ULTIO IS THE ULTIMATE

Digital Media Set-top boxes are multiplying like bunnies these days. Luckily ThinkGeek is here to help you cut through the crap and find the media box who can be BFF with your 50" HD flat-screen and killer audio system. Mvix, the folks responsible for bringing you some of the first digital media hard drive enclosures have cooked up a new little gem with the Mvix Ultio MX-800 HD. Pop in a hard drive, load on some video files, connect to your TV with HDMI and watch everything in stunning 1080p video.

But what makes the Ultio so special you say? Simply put, it's got everything you want in a digital media player. Lets go through the list together...
Native 1080p video output at up to 1920x1080 resolution (check)
Incredible variety of video and audio codec support including MKV (check)
Built in BitTorrent client for sharing and downloading video files (check)
HDMI, composite or component video output (check)
Optical SPDIF 5.1 Channel Dolby Digital audio output (check)
Takes up to 1.5 Terabyte SATA hard drive (check)
Built in samba server with UPnP implementation (check)
Oh and a completely sweet price! (check)

Fresh from the Mvix labs, the Ultio is bound to change your home entertainment experience forever. Ultio (MX-800HD) 1080p Media Center, a new generation of media center, brings best digital entertainment to your living room. A Hard-Disk based set-top media player capable of HD playback with video output as high as 1080p, it delivers spectacular picture quality of HD video and crystal clear sound clarity of digital audio. You can add upto 1.5 Terabyte SATA hard disk (optional) to store your entire movie & music collection. Or simply connect your external hard disks via USB ports to stream the movies in true hi def.

Ultio is internet-ready and pre-equipped with a network port (and an optional Wireless-N capability). It sports a samba server and a UPnP implementation, allowing seamless integration with services like PlayOn® orTversity® (for streaming video content fromNetflix®, Hulu®, CBS®, Youtube®, CNN®,ESPN® and much more). Still considering a blu-ray player? Check out Ultio's amazing specs.

Important Note
The Ultio does not come with a hard drive. You'll need to install your own 3.5" SATA drive of 1.5TB or less. Got it? Yep, we know you do.

Product Features

• Digital Media Player Supports native 1080p output and has a built in BitTorrent client with support for oodles of video codecs including MKV
• HDD Compatibility - Supports 3.5 SATA hard disk (capacity up to 1.5TB), HDD not included
• HDD Format - FAT32, EXT3 or NTFS format
• External Storage - Via USB Host (for external CD ROM / DVD ROM / Portable HDD / USB storage)
• Video Resolution - H.264, MKV, WMV9, MOV, RM/RMVB, TS and HD Divx supports up to 1920 x 1080p
• TV System Compatibility - PAL, NTSC, Auto
• Networking - LAN RJ45 10/100M or Wi-Fi 802.11N (via USB dongle, sold seperately)
• Network Protocols - Embedded uPnP Client, Samba Client
• Video Playback - Codec: H.264, MKV, WMV9, MPEG 1/2/4, HD Divx , Xvid, FLV, RM/RMVB, Container: mkv, ts, m2ts, mts, tp, trp, wmv, Ifo, iso, vob, dat, avi, mpg, mp4, mov, rm, rmvb, divx, xvid, flv
• Audio Playback - Codec: MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, AAC, LPCM, FLAC, AC3, Container: WAV [.wav, .pcm], ADIF, ADTS [.aac], M4A [.m4a], OGG [.ogg], ASF/WMA [.asf, .wma], FLAC [.flac]
• Image Playback - JPG, JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF
• Subtitle Playback - sub, smi, ssa, srt, idx + sub
• Audio/Video Out - HDMI1.3 (digital video and audio signals), Component (Y Pb Pr), Composite Video, Optical SPDIF (5.1Ch Dolby Digital), Stereo audio output (Audio R/L),
• I / O Ports - USB2.0 Host (for connecting external CD ROM / DVD ROM / Portable HDD / USB storage / USB WIFI), USB2.0 Slave to transfer Media from PC. 10/100Mbps Ethernet port (Media Transfer and Sharing across network
• Torrent Client - Embedded Bit torrent Client
• File Management - HDD Format, Copy, Delete, Rename, File Transfer via hand-held Remote
• Power Input - Universal AC 100 ~ 230V 50Hz ~ 60Hz, DC Power DC 12V 2A, 30-W
• Language - English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Hebrew