LaCie's LaCinema Classic Bridge media player: just add storage
by Joseph L. Flatley 
posted Jun 8th 2009 at 5:51PM
LaCie's back with another addition to its steadily growing LaCinema family. The Classic Bridge ships for $99, including an HDMI cable and that iconic blue light, yet forgoes the hard drive -- perfect for all you crazy kids who already have plenty in the way of storage, but still need a way to get your media files onto the TV screen. Either install your 3.5-inch SATA HDD (FAT32 only, folks) or plug in an external USB drive, and you'll be watching re-runs of B. J. and the Bear in no time. Supports "flawless" 1080p HD resolution and all of the formats you depend on for your pop-culture fix, including: MPEG4, MP3, JPEG, and HD-JPEG. Not yet available for purchase, but in the meantime feel free to check this bad boy out in the gallery below.
Gallery: LaCinema Classic Bridge
Filed under: Players, Set-top boxes, Others
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
TLoganK @ Jun 8th 2009 9:29PM
No .mkv support? Psssh...I'll pass. May as well get one of the WD players at that cost point.
Jack Chance @ Jun 8th 2009 11:24PM
what about sound?
Is the black rca jack digital coax?
acme @ Jun 9th 2009 1:53AM
didn't we just go over this?
If engadget is gonna cross post stories on its different pages, atleast link to the same comments.
MimeisCrime @ Jun 9th 2009 10:03AM
I have a Popcorn Hour A110 and it's great. Not yet found a format it won't play back.
Although, this box looks better than the A110.
egfav @ Jun 16th 2009 6:35AM
The Egreat EG-M34A can do so much more for just a little bit more. Hdmi 1.3, MKVs, DTS downmix, network playback, youtube etc. Similar to popcorn but cost much less. See http://www.egreathd.com