New Iomega(R) ScreenPlay(TM) HD Multimedia Drive Brings High-Definition Content, via Upscaling, From the PC to the Home Theater System

Started by Shane • Apr 23, 2008 • 2 posts

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#1 Apr 23, 2008 at 4:07 pm

Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) , a global leader in data protection and security, today announced the new Iomega(R) ScreenPlay(TM) HD Multimedia Drive, a portable external hard drive that leaves the PC behind, delivering multimedia content to high-definition televisions and home theater systems.

The Iomega ScreenPlay HD Multimedia Drive is a 500GB* drive with the storage capacity to hold up to...

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#2 Apr 23, 2008 at 9:49 pm

Hi: It sounds good in the sence of, " ...not requiring a PC..", i.e. more reliability, one less part to fail; and yes disks also fail, but I'm missing something: HDMI out?, to a a TV or HT Reciever-switcher?Separate remote? a disk with a brain (special purpose processor)? Works like a VCR? or a disk based digital recorder? Takes in pictures? from a digital camera? Music from MP3 gadgets?
Sounds like a hard drive with a special purpose processor/computer built in--probably Linux based. Some how there's a paragraph missing from your release. Fill me/us in.
SY, BBA

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