TViX Multimedia Box
I was surfing the net and happened across a cool new device called TViX. It is similiar to a TiVo in that it allows you to rip your DVDs to it and will also store and playback mp3s and photos. It has a slideshow feature for viewing photos. Besides DVDs it will play any video format, ex. DivX, mpeg1 and mpeg2. As for audio it will play WMA and Ogg as well. For video out it has component, composite, and s-video. For audio it has the standard stereo, coaxial, and optical. Two things I wish it had are: Some kind of Hi-Definition video out and an Ethernet port. The up coming HD media format is a good reason to have HD out. As of right now the two models they have only allow you to transfer files via USB 2 or Firewire, there is no networking which I think is essential nowadays for anthing remotely resembling a computer. Another plus, however is that the TVix comes with a remote. I am not sure what all the features are of the remote, but in the pictures it looks like it has alot of functionality.