CES Spotlight: Iomega’s lineup of ScreenPlay media players
Announced at CES 2010, Iomega has a new family of ScreenPlay media players with different features at different price points.
On the high-end, there’s the new Iomega ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player with full 1080p HD playback at 24fps and 1 terabyte of disk space. The player is also DivX Home Theater certified and supports a variety of codecs including MPEG1, MPEG2 (AVI/VOB), MPEG4 (AVI, DivX, XviD), H.264, WMV, MKV, AVCHD, and VC-1. Audio support includes MP3, AC3, WAV, OGG, WMA, AAC, and FLAC. Features include:
- Ethernet connection to allow you to access content stored across the home network
- DLNA compatible
- Wi-Fi ready
- Supports online media services such as YouTube, Flickr, Shoutcast, RSS feeds, and podcasts
- 3 USB 2.0 ports
The Director HD Media Player will go for $249.99. Below are some screenshots of the Director HD Media Player in action:
The new ScreenPlay Plus HD media player is Iomega’s new entry-level HD media player also available with a 1 terabyte drive. The player supports 720p and 1080i playback and is DivX Home Theater certified. Features include:
- Supports MP3, AC3, WAV, WMV, MPEG1, MPEG2 (AVI/VOB), MPEG4(AVI, DivX, XviD), and JPEG
- HDMI port
- USB 2.0 port for accessing additional storage from portable hard drives and USB drives
The ScreenPlay Plus HD media player will go for $169.99.
Finally, there’s the Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link Directory which provides all the capabilities of the ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player at a lower cost thanks to the lack of an internal hard drive. You can connect your own USB drives or stream content from your local network. The player is also DLNA compatible and Wi-Fi ready. The TV Link Directory is available for $79.99.
