LaCie LaCinema Classic Bridge - Sub-$100 USB Media Extender

LaCie LaCinema Classic by Neil Poulton is undoubtedly one classy-looking DivX media extender with its glowing blue strip and minimalist glossy black plastic case, but even that may not be enough for you to drop $160. How about if it's $99? LaCie has taken out the 500GB from the LaCinema Classic and adds Bridge to the existing name.

The LaCinema Classic Bridge essentially promotes as an affordable way by LaCie to add media playback capability to your existing storage devices. If you decide not to install your own internal SATA drive, the unit's front USB port can already start streaming content from a USB hard drive or flash drive. Being a DivX 6-certified device, LaCinema's video and audio compatibility aren't the best out there with the lack of support for AAC, H.264 codec and .MKV container. You will find HDMI 1.1, SPDIF and stereo RCA as well as composite video on the back. Good thing about this box is that the built-in upscaler should convert all SD content to 1080p.

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