Staff Techdrunk 
Seagate has unveiled a new FreeAgent Theater HD media player, which works in conjunction with the company’s FreeAgent Go, a portable hard drive (or any other USB). The media player provides an easy way to watch movies, photos and play videos on T.V.
According to a survey, consumers worldwide capture more than 15 billion gigabytes of digital photos and videos each, and watch it mostly on home computers. More than a quarter of consumers want to access the stuff directly on T.V, while nearly a third of them want to view movies and other videos through the T.V. Earlier, the only way to transfer the digital files from PC to T.V was through CDs and DVDs. With the FreeAgent Theatre Medial player, you can now easily store and move media library from PC to T.V.
Here are some technical specifications of the product:
- Supports MPEG-1,2 and 4 formats.
- Supports DIVX files with video resolutions for NTSC, PAL and HD up to 1080i.
- Has support for subtitles.
- Plays popular digital audio formats like MP3, WMA, WAV and OCG.
- Windows XP or Vista operated PC is required to download and transfer content to the Seagate FreeAgent.
- The FreeAgent Theater can connect to any TV that has S-video or component video, audio inputs and an AC outlet.
The company will launch FreeAgent in the US markets in March, and it will be available only in few outlets. At present, there is no news of availability of new media player in India, but it is expected to come after being launched in the US.
FreeAgent Theater solution will be available in three different configurations at approximate prices of Rs.6,325, Rs.11,200 for 250 GB and Rs.14,350 for 500GB capacity.
