| Product |
Storage Capacity |
Operating System |
WiFi Capabilities |
Video Formats |
Audio Formats |
Other Formats |
Connections |
Other features |
| Sony VAIO XL3 Digital Living System |
500GB (2-250GB drives) |
Windows® Vista Home Premium |
802.11a/b/g |
MPEG-2/4, WMV |
MP2/3, WMA, WMA-Pro, AAC |
JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG |
(1) HDMI Connection Output; (1) DVI-D Connection (through HDMI to DVI-D Adapter); (1) Composite Audio/Video Input; (1) Component Video Output; (1) S-Video Input; (1) RF Connection Input; (2) Front USB 2.0 "A" Ports; (2) Back USB 2.0 "A" Ports; (1) Front i.LINK FireWire Port; (2) Back i.LINK FireWire Ports; (1) Composite Audio Output Left/Right; (1) Composite Audio Input Left/Right; (1) S/PDIF Digital Audio Output; (1) S/PDIF Digital Audio Input; (1) S/PDIF Coaxial Digital Output; (1) 3.5mm Microphone Port; (1) 3.5mm Heaphone/Audio Out Port; (2) IR Output Transmitters; |
Blue-ray Rewritable Drive;TV Tuner: High Definition digital cable tuner with CableCARD, ATSC and NTSC support |
| HP MediaSmart Receiver x280n |
Slots available for HP Pocket Media Drives for additional storage |
Windows® XP / Vista |
802.11a/b/g/n |
MPEG-1/2/4, WMV |
JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG |
MP2, MP3, WMA, WMA-Pro, AAC |
HDMI, Component video, Ethernet, Optical Audio, Analog Audio, USB 2.0 |
Compatible with Snapfish, CinemaNow, Live365; WMP11 or UPnP and DLNA-compliant servers |
| Apple TV |
160GB/40GB |
Mac OS X 10.3.9+ / Windows® XP (SP2) |
802.11a/b/g/n |
MPEG 4 |
MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF |
JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF |
HDMI, Component video, TOSLINK optical audio, Analog RCA stereo audio, 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet, USB 2.0; IR receiver |
Syncs directly into iTunes library; Includes remote control |
| Slingbox Solo |
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Mac OS X v.10.3.9 / Windows® XP (SP2) / Vista |
802.11a/b/g |
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Ethernet, IR controller, composite video, S-Video, cable tuner, HDMI |
Watch TV in remote location with broadband location including a phone |
| LinkSys Media Center Extender |
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Windows® Vista Home Premium or Ultimate |
802.11b/g/n |
MPEG-1/2 |
WMA, WMA-Pro, Dolby Digital AC-3 Audio, AAC-LC, MPEG-1/2 |
JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF |
(1) Ethernet, (1) HDMI, (1) Component Video, (1) Composite Video, (1) Stereo Composite Audio, (1) S-Video, (1) SPDIF RCA, (3) Antenna |
Compatible with digital cable, DVD player, DirectTV, Apple TV, Windows Media Center, security cameras, DVR (Tivo, Comcast, ReplayTV, DISH), HD |
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