Today LaCie premieres the LaCie
silverscreen, a portable USB hard drive with
the ability to plug directly into multi-standard
television sets for instant playback of stored
movies, music or photos. LaCie silverscreen
is ideal for travelers wanting to enjoy digital
entertainment or professionals wanting to show
clients corporate videos on larger TV screens
without the need for a computer. The ultra slim
and quiet drive comes in 40GB or 80GB capacities.
"As people’s desire to carry and view
media anywhere increases, LaCie makes it possible
with this innovative storage solution,"
says Olivier Mirloup, LaCie Senior Product Manager.
"With LaCie silverscreen people can bring
their movies, personal photos and favorite songs
to their friends and family for instant playback
on any TV without the need for a computer. This
new portable hard drive is designed specifically
for people who want to enjoy digital entertainment
at home or on the road."
The LaCie silverscreen is pre-configured to
recognize and instantly play back a wide range
of movie file formats, including the MPEG-2
ISO format and the popular compressed DivX®
format. After uploading multimedia from any
PC or Mac through the USB interface, LaCie silverscreen
enables a real home theater experience with
surround sound thanks to the optical digital
output that supports compressed Dolby® Digital
5.1 and DTS pass through. A handy remote control
is included for easy menu surfing and playback.
This highly portable 10.6oz/300g drive stores
up to 14 MPEG-2 movies, 80 MPEG-4/DivX®
movies, 20,000 MP3s, or one million photos.
LaCie silverscreen also includes a Video On-Demand
(VOD) feature that allows people to conveniently
rent or buy DivX® VOD movies directly from
the DivX® website.
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