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Showcenter 200

Product Code: 210100460 Price: Check Latest MODEL- 210100460 VENDOR- PINNACLE SYSTEMS FEATURES- ShowCenter 200 In addition to standard support for a wide range of video, photo and music formats, the ShowCenter 200 adds support for HD photo and video playback and for Windows Media premium content purchased on the Internet. A USB port is included on the front side for easy playback of media stored on a USB device such as your digital camera. 802.11g Wi Fi support is integrated into the product. * Feel Right At Home With Top Quality Digital Music, Movies and Photos Now you do not need to sit in front of your PC to enjoy your digital media. ShowCenter 200 lets you experience the very best of everything -- music, movies, and photos -- on your home TV and audio system. * High Definition Photos and Video The ultimate in crystal-clear pictures and CD quality sound! Enjoy High Definition output of your photo slide shows, videos, and HD videos captured from TV broadcasts. Your high-megapixel digital camera photos will look sharper than ever on the big screen. Turn them into slide shows, complete with subtitles and background music. * Access to Premium Content No more reloading your CD player. Pinnacle ShowCenter 200 gives you access to digital rights-protected (DRM) music that you have purchased online so you can watch or listen to them on your home theater system, TV or stereo, including audio from RealRhapsody. * Handy USB Placement A USB port on the front panel of the ShowCenter player makes it simple to watch or listen to your digital entertainment or connect your digital camera, external drive, or USB drive. * Easy Setup and Usability Connect to your PC or home network with a wired or a wireless connection -- integrated 802.11g wireless support gives you a choice. The Quickstart wizard leads you step-by-step through setup. * PVR Functionality Control the Personal Video Recorder (PVR) features on your Pinnacle PCTV tuner card (purchased separately) from the ShowCenter unit in your living room without any subscription fees. Use the remote control to record your favorite shows directly from ShowCenter. Timeshifting lets you fast forward past commercials, rewind and replay your program. Includes support for analog, satellite, and DVB-T digital video broadcasting standards. * Powerful, Flexible Media Management Pinnacles MediaManager software lets you organize your media files in several categories, or find them in predefined genre lists. It supports a huge range of popular media formats. Burn your music collections and films to CD or DVD for archiving or sharing with friends. Import your entire CD music collection with integrated ripping. * Support for online premium content: - NEW! Support for Windows Media 9 DRM protected content purchased on the Internet. - RealRhapsody subscribers can automatically import Real Networks Rhapsody content - more than 770,000 songs available. - Enjoy Internet SHOUTcast radio on your home audio system. (Online content requires a broadband Internet connection.) * NEW! HD Video Support: Enjoy PC-based HD video content on your HD flat screen or TV. * NEW! HD Photo support: Share and watch digital photos with family and friends, including HD quality from large mega-pixel cameras,. * NEW! USB port on front panel for viewing photos, music or movies stored on external devices such as digital cameras or hard drives. -- SPECIFICATIONs ------------------------------------ INTERFACE/BUS- External Hi-Speed USB video capture device CONNECTORS - Component video output (YPbPr, 3 x RCA) Composite video output (1 x RCA) Y/C (S-Video) video output (1 x Hosiden) Stereo audio outputs (Line-Out - 2 x RCA) Additional stereo audio output (for separate connection to audio system - 2 x RCA). Digital audio outputs, both optical (1 x Toslink) and electrical (S/PDIF 1 x RCA). Ethernet 100BASE-T (1 x RJ-45) with associated connection/ data LEDs. Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11g, interface with built-in antenna Power cable connector IR receiver USB Connector on front panel SWITCHES & INDICATORS- Power button on front panel LED for standby or power on mode LED on front of ShowCenter which signals that a newly imported media file is ready for playback. FILE FORMATS - Music : MP3, MPEG-1 layer 2 (MPA), PCM WAV, WMA. Incompatible audio files (such as WMA lossless, WMA Pro) will be converted to MP3 at 192 kbit/sec. Video : MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-2 VOB, MPEG-4 AVI, Xvid, WMV9 HD Video: WM9 HD up to 1080i, WM9 HD up to 1080i with DRM, MPEG-2 HD up to 720p, MPEG-4 HD AVI up to 720p. Incompatible video files (such as DV) will be converted to a ShowCenter compatible format as set by the user. Images : JPEG, BMP, PNG and GIF All "portrait"-oriented image files are rotated by 90 degrees as defined in the ShowCenter 200 database. The pictures are optimized on the fly for TV screen display and stored as a copy in JPEG format, preserving the original image file. A software color correction and flicker filter is selectable from the ShowCenter 200 player. REQUIREMENTS - Minimum: Intel Pentium III. 1.0 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon CPU or Celeron/Duron 1.2 GHz. 256 MB RAM EIDE hard disk with minimum 10 GB free space DirectX 8 or higher compatible graphics controllers DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound controller CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive 802.11b/g for wireless connection or 10/100BASE-T for wired Ethernet connection. Mouse Windows XP or Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or higher Recommended: Intel Pentium 4, 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1800 512 MB RAM UDMA hard drive with 80 GB or more disk space DirectX 9 (or higher) compatible graphic card and sound card. CD or DVD-Recorder 802.11g for wireless connection or 100BASE-T for wired Ethernet connection. Mouse Windows XP Professional or Home edition MANUFACTURER WARRANTY:  90 DAYS