New HP Digital Media Receiver extends digital music, photos

By Our Convergence Bureau | 09 Jan 2003

Palo Alto, Calif: Using a standard remote control, the receiver enables consumers to browse through their favorite music and photos and choose what they want to view or listen to without having to access their PC using a typical mouse and keyboard.

Sporting a compact, sleek design that fits in any home environment, the easily set up and easy-to-use HP Digital Media Receiver provides access to digital content from a PC on a user''s wired Ethernet or wireless 802.11b home network. With the receiver, consumers can play digital music and view photos typically stored and accessed on their PC onto their TV and stereo systems, creating a new and entertaining way to interact with and enjoy their digital content.

"At HP, we''re constantly looking for innovative ways to help people more fully enjoy technology. We''re excited about how our new HP Digital Media Receiver will allow consumers to make the most of their digital entertainment experience," said Duane Zitzner, executive vice president, HP Personal Systems Group. "With the steep rise in home networking and the huge amount of digital music and photos people have stored on their home PCs, this product is a natural extension of their PC and consumer electronics investments. This product, along with the HP Media Center PC introduced last October, shows how HP is bridging the gap between computing and home entertainment."

"This announcement is a great example of momentum around the Digital Home vision. There''s a lot of excitement in new products such as HP''s Digital Media Receiver that merge the PC universe with the consumer electronics'' universe and bring new capabilities to consumers," said Louis Burns, vice president and general manager, Intel Desktop Platforms Group. "Intel is committed to accelerating the development of compelling Digital Home applications that take advantage of digital media and the power of the PC platform."