LaCie LaCinema Rugged HD HDMI Touting LaCinema HDD HD Media Player

LaCie have added once again to their LaCinema range of hard disk based
media players with the release of the new LaCie LaCinema Rugged
High-Definition Media Player which builds upon the capabilities of its
predecessor in supporting 1080p (Full HD) video playback which, thanks
to an integrated HDMI port, can be output to any suitably HDMI equipped
HDTV.
Sporting an aluminium shell with shock resistant rubber sleeve designed
by Neil Poulten (no surprise there), the LaCie LaCinema Rugged
High-Definition Media Player supports a raft of file formats and codecs
- specifically MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (AVI, VOB, IFO, ISO), MPEG-4 (AVI, XviD),
H.264, WMV9, and VC-1 as well as MP3, WMA, MP4, WAV, OGG, PCM, DTS
pass-through, AC3, AAC, JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP - whilst getting content
onto the drive is a breeze thanks to an inbuilt USB port. Additionally
further connectivity, on an above the aforementioned HDMI and USB posts,
comes in the form of Composite video with analogue stereo and digital
optical audio also in evidence.
Offering 500GB HDD based storage capacity, the LaCie LaCinema Rugged
High-Definition Media Player, which comes with remote, has just become
available for $350.

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