FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ESCIENT® DEBUTS FIREBALL™ DVDM-552 - THE ULTIMATE MULTI-ZONE HOME ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ALONG WITH ITS COMPANION DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER, THE MP-200 -- New Multi-Zone Solutions With Convenient Access to Huge DVD Movie and Music Collections and Unprecedented Multi-Room Capabilities -- NEW YORK, NY, December 22, 2005- Escient, the pioneer in digital media management, has significantly advanced the progress of multi-room home entertainment networking with the introduction of its flagship Media Management System, the FireBall DVDM-552 (SRP: $5,999), as well as its performance-extending companion, the FireBall MP-200 Digital Media Player (SRP: $999). Featuring the industry’s first-ever 2,000-DVD library management capability, the DVDM-552 establishes a new price-performance ratio in multi-room home entertainment networking, offering significant cost savings over higher-priced hard drive-based multi-zone media servers. Using its award-winning, easy-to-use on-screen interface, users can browse and play vast DVD and music collections in five connected mega-disc changers, in addition to over 8,000 CDs stored on its 500GB internal hard drive. Escient is demonstrating both the DVDM-552 and its companion MP-200 Digital Media Player at CES 2006 in the Marantz Booth #20407 in South Hall.
Advanced
Multi-Room Entertainment Both the DVDM-552 and MP-200 are designed to give custom installation specialists the ultimate solution for creating the ultimate home entertainment systems. Pre-built external control interfaces and modules are available for many 3rd party control and automation systems including AMX, Crestron, Elan, NetStreams, and Russound. For added flexibility, a web server built into the DVDM-552 allows users to browse, manage, and play their movies and music from any standard web browser, and integrated file-sharing features lets users transfer, backup, and play music files between the DVDM-552 and a PC or Mac. The DVDM-552 features a built-in CD-RW Player/Recorder for playing CDs, ripping CDs to the internal hard drive, and for creating custom mix CDs. It also plays MP3 and WMA Internet Radio stations. All DVDs and CDs controlled by the DVDM-552 are automatically identified by the Escient MovieDB™ and the Gracenote™ CDDB disc recognition services via the user’s Internet connection. The metadata and cover art for each disc are automatically downloaded and stored on the DVDM-552. A built-in parental control feature allows parents to determine which movies can be displayed and played through the on-screen Movies Guide.
MP-200:
“Connecting the Dots” in Multi-Room Home Entertainment
Expanded
Music Capabilities and More The MP-200 also plays MP3 and WMA Internet Radio stations, and thanks to its Gapless Audio Playback feature, there are no more gaps between tracks when playing classical or live CDs. For added flexibility, users may stream digital audio to up to four FireBall MP-200 players from one FireBall Server, for five simultaneous audio streams, and with its integrated Web Server and PDA Interface, the MP-200 also provides remote control and music streaming from any standard web browser or PDA. Bernie Sepaniak, president of D&M Holdings’ ReplayTV, Escient and ACT divisions noted: “As we celebrate our 10th Anniversary in 2006, our continuing mission is to give our valued custom installation customers the best-in-class products and system-building options that will let them create customized home entertainment systems with unprecedented features and capabilities, both for convenience and for multi-room entertainment. The DVDM-552, along with the companion MP-200, provides the leading-edge, high-wow-factor features and solutions that support the high-end pricing custom installation experts require, and they represent the pinnacle of media management technology today.” The DVDM-552 and MP-200 will be available in March 2006 at suggested retail prices of $5,999 and $999, respectively. Escient’s FireBall line of DVD and Music Managers also includes the FireBall SE-D1 (SRP: $999) the DVDM-100 (SRP: $1,999) and the DVDM-300 (SRP: $4,999). Escient will
demonstrate its full line of advanced media management products at the Marantz CES 2006
Booth #20407 in South Hall. |
