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The Virtuoso MC-500 was created with the user in mind. As a debut product of the Virtuoso series, the MC-500 sets the new platform for media file playback from multiple computers through a wireless or wired network. The MC-500 will retrieve video, audio and picture files on you computer for playback on your television. The MC-500 allows you to enjoy movies and digital content on television so you never have to watch them on a computer monitor again.

FEATURES:

• Video: No more burning, no more copying. Stream directly from your Mac or PC through the MC-500. Supports MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4.
• Photo: Organise and view those special moments in the comfort of your home with your family. Enjoy digital photo albums accompanied by your favourite music tracks.
• Music: Manage and stream your digital audio collection. Create your own playlists and categories.
• Internet: Surf the net effortlessly on your big screen. Also includes enhancements including preset bookmarks and web radio access.
• Connect a portable USB hard drive or media card reader to the MC-500 via USB
• Display your favourite digital images while listening to your music collection
• Listen to Playlist support, recognising playlist files such as .m3u, b4s, .asx and .wpl
• Connect you MC-500 to your network via wireless* LAN or wired LAN connections. Also supports ad-hoc connection for direct communication between your MC-500 and your computer
• Fully upgradable through firmware upgrades over the internet

SPECIFICATIONS:

• CPU / System Board:
  • 150MHz 32-bit ARM based System On Chip
  • 4 Mbytes of Flash ROM
  • 16 Mbytes of SDRAM for host
  • 4 Mbytes of SDRAM for video buffer
• Video Output:
  • Composite Video
  • S-Video - through SCART
  • Component Video - through SCART (Progressive and VGA)
  • DVI Output
  • SCART
• Audio Output:
  • Stereo RCA
  • SPDIF Digital Audio Output on both Coaxial & Optical
• Networking Interface:
  • Ethernet interface 10-base T/100-base T
  • PCMCIA Card Slot for 802.11b
  • Video Decoding MPEG-1
  • MPEG-2
  • MPEG-4 Simple and Advanced Simple Profile Level 5 (without QPEL)
  • DivX (without QPEL)
  • XviD
  • RMP4
  • MOV (with 3ivX encoding)
  • MPG
  • AVI
  • Microsoft S-Mpeg4v3
• Resolutions:
  • Video Resolution: Up to 1920x1080 (1080i)
  • DVI Resolution: 480p, 720p, 1080i, 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 852x480(Plasma) (p-progressive i-interlaced)
  • Component Resolution: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i (60Hz, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i (50Hz)
• Audio Decoding:
  • MPEG-1 Audio Layers 1 & 2
  • MPEG-2 Audio Layer
  • MP3
  • Ogg Vorbis
  • PCM WAV
  • AAC
  • WMA
• Graphic Formats:
  • JPEG
  • GIF
  • Animated GIF
  • PNG
  • BMP
  • TIFF
• Other Features:
  • Neuston Web Browser
  • Internet Radio
  • Web Directory
  • News Centre
  • Support for USB mass storage (only FAT16/FAT32 file systems supported. Multiple partitions supported as well)
• Human Interface Devices:
  • Handheld Remote (Standard)

System Requirements
Mac: G3 or faster, Mac OS 10.2 or higher, minimum 50MB of available hard disk (not including media files), minimum 128MB memory (256 MB recommended), wireless or wired network interface.
Windows: 500MHz Pentium III or faster, Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, minimum 50MB of available hard disk (not including media files), minimum 128MB memory (256 MB recommended), wireless or wired network interface.

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