The article has been updated successfully.Introduction to multimedia players
Multimedia Player is a consumer electronics device that is capable of storing and playing digital media.
The media itself may be stored, received by terrestrial, satellite or cable broadcasting or streamed from the internet. Stored media is kept either on a local hard drive, on an external USB device or on a network attached storage. Media players are often operated with a remote control and are connected to a television set for video output.
Functionality and capability
A Multimedia player can connect to the home network using either a wireless (IEEE 802.11a, b, g, and n) or wired (Ethernet) connection. A Multimedia player includes a user interface that allows users to navigate through their digital media library, search for, and play back media files. Different players are designed to handle different tasks. Some or them only handle music; some handle music and pictures; some handle music, pictures, and video; while others go further to allow internet browsing or downloading torrent files.
Some other capabilities which are accomplished by Multimedia players include:
- Play and store music CDs and view album art
- Play, catalog, and store DVD videos
- Listen & Pause Digital Radio
- View, store, and edit digital pictures
- Create automated picture slideshows
- etc
For more information on the Xtreamer multimedia player please browse our Knowledge Base.
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25th of October, 2011
