Iomega has announced the U.S. launch of a new generation of ScreenPlay HD Media Products, including the top-of-the-line Iomega ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player. These feature-rich HD media player makes it easy to browse your home network for content to watch on the TV, and also incorporates the Roxio CinemaNow entertainment platform from Sonic Solutions, giving consumers instant access to buy or rent movies and other premium entertainment from the Internet to view on your TV.
The new family of Iomega ScreenPlay HD Media Player products, on display at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas represents the most versatile multimedia product offerings in the market today: three different products with different features at different prices. The ScreenPlay family of products includes something for everyone that wants to enjoy their videos, photos, music and all of their digital content on the TV, as well as the additional feature on select ScreenPlay HD Drives that enable renting or purchasing premium content from the Internet – all without being connected to the computer.
“Iomega has changed the way consumers experience digital content on their home networks,” said Jonathan Huberman, President, Iomega and the Consumer and Small Business Products Division of EMC. “In the U.S., our new ScreenPlay HD Media Player products take that excellence to the next level with the addition of the Roxio CinemaNow online entertainment option, as well as exciting new high-definition capabilities, greater compatibility with the most popular media file types, an improved user interface, wireless capabilities and so much more. More than ever before, consumers can sit on the sofa rather than in front of the PC and enjoy all of their multimedia content with Iomega’s new ScreenPlay HD Media Player products.”
The new 1TB Iomega ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player will be available in the U.S. later this month for $249.00. The new 1TB Iomega ScreenPlay Plus HD Media Player is available now for $169.00, and the new ScreenPlay TV Link Director is expected be available in the U.S. later this quarter for $129.00. All of the new ScreenPlay HD Media Player Products are backed by a three-year warranty (with product registration).
