Test: ICY BOX HDD Media Player

Specifikationer

31.01.2008 ICY BOX IB-MP303S-B Key features: - Plays Videos, Music   and displays picture   files - Video media: MPEG-1,   MPEG-2 (AVI, VOB, ISO),   MPEG-4 (AVI, DivX,   DivX VOD, XviD) - Audio media: WMA,   WAV, MP3, AAC,   AC3, OGG Vorbis - Image media: JPEG - Supports SATA HDD   storage capacity up   to 500GB - File System: FAT32,   NTFS, HFS+ - Supports multi language

ICY BOX IB-MP303: Compact multimedia player

The newest member of the ICY BOX mediaplayer family is living up to its name in terms of functionality and design.

With its ventilated housing solution, user-friendly interface and Dolby and DTS-certified digital sound, Sigma Design's media processor adds a new dimension to playing back films, listening to music or looking at photos.

The IB-MP303 is a compact multimedia player that can be hooked up to your computer and used as a storage medium or hooked up to your home entertainment system and used to playback media content.

The practical USB plug & play functionality enables you to hook up the device to a PC or Mac computer to store data, and the remote control and the graphical user interface can be used to playback media content on your media equipment.

Tired of DVDs? No problem for the IB-MP303!

Simply save the DVD to the ISO archive on your multimedia player and use the user interface to display the file on your screen. Select the subtitles, a different language or bonus tracks! You can use the remote control to take full advantage of the functionality of your DVD menu.

Need more space on your hard drive? No problem there either!

Save the film on your DVD to an ISO archive to considerably reduce the volume of data.

It goes without saying that the IB-MP303 plays back all of the prevalent video and music formats, which is reflected by the DivX certification.

There is hardly anything left to be desired in terms of sound either: the rendition of WMA, WAV, MP3, AAC, AC3 and OGG Vorbis files provides a mere hint of how powerful the Sigma Design chip is. The ability to output the files through an analogue or digital audio interface gives both new and advanced users a powerful tool that covers all of their needs.

So that your 3.5" SATA hard drive -  whether its formatted with FAT32, NTFS or HFS+ -  can work in an optimally tempered environment, an integrated fan provides fresh air, ensuring the mediaplayer and hard drive have a long life: a real ICY BOX.

Curious? Get the IB-MP303 now so you can experience just how easy it is to bring the world of PC media to your living room!