Pinnacle ShowCenter 200 Digital Media Player Specifications And Datasheet

Pinnacle ShowCenter 200 Digital Media Player

Product Description

Feel Right At Home With Top Quality Digital Music, Movies and Photos
Now you don’t need to sit in front of your PC to enjoy your digital media. ShowCenter 200 lets you experience the very best of everything — music, movies, and photos — on your home TV and audio system.

• High Definition Photos and Video
  The ultimate in crystal-clear pictures and CD-quality sound! Enjoy High- definition output of your photo slide shows, videos, and HD videos captured from TV broadcasts. Your high-megapixel digital camera photos will look sharper than ever on the big screen. Turn them into slide shows, complete with subtitles and background music.

• Access to Premium Content
  No more reloading your CD player. Pinnacle ShowCenter 200 gives you access to digital rights-protected (DRM) music that you’ve purchased online so you can watch or listen to them on your home theater system, TV or stereo, including audio from RealRhapsody®.

• Handy USB Placement
  A USB port on the front panel of the ShowCenter player makes it simple to watch or listen to your digital entertainment or connect your digital camera, external drive, or USB drive.

• Easy Setup and Usability
  Connect to your PC or home network with a wired or a wireless connection — integrated 802.11g wireless support gives you a choice. The Quickstart wizard leads you step-by-step through setup.|

• PVR Functionality
  Control the Personal Video Recorder (PVR) features on your Pinnacle PCTV tuner card (purchased separately) from the ShowCenter unit in your living room without any subscription fees. Use the remote control to record your favorite shows directly from ShowCenter. Timeshifting lets you fast forward past commercials, rewind and replay your program. Includes support for analog, satellite, and DVB-T digital video broadcasting standards.

• Powerful, Flexible Media Management
  Pinnacle’s MediaManager software lets you organize your media files in several categories, or find them in predefined genre lists. It supports a huge range of popular media formats. Burn your music collections and films to CD or DVD for archiving or sharing with friends. Import your entire CD music collection with integrated ripping.

Features

Pinnacle ShowCenter is a bridge between your PC and your home entertainment system. It comes complete with the ShowCenter player, remote control, and Pinnacle MediaManager software so you can enjoy the entire realm of digital media. Stream your stored PC files and your Internet-purchased premium content music right into your living room.

• Premium Content
  Now you can take advantage of high-quality Microsoft® Windows Media® 9 music. Once you’ve purchased them online, you can stream them from your PC to your home entertainment center for immediate viewing and listening pleasure.

• High Definition Viewing
  Enjoy High Definition (HD) and DivX® videos, photos, and music. Watch HD movies you’ve captured from TV, and HD slide shows you’ve put together from your high-megapixel digital still camera pictures.

• Convenient USB Access
  The USB connector on the front panel of the ShowCenter player makes it easy to enjoy photos or other media files from your digital still camera/media storage device.

• Media Management Extraordinaire
  MediaManager software takes care of all the media files on your PC. Import music from CDs and video tapes, and burn any file to CD or DVD. Create playlists for your music, movies, and photos. MediaManager software automatically catalogs your audio, video, and photo files by category, album, and genre. As you add or remove media it automatically updates your catalog. And it automatically converts non-supported file formats. ShowCenter  200 with MediaManager makes it easy to:

  • Create custom playlists of your music, movies, and photos
  • Choice of automatic audio playlists: top rated, most played, least played, not yet played
  • Add your entire CD collection to your database with integrated CD-ripping
  • Burn your playlists and slide shows to CD
  • Rate your media from 1 to 5 stars
  • Add parental controls to specified files
    Just connect the ShowCenter 200 player to your PC via a wired or wireless connection. ShowCenter 200 has integrated 802.11g wireless functionality with a built-in antenna. The Quickstart installation wizard leads you through installation.
    

• Pinnacle ShowCenter 200 Lets You Do So Much!
  

  • Resume viewing videos where you left off
  • Stream Internet SHOUTcast™ radio or RealRhapsody online music through your home audio system
  • Listen to music on your stereo with the TV turned off— just assign playlists and radio stations to remote control buttons
  • Watch TV while you add to your video collection— remote PVR allows TV viewing at the same time you’re recording
  • Display subtitles for AVI and VOB playback
  • Enjoy movies with Dolby® Digital surround sound. (If you don’t have a Dolby Digital Receiver, Dolby Digital 5.1 to 2-channel down-mix can be activated online for a one-time fee.)

