LaCie LaCinema Black MAX - 1TB HDD NAS DVR w WiFi/USB 2.0/HDMI 1080p

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From LaCie – LaCinema Black MAX – Press Release (02-Feb-09)…

Built for High Definition
LaCinema Black MAX promotes a greater use of HDTVs: Decoding 1080p resolution movies, HD JPEG photos and 1080i upscaling of Standard Definition movies. The High Definition Digital Video Recorder (DVR) technology featured in the LaCinema Black MAX performs permanent time shifting, allowing users to pause, rewind, or record programs at their discretion. Users can also schedule recording for future playback on their TV or mobile device.

From Geeky Gadgets (11-Feb-09)…

LaCie has announced the LaCinema Black MAX, which is a stunning looking high definition media center designed by Neil Poulton, and it fits in with the rest of the range with it’s stunning looks.

As well as looking great, the LaCinema Black MAX has a host of features, including being able to record live TV and play virtually any movie format, display your pictures and play your favourite tunes.

The LaCinema Black MAX comes in a choice of either 500GB or 1TB, and can playback full 1080p HD content, there is also built in 802.11n WiFi, and 10/100 Ethernet.

The LaCie LaCinema Black MAX is now available in Europe for 479 Euros, about $620, there is no word when it will be available in the US.
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=10586

From TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities (10-Feb-09)…

Turn Your TV into a Personal Media Server
Lacie have unveiled their new LaCie LaCinema Black MAX media streaming hard disk which builds upon the previously released LaCie LaCinema Classic in offering not only the capability to stream all manner of digital media files (audio, photos, video) directly to your TV (including 1080p HD content) but which also offers digital video recording functionality – thus turning your TV into a fully featured media server.

Billed as being ‘a new kind of entertainment center’ and offering full home networking capabilities, the LaCie LaCinema Black MAX supports both H.624 and WMV HD as well as standard definition video formats (as well as the MKV container format), and comes with integrated DVB-T tuner completed with electronic program guide (EPG) offering full time-shifting functionality (allowing you to pause and rewind television broadcasts as well as record them) as well as the ability to upscale standard definition video content to 1080p HD standard. Additionally, thanks to its Windows and Mac UPnP compatibility as well as integrated 802.11n Wi-Fi and 10/100Mbps Ethernet connectivity the LaCie LaCinema Black MAX will also happily serve as an external computer HDD as well as a NAS drive.

The LaCie LaCinema Black MAX is set to become available in 500GB and 1TB capacities and, in terms of specific file format compatibility, you can factor in AVI, DivX, MPG, MP4, MKV, WMV, MOV, ISO, VOB, IFO, ASF, TS, TP, TRP and M2TS video formats, MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, AC3, MP4, WAV/LPCM audio formats and, in terms of image formats, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP and TIF are also represented.

Offering HDMI, Component and Composite video and optical and analogue audio outputs – as well as analogue composite, S-Video and analogue stereo inputs – the LaCie LaCinema Black MAX, which measures in at 9.2″ x 8.8″ x 1.8″, appears at the time of writing to be set for a European release only though LaCie are yet to offer specific pricing details.
http://nexus404.com/Blog/2009/02/10/lacie-lacinema-black-max-media-streaming-hdd-turn-your-tv-into-a-personal-media-server/

Under The Hood: LaCie LaCinema Black MAX High Definition Media Center

From ViXS Systems Inc. Press Release (08-Jan-09)…

ViXS XCode™ provides Media Processing For LaCie LaCinema Black Max Entertainment Center
LaCie <…>  is using the ViXS XCode™ 2100 Series video processor in its new LaCinema Black Max Entertainment center. Specifically, the XCode™ 2105 captures analog Audio/Video (AV) signals from all types of AV devices such as a Set -Top Boxes and digitizes the video for storage and time-shifting applications.

With the television now becoming a multifunctional entertainment device, consumers are now demanding full control over their video content. <…> With the following capabilities: record favorite TV programs, play back movies/photo/music, digitally store home movies and play media from networked computers; the LaCinema Black MAX Entertainment product represents a significant improvement over other entertainment center solutions currently in the market.

Kimberly Myers of LaCie said: “With the ViXS video processor solution as an integral part of the LaCinema Black MAX product, it has allowed us to enable industry-leading analog acquisition technology and advanced time-shifting capabilities. These unique features have provided the LaCinema Black MAX product vital differentiators needed to exceed consumer’s expectation of an entertainment center.”

Specific XCode™ 2105 features deployed in the LaCinema Black Max Product include:

• MPEG2 encoding that provides high-quality video even at very low bit rates
• 3D comb / temporal filtering for superior video quality viewing
• Multiple TS and CCIR656 inputs for hybrid and multi-tuner support
• Support for multiple formats and resolutions at user-defined configurable bit rates

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