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atl_galant2k3
12-21-2009, 06:29 AM
OK Folks what do you think of putting a WD Mini in the car as a Media Center. I just recived an email from New Egg and they have it for 59.00. IM going to pick it up and try it out. I will pro just make some sort of USB Dock. Since I don't smoke, convert one of my sig jack into a USB dock for my thumb drive. I figure its cheaper than building me a Car PC.

Pics and then WD Write up...

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An easy, affordable way to supersize your digital media on your big screen TV. Simply connect the player to your TV, plug a USB drive into the player and you're ready to enjoy all your digital media in DVD quality playback, including RealVideo.

Key Features

Turn your USB drive into a media player - Play DVD-quality content from your USB drive. Optimized for My Passport portable hard drives. Also works with most other USB drives, digital cameras, and camcorders.
Supports an extensive list of file formats - Plays back a wide variety of DVD-quality file formats without the need to transcode, including RealVideo.
Simple, intuitive user interface - Use the included remote control to navigate smoothly through your entertainment choices using the DVD-like navigation. Supports video chapters, trick modes, and subtitles.
Collect without limits - There's no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more USB drives for more space.
Automatic play - Set the player to play a selected media file automatically when the unit is turned on. Perfect for living art on your HD TV or for digital signage.
Small and portable - Small enough to take with you. Play video at home, at a friend's house or while you're travelling.
Navigation options include: -

* Thumbnail, list and video previews – Browse your content by file name or by thumbnails of photos, album covers and movie cover art. Preview videos while you browse your content.
* Media library –View all your media by media type in one menu regardless of its location in folders.
* Search – Search by filename.

Photo viewing features: -

* Create custom slide shows with a variety of transitions and background music
* Media library –View all your media by media type in one menu regardless of its location in folders.
* Zoom and pan
* Search by filename

Music playback features: -

* Fast forward, rewind, pause, shuffle, repeat
* Search by filename

Composite video connection - Composite (RCA) outputs ensure compatibility with virtually all television sets.
Component video connection - Component (Y Pb Pr) output delivers high definition resolution to your HDTV.
Optical Audio - Optical audio output high fidelity audio or pass-through digital audio signal to your AV receiver for surround sound experience.

Languages Supported

User Interface:

* English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese

Subtitle:

* English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Greek, Russian (KOI8-R & Windows 1251), Portuguese, Central European, Turkish, Malay