Specifications

Hardware

Inputs and outputs:
The ShowCenter 200 player delivers optimum video and audio. The A/V connectivity is equivalent to a premium-quality DVD player and consists of:

• SCART 21-pin connector (Europe-only, also known as Peritel connector or Euroconnector) with composite, Y/C, RGB, stereo audio
• Component video output (“YPrPb”, 3 x RCA)
• Composite video output (1 x RCA)
• Y/C (“S-Video”) video output (1 x Hosiden)
• Stereo audio outputs (“Line-Out”) (2 x RCA)
• Additional stereo audio output (for separate connection to the stereo system) (2 x RCA)
• Digital audio outputs, both optical (1 x Toslink) and electrical (S/PDIF 1 x RCA)

Further inputs and outputs:

• Ethernet RJ-45 (100BASE-T) with associated connection/data LEDs
• Integrated Wi-Fi® 802.11b/g interface with built-in antenna
• Power cable connector
• IR receiver
• The USB connector on the front panel

Switches and Indicators

• The power button on the front panel
• LED for standby or power ON mode
• LED on the front of ShowCenter indicates a new media file is ready

Supported File Formats

• Music: MP3, MPEG-1 layer 2 (MPA), PCM WAV, WMA. Incompatible audio files (such as WMA Lossless, and WMA Pro) will be converted to MP3 at 192 kbit/s.
• Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-2 VOB, MPEG-4 AVI, XviD, WMV9
• HD Video: WM9 HD up to 1080i, WM9 HD up to 1080i with DRM, MPEG-2 HD up to 720p, MPEG-4 HD AVI up to 720p. Incompatible video files (such as DV) will be converted to a ShowCenter-compatible format as set by the user.
• Images: JPEG, BMP, PNG, and GIF. All “portrait”-oriented image files are rotated by 90° as defined in the ShowCenter 200 database. The pictures are optimized on the fly for TV screen display and stored as a copy in JPEG  format, preserving the original image file. A software color correction and flicker filter is selectable from the ShowCenter 200 player.

Video standards for A/V outputs:

• PAL 25 fps full D1 720 x 576 interlaced
• NTSC 29.97 fps full DV 720 x 480 interlaced
• HD 480p, HD 720p, HD 1080i

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions : 11.81 x 9.06 x 1.58 in
• Weight: 5.31 lbs

System Requirements

Minimum System Requirements:

• Intel® Pentium® III 1.0 GHz or equivalent AMD® Athlon® CPU or Celeron®/Duron 1.2 GHz
• 256 MB RAM
• EIDE hard disk with minimum 10 GB free space
• DirectX® 8 or higher compatible graphics
• DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound controllers
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
• 802.11b/g for wireless connection or 10/100BASE-T for wired Ethernet connection
• Mouse
• Windows XP (Professional or Home edition) or Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or higher

Recommended System:

• Intel Pentium 4, 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1800
• 512 MB RAM
• UDMA hard drive with 80 GB or more disk space
• DirectX 9 or higher compatible graphics and sound controller
• CD or DVD recorder
• 802.11g for wireless connection or 100BASE-T for wired Ethernet connection
• Mouse
• Windows XP Home or Professional Edition Service Pack 1 or higher

Product Includes:

• Pinnacle ShowCenter 200
• Power cable
• Ethernet cable
• Remote control
• 2 AA batteries 1.5 V for remote control
• CD-ROM with drivers and applications
• ShowCenter User Manual
• ShowCenter Quick Start Guide

Generation
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with HT technology or Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology in combination with Pinnacle ShowCenter Software is the ideal combination for your digital home solution.

Address: Pinnacle Systems Inc. – 280 N. Bernardo Avenue – Mountain View – CA – 94043

Trademarks
© 2005 Pinnacle Systems, Inc. and its licensors. All Rights Reserved. Pinnacle Systems, the Pinnacle Systems logo and ShowCenter are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. ©2004 Dicas Digital Image Coding GmbH. Intel, Pentium, Centrino, the Intel Centrino logo and the Intel Inside logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. RealNetworks and RealRhapsody are registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

FAQ’s

What is the Pinnacle ShowCenter 200 Digital Media Player?

The Pinnacle ShowCenter 200 is a digital media player designed to stream multimedia content to your TV.

What types of media can it play?

The ShowCenter 200 can play various types of media including videos, music, and photos.

How does it connect to the TV?

The player connects to the TV using AV or HDMI output, delivering audio and video signals.

Is it a wireless media player?

The ShowCenter 200 might support both wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi connectivity for media streaming.

What video resolutions does it support?

The player typically supports video resolutions up to 1080p for high- definition playback.

What audio formats are compatible?

The ShowCenter 200 usually supports a range of audio formats including MP3, AAC, and more.

Can it stream content from the internet?

The device might not have built-in internet capabilities for streaming online content.

What storage options does it offer?

The player often supports USB drives and external hard drives for accessing stored media.

Does it have a remote control?

Yes, the ShowCenter 200 typically comes with a remote control for easy navigation.

Can I use my smartphone as a remote?

Some versions of the player might offer smartphone apps for remote control.

Is it compatible with DLNA?

The ShowCenter 200 might support DLNA for seamless media streaming from compatible devices.

What video outputs are available?

The player usually provides composite and component video outputs for connecting to TVs.

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