What's PopCorn Hour - Network Media Tank (NMT)?

NMT is an all-in-one network device that uses the most powerful Sigma’s decoding chipset, the SMP8635. It is a combination of a Digital Media Player (DMP), a Network Attached Storage (NAS) and a Server. All these features turn the NMT in a device that makes it posible to view, listen, store, share etc. your files easily. The NMT gives you in a single device everything digital entertainment needs. A whole revolution in playing and connectivity.

Once connected to your network, the NMT will automatically detect any PnP AV Servers in your local network and it will add all the available contents. That allows the NMT to display all the found multimedia contents on your TV. As a Network Attached Storage, the NMT allows users to store, access or copy their multimedia contents to the NMT device via FTP or Samba. This allows any UPnP or DLNA devices to access the NMT to transfer files.

Thus, the NMT allows sharing, playing or streaming your digital multimedia contents with no need of a PC.

Network Media Tank’s advantages

The NMT is perfect to access all your multimedia contents. Once installed you will have fast and easy access to all your favorite files. Once connected to your network, the NMT configures itself and automatically displays all the available AV/DLNA UPnP devices, and adds every shared file. With a few clicks with its remote control, you will be ready to see everything: Internet TV, Internet shared photo albums, Online radio stations, all kind of codified multimedia files, etc.

High Definition. The NMT supports most of the high definition contents available on the Internet, like the most popular HD formats. WMV9, DivX HD and MPEG2TS are only a few of the codecs supported by the NMT. Its powerful chipset adds support to the new high definition codec that’s becoming the HD standard, the H.264 (MPEG 4 part 10) and plays containers that use this compression codec like AVI, MP4, TS, MOV, MKV (Matroska) etc. In addition to support for HD files, the NMT also includes the option to ensure the best broadcast without loss of quality.

Ease of use. LDigital Media Players are relatively easy to use, however the NMT simplifies it further. As a Plug and Play network device, just connect the NMT to your network and you will experience the pleasure of viewing your digital content in an easy and comfortable way. For users who use it for the first time, a quick installation menu will help them configure the user interface, optimizing the NMT for your TV. From here, an intuitive interface will make you begin enjoying your multimedia content with just a few clicks from the remote control.

All-in-one Solutions. The NMT is both a client and a server. It is a combination of a Network Attached Storage device (NAS), a Server and a Media Player. As NAS uses a Samba Server for an easy access to files stored on its hard drive. As server uses the UPnP AV NMPRv2.1 protocol and it’s compatible with the DLNA specification that allows compatibility with a wide range of devices as well as allowing other DMPs (Digital Media Player) accessing the NMT to perform streaming and playback its contents.

All the power of digital entertainment.

The NMT not only allows you to view HD content at home, may also include numerous online media. It supports most of the most popular streaming Internet protocols such as WMS on HTTP, WMS on RTSP, Shoutcast, ASF and others… which means that the NMT can be used according to your needs.

Syabas, NMT developer, makes available to users the MSP (Portal Media Service) that allows you to select and enjoy a variety of online news, radio, RSS, videos, weather forecasts and many other web services. The portal also links to videos from Google and Yahoo allowing users to search and view videos from two of the most popular search engines worldwide. An excellent way to share pictures with friends and family across the Internet via Flicker Photos, and NMT also allows users to submit their photos with background music to display them in your living room.All of these features combined make the NMT unique and a standard in advanced media players. It's the ultimate solution for users who want to get the maximum advantage of the latest communication technologies, web services and digital entertainment.

An open product to the Internet with a community of users continuously growing, which makes their firmware updates, technical support and online help going on.