codecs & formats. It has 2" LCD screen for easier access to the menu. Markus-800 support true 1080p resolution with HDMI port. Markus-800 has E-SATA support for fast data transfer and has two USB host for more USB devices. You can enjoy Blue-Ray Disc quality movie with H.264 codec MKV files.
*Support H.264, X.264, MKV formats
*HDMI port for true HD at 1080p resolution
*2"LCD Screen
*Network Stream Playback
*E-SATA Port
*NDAS solution for Network storage
Specification
Video Connections: Composite / S-Video /Component (Progressive Scan)/HDMI : 1080p/1080i/ 720p/ 480p/ 480i
Audio Connections: Stereo Audio (L/R) / Optical Digital Audio / Coaxial Digital Audio * The 5.1 channel audio can be down mixed for two channel output
USB Spec:USB 2.0 (High Speed Full Speed: Max. 480Mbps) Connector Type:USB B Type g)yy* When used in USB1.1 mode, transfer speed is slower.
Support Format: Video File Type Video Codec Audio Codec Remarks MPEG1/2/4, XVID, DIVX, WMV9, WMV9HD, H.264,X.264, TP, TRP, TS, MKV, WMV, AVI. ISO.IFO,VOB MPG, ASF, DAT
Audio File Type Output Bit Rate Sampling Rate:AC3.MP2,MP3,DTS (pass through) Ogg,WMA.MPGA MPA, PCM 64K ~ 192Kbps, 32K/ 44.1K/ 48KHz
Photo: JPEG/GIF/BMP/PNG
Partition Type: 3.5" SATA FAT32, NTFS
Power: 12V DC Adapter
Compatible OS: Window 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/MAC OS X ("FAT32" Format )
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