Multi-Room specialist Living Control have launched a fall Full HD server the Studio6 MediaServer.
The Studio6 is capable of sending two independent streams of FullHD (1080p) video and four independent streams of high definition 24bit/96kHz audio simultaneously to six or more rooms in the home. This means that at any one time, it’s possible for family and friends to be enjoying two different FullHD movies and four different audiophile-quality music selections wherever they are in the home.
Supporting a wide ranging library of video and audio formats including AVI, MP4, QuickTime HD, H.264, VC1, DiVX 4/5/6.
The Studio6 MediaServer retails for £8995 and is easy to use via Living Control’s easy-to-use wall keypads, TVs and a range of wireless devices including Nokia Tablets and the iPhone.
Pronto, PC, Mac, Linux and Nokia Tablet interfaces allow the full management of all audio and video files including the comprehensive editing of playlists and podcasts.
Its proprietary modular design, developed and built entirely in the UK, is based on Living Control’s own Linux platform, which is powerfully future-proofed via LC’s ‘openCODEC’ system. Updates will enable a choice of the latest generation of Full HD optical storage for Blu-ray or other future HD optical formats. Gigabit networking enables the streaming of video and music across the network, as well as importing video and music from other sources.
Living Control’s Studio6 MediaServer is availability in June 2009 and has a Suggested Retail Price of £8995.
On demonstration at CSE’s stand C5, CEDIA UK Expo 2009.