Looking for a handy multimedia gadget to bridge the gap between your PC and your HDTV? This multimedia device could do the trick. The Mvix Media Center is really an external hard drive enclosure with it’s own processor, a Linux OS and some tools to playback just about any multimedia file you have.

This new version of the Mvix adds support for HD video output to your TV and wireless connectivity via 802.11b/g. (You can also connect via an Ethernet cable.) You can connect to your TV like you would connect any other audio and video components with composite, component, s-video or DVI, and you connect audio out with RCA jacks or even use a FM transmitter to play the sound on your FM stereo.

Once set up you simply transfer files from your PC to the Mvix device and play them with the built in interface or the included remote control. It supports a multitude of multimedia file types for both audio and video, and can even support straight DVD VOB files. It will also push out still images for viewing a slide show of photos.

How much multimedia will it hold? Well that depends on you, since you will be providing the 3.5″ hard drive for this multimedia device. It does not come with one for it’s list price of $299.99.

Aside from having to make an additional purchase for the hard drive, this gadget is pretty slick. If you have ripped DVD’s (legal ones of course) and don’t want to have to burn them and lose some quality in the compression, this is a great solution. Any MP3 files you have on your PC, video’s you made with your camcorder or digital pictures you have taken can be transferred to the Mvix or just streamed to it from another PC while playing and enjoyed on your TV, HDTV or other AV components with little hassle. Add a really big hard drive and store them all there and you are set, conquering the inconvenient void between your PC and your external media center with a small, portable and easy to use device.

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