We have seen quite a few different multimedia HDD enclosures here on geeky gadgets, the latest one looks like a Piano and comes with HDMI out, as well as being able to playback your digital content it can also record video with the built in DVR.
All you need to do is add your own 2.5 inch SATA hard drive, and you are ready to go, it can even be powered via USB or by the built in battery, and the video and audio are controlled via the piano keys.
Here are the specifications.
- Primary Function: 2.5 inch Multimedia HDD Enclosure
- Media Supported Formats:
- – Audio: ACC, MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG
- – Video: DIVX, AVI, MPEG, RMVB, VOB, XVID, RM
- – Photo: BMP, JPEG
- – Text: TXT
- Aspect Ratio: Pan Scan 4:3, Letter Box 4:3, 16:9
- TV System Compatibility: HDMI Auto, NTSC, PAL, 480P, 576P, 720P 50HZ, 1080i 50HZ, 1080i 60HZ
- Audio Digital Output: HDMI LPCM, HDMI RAW, SPDIF LPCM, SPDIF RAW
- USB/SD Card Memory Information:
- – Maximum 16GB SD Card
- – Maximum 32GB USB Drive
- Hard Disk Enclosure Information:
- – Max HDD Size (2.5 Inch): 500GB
- – File System: FAT32 or NTFS
- AV Recording Format: MPEG-2
- Menu Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian
- Main Menu Options: Video In, File Copy, File Browser, Setup, Time Rec
- Main Menu Setup Options:
- – Audio – Night Mode, Digital Output
- – Video – Aspect Ratio, Brightness, Contrast, TV System
- – Record – Quality, Permanent Time shift, REC Device
- – System – Menu Languages, Text encoding, Time, HDD format, Restore Default
- – Photo – Slide Show Timing, Transition Effect, Background Music
- On Board Buttons/Slots/Indicators:
- – Stop
- – Enter/Play
- – Left
- – Right
- – Down
- – UP
- – SD Card Slot
- – Power Switch
- – Power Input (DC 12V)
- – HDMI
- – AV IN
- – RCA Out
- – USB Host
- – Mini USB IN
- – IR (Infrared)
- – HDD Slot (Bottom of Unit)
- – HDD Record Indicator
The Piano Multimedia SATA HDD Enclosure is available for $68 from Chinavasion.
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