Seagate unveils HD media player

Too bad this one cannot play rmvb format clips :p

Now you can easily view your photos and HD videos with the Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player.

The player supports HD videos (up to 1080p) and Dolby Digital and DTS 2.0 + Digital Out surround sound.

It is able to play a myriad of multimedia files and connects to a TV via composite, component video or HDMI connection.

For movies, the media player supports MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, DivX HD, Xvid HD, AVI, MOV and more.

Song formats supported include AAC, MP3, WMA, WAV and OGG. And for images, the player supports JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG and TIFF formats.

It also has a special docking system for Seagate FreeAgent Go portable drives which allows the external drive to slide into the media player.

Other brand of external drives, thumdrives and digital cameras can be hooked up to the player thorugh its two USB2.0 ports.

FreeAgent Theater+ HD also has an Ethernet port for connecting it to a network for accessing media files located on a PC or notebook.

Also, the media player is bundled with a remote control.

The FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player retails for RM469.