The successor to Sony’s underappreciated Netbox was introduced at IFA recently, and now the corporate has revealed pricing for the SMP-N200 inside the United states of america. It will be on sale for $99 in October, and updates the old box with support for 3D, live streaming content and other unspecified new features. The unique featured then-impressive support for local media playback and streaming, but does the Blu-ray-less wonder does it have what it takes in 2011? If it has a UI refresh and access to comparable sources as a result of Sony’s now streamlined Video Unlimited / Music Unlimited media approach then this can play well as a one-two punch with a connected PC, phone or tablet . We’ll discover next month, take a look at the main points after the break or our hands on pics from CEDIA here .
The primary 3D Streaming Set-Top-Box Also Delivers Live Content with Greater Control
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 14, 2011 – Sony Electronics today announced availability for a higher generation, SMP-N200 Streaming Player to market. Adding 3D*, live content streaming, and other features that were previously unavailable at the original Streaming Player. The versatile set-top box delivers a powerful line-up of connected services through quite a lot of connection options, including composite, component, HDMI and WiFi; which provides consumers the power to upgrade ANY television to a connected television in exactly seconds. Originally announced recently last month at IFA, in Berlin, and named among the many top 10 new products on the show, the SMP-N200 begins hitting store shelves within the U.S. in October for around $99.99.
“The Streaming Player is perfect for consumers who wish to upgrade to a connected television, but are pleased with the television they currently have,” said Charles Speidel, vp of Sony’s Home Audio and Video Group. “Whether using it inside the family room or on a secondary television in the home this new set-top-box offers access to the entire complement of streaming content available from Sony, without committing to the price of a brand new Bravia.”
Compact and sublime to counterpoint any decor, the second one-generation Streaming Player uses Sony technology to enhance the standard of streaming content for the television screen. View movies, TV shows, videos and photos at the big screen as opposed to a computer monitor or hearken to music on-demand through a house speaker system with only some clicks of the handheld remote control. With a powerful line-up of online movies in HD and 3D, internet radio options and the entire array of Sony Entertainment Network (including the Sony 3D Experience), the Streaming Player brings the suitable of connected television to any screen.
The SMP-N200 also has DLNA capability which permits users to glue and control a network of devices and revel in music and videos stored on other devices, including a computer or tablet. As well as the handheld remote control that’s included, a free download of the Sony Media Remote app is offered for iOS and Android devices, and provides users the choice of using a smartphone to govern their SMP-N200 Streaming Player.
*Requires a 3D TV
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