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Pinnacle announces ShowCenter 250HD

by Parm Mann on 20 November 2007, 10:28

Tags: ShowCenter 250HD, Pinnacle

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Pinnacle's latest Digital Media Receiver

If you're looking for an all in one solution to access all your digital media from your PC or Mac on your TV, Pinnacle may have the answer for you in the form of its ShowCenter 250HD. Set to debut in January 2008, the unit will retail with an SRP of £129.99 and offers an easy to use setup that Pinnacle claim "removes the barriers to PC/TV convergence and even puts inexperienced computer users in charge of deciding how and where they enjoy their PC-based digital content".

Based upon the earlier ShowCenter 200 which we reviewed and awarded a HEXUS recommendation, the 250HD now provides support for HD media and promises to offer the best picture quality available. Featuring full UPnP support on Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS and other networked devices, the ShowCenter 250HD is fully capable of bridging multiple devices together.

Pinnacle ShowCenter 250HD

“The growth in the home theatre and HDTV markets has created the need for a simple, cost-effective solution for linking PC-based digital media to a home entertainment system,” states Tanguy Leborgne, Pinnacle Systems’ Vice President of Worldwide Marketing.  “PC users and home entertainment enthusiasts want to be able to have their friends and family join them in viewing their digital media collections on their large-screen home entertainment system, rather than in front of their PC. With Pinnacle ShowCenter 250HD, they can do that and more.”

The ShowCenter 250HD supports playback of a variety of video formats including Windows Media Video 9, WMV-DRM, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, DivX HD as well as music formats Mp3, WMA, and WAV. Despite also offering a fairly broad range of input/output options and integrated Wi-Fi, HDMI output isn't available.

Further reading
Press release: Pinnacle Systems Launches ShowCenter 250HD
Official product page: Pinnacle ShowCenter 250HD
Hexus review: Pinnacle ShowCenter 200



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