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Sony unveils new circular media servers

Today, Sony has launched an all new home media server on the people of Japan that touts some interesting specs. Being called a multimedia server and NAS drive, the VGF-HS1 and VGF-HS1S come in 1TB and 1.5TB flavors respectively. Coupled with its unique small circular design, it could fit nicely on just about any HTPC.

The device boasts gigabit Ethernet, DLNA compatibility, integrated display, USB connectivity, hide-away multicard reader behind the front panel and plays many different codecs including AVCHD, MPEG2, HDV, JPEG, BMP, PNG, WAV, MP3, ATRAC, AAC and WMA.



The device is set to ship on May 17th across Japan to the tune of ¥60,000 ($570) / ¥80,000 ($760), depending on how much disk space you require. No word as of yet on whether or not they will be sent out to the rest of the world.



Written by: Dave Horvath @ 7 May 2008 14:15

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• 8 comments

• shaffaaf

  no mkv / divx .h264 or mpeg4

  7.5.2008 15:06 #1

• H0bbes

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  Well, I was interested...

  7.5.2008 16:46 #2

• david89

  popcorn hour and alot cheaper looks better then this sorry sony i will pass

  7.5.2008 18:13 #3

• iluvendo

  How much? Most likely, too much.

  7.5.2008 19:12 #4

• sgriesch

  Originally posted by iluvendo: How much? Most likely, too much.$570 and $760 according to the article. I purchased the HP MediaServer 1TB version, and added another TB hard drive. It works well. It's even picked up through my PS3, and seems pretty fluid. It has a feature that backs up multiple computers. I would like to see more specs on this to compare the two products with each other.

  7.5.2008 23:43 #5

• iluvendo

  Would'nt it be a laugh if people started using this device to store their movie back ups on ( especially $ony studios movies)

  8.5.2008 04:00 #6

• RNR1995

  F $ony

  9.5.2008 13:44 #7

• plazma247

  Im all up for new an intresting shapes but really thats a tad expensive for a 1 TB of NAS and honestly a NAS is ideally hidden away some place to do its job and not be seen and for that money you could make a media center pc with 1TB.

  10.5.2008 13:02 #8