NEW USB drive plays movies and music without turning on the computer

    Softening the distinction
    between computer hard drive and home media server, TrekStor GmbH & Co.
    KG has introduced a high-capacity USB hard drive that can connect directly
    to a TV or stereo system to play stored movies, music, and photos without
    use of a computer.

    The new MovieStation maxi t.u, an external drive available in sizes up to
    500GB, comes with a remote control for operating the drive as a media
    player. The new multi-media drive works with Windows, Mac and Linux
    operating systems, and uses a high-speed USB 2.0 connection when linking to
    a PC. It can be used to play HDTV and multi-channel audio content as well
    content from popular movie and music download services, such as
    CinemaNow, MovieLink, and Napster. Officials for TrekStor, Germany’s top-
    selling brand of portable media players and USB memory products said the
    MovieStation is now available.

    “Now you don’t have to turn on the computer to enjoy the movies or music
    stored on the hard drive,” said Hana Arad, president of Data Station, the U.S.
    marketing arm TrekStor GmbH. “The MovieStation is another example of
    TrekStor’s innovation and quality engineering.

    In addition to playing back content from movie and music download sites;
    MovieStation will play files created with digital cameras and camcorders.
    When connected to a TV, MovieStation offers an onscreen menu for playing
    for all content located on the drive. The menu can be accessed and
    controlled via the remote or with controls button located on the hard drive.

    When watching a movie that has been downloaded, MovieStation’s built-in
    zoom function allows users to eliminate any black bars that appear above and
    below on some movies. The MovieStation plays high definition (720p/1080i)
    formatted videos to be watched on a suitable TV set. Stored music can be
    replayed from play lists compiled by the user.

    Housed in a stylish, black anodized aluminum case, the MovieStation is right
    at home in any AV rack system or setting next to a TV. Its’ design allows for
    optimum cooling, without the need for a fan, its whisper quite operation
    important when watching video where there is silence or minimal audio. Its
    high-capacity storage allows users to keep their content on the
    MovieStation, freeing up space on the PC, camera or video camera.

    The MovieStation supports all the most popular video formats including MPEG-
    1, MPEG-2 (DVD) and MPEG-4 (AVI, DivX3/5, XviD) files. Music and audio
    books in MP3, WMA, WAV and OGG format and images in JPEG format are also
    supported. Data and multimedia content can be transmitted to the device
    via a high speed USB 2.0 interface from any popular computer operating
    system. Video pass through is accomplished via high-quality component
    video connection (YUV/Y/Pb/Pr), or using the composite video connection.
    Audio signals make their way to the TV set or home stereo system via an
    optical digital (Toslink) or analog stereo (chinch) connector.

    The MovieStation incorporates the Nero BackItUp 2 software for simple, and
    hassle free content backup. The hard drive comes packaged with an infrared
    remote control unit, a power supply, AV and YUV adapter cables, a driver CD
    and multi-lingual operating instructions.

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