| Product Summary | | Manufacturer: Pinnacle | | Mfg Part#: 8230-10021-41 | | UPC: 00613570221845 | | Buy.com Sku: 206276897 | | Item#: E332SP | | See more in TV/Audio Tuners | |
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| | | Pinnacle ShowCenter™ 250HD changes how and where you enjoy your PC-based digital media files by linking your PC and UPnP AV storage devices to your home entertainment center. Stream your HD videos to your HDTV. View digital photos in HD resolution. Listen to music files in digital quality on your stereo system. Set-up is easy -- and there’s no software to install. You have easy access to all your digital media, including Windows Media DRM-protected files and media stored on USB storage devices, such as a USB flash drive or digital camera. It comes with built-in wired Ethernet and wireless networking, and a remote control.
| | Tech Specs |  | Minimum system requirements: | | • PC with Windows® Vista™ (32 or 64bit) or Windows XP with SP2 | | • Pentium® 3 / Athlon® 1 GHz or Celeron®/Duron 1.2 GHz (recommended: Pentium 4 1.8 GHz / Athlon XP1800+) | | • 256 MB of RAM (recommended: 512 MB) | | • UPnP AV compatible media server (recommended: Windows Media Player 11, Windows Media Connect 2) | | • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g wireless home network, or network hub/switch/access point/router with at least one available 100baseT Ethernet port | | | | Audio / Video outputs: | | • SCART 21-pin connector (Composite, Y/C, RGB, stereo audio) | | • Component video output (YPrPb, 3 x RCA) | | • Composite video output (RCA) | | • S-Video output (Y/C, MiniDIN) | | • 2 x Stereo audio outputs (4 x RCA) | | • 2 x S/PDIF digital audio outputs (1 x RCA coaxial, 1 x Toslink optical) | | Further inputs and outputs: | | • Ethernet RJ-45 (100BASE-T) | | • Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11g module with detachable antenna | | • Power cable connector, 100-230V | | • Infrared receiver | | • USB 2.0 connector on front panel |
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| Customer Reviews |  | | Value |  3 | | Performance |  2 | | Ease of Use | 3 | | Overall Satisfaction | 3 |
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5 of 5 customers found this review helpful.
3 of 5 Not quite up to date... Tuesday, February 26, 2008
A Customer from Melbourne, FL
This review is based on research, not ownership.
No HDMI connection, just component (*YPrPb, 3x RCA).
No 1080p support (*only 1080i).
Limited audio and video support:
*Music: Mp3, WMA, WMA Pro, WMA lossless, WMA-DRM, PCM WAV uncompressed
*Video: Windows Media 9, WMV-DRM, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVI, DivX, XviD
*HD Video: Windows Media 9 up to 1080i, Windows Media 9 DRM up to 1080i, MPEG-2 up to 1080i, DivX up to 1080i
Depenedent on PC based media S/W: *UPnP AV compatible media server (recommended: Windows Media Player 11, Windows Media Connect 2).
I expect that digital audio formats such as DTS or DD5.1 are passed through to the S/PDIF outputs, requiring an external audio receiver that can decode those formats.
With no mention of specific HD video codecs (e.g., VC-1, H.264, etc.), the MPEG-4 AVC standards, or supported bit rates, it is hard to know just what this HD player can really handle. With the recent release of the Sigma 863x family of video processing chips, I believe that there will soon be new HD media players available that surpass the capabilities of this player. My advice is if you are interested in playing high bitrate HD video, then do your research and read the forums before making any purchase decisions.
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