• iomega ScreenPlay HD Multimedia Drive

    iomega ScreenPlay HD Multimedia Drive

    Aniket Kadam, Jul 17, 2008 1315 hrs IST

    An external hard drive that can play your videos in HD! Or can it?

    Large storage space, Sturdy casing, Doesn't overheat, upscales video to HD.

    Limited format support, Doesn't play true HD, Basic interface.

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Put away those clunky DVD players and excessively large external storage drives for the iomega ScreenPlay HD Multimedia Drive is here! This latest external hard drive from iomega comes with 500GB of space but unfortunately, contrary to its claim, the drive can't play true HD. However,it upscales normal videos to 780 or 1080p.

This is a relatively new category of media device, there certainly have been multimedia drives before, but this is among the few that can play HD.

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iomega ScreenPlay HD Multimedia Drive
Remote control
Power supply
USB cable
Composite video cable
Component video cable
Software CD
Manual

Very nice indeed but they lack a power connector suitable for Indian sockets.

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(17) Comments
hedy
,tunisia, on Jan 07, 2011 03:24 PM
why it hasen't a small afficheur
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vasudev
,Bangalore, on Aug 27, 2009 02:28 PM
I'm not sure, how the review was conducted, but it is getting heated up too much even after 1 hr of video, is there any problem with my devide then? Pls let me know if there's a service centre in bangalore.
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joseph
,valletta malta gc, on Aug 21, 2009 03:11 AM
i just bought one it is a time bomb for me high devinition hd films to watch tv if you buy one you want be sorry for sure
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Mark
,Hazen, on Aug 21, 2009 01:35 AM
Can I rip my dvd movies to this hard drive ? If so what kind of software do I need to rip my dvd collection to this hard drive? Will it play directly to my TV? Thanks
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vaibhav
,pune, on Jan 25, 2009 04:19 PM
but this does not play the .MKV files..... is there a firmware upgrade coming from iomega for this???
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Muthu Natarajan
,Chennai, on Oct 09, 2008 10:21 AM
Do we have a Service center in Chennai (Tamilnadu,India) for the iOmega Screenplay 500 GB Multimedia Hard Drive..? If yes, Please let me know the address.
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Rocks
,Chennai, on Oct 20, 2008 07:49 AM
You can contact Neoteric Infomatique Chennai 044-32935459
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Anand N
,Bangalore, on Sep 05, 2008 10:21 AM
I would like to buy one. Let me know where can I buy this. I am at Bangalore. Thanks in Advance
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anna_arun
,Bangalore, on Jul 18, 2008 06:06 PM
I have one of this , Perfect for a me & those who like to store tons of movies/pictures/songs in one location. Major advantage is it has a HDMI connection. The Asia version comes with a Indian power cord if not also converter is max 20-50 Rs...To get True HD performance use a HDMI cable. My max use is for MP3,WMA, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (AVI/VOB), MPEG-4 (AVI/DiVX/XViD) and JPEG. Connectivity to TV - Component (yPbPr),Composite, SCART, SPDIF, HDMI... What else. All this at 9500 Rs. I found it really helpfull.
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Anonymous
,Mumbai, on Jul 18, 2008 09:02 PM
WOW , Thats lot more than enough :)
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anna_arun
,Bangalore, on Aug 18, 2008 11:09 AM
22225843 SP Road Bangalore
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Surya
,Bangalore, on Aug 04, 2008 02:08 PM
for that price, its a bit low on audio formats... supports only MP3, AC3 :(
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dlark
,New delhi, on Jul 17, 2008 02:34 PM
wat is the cost?
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Chottania
,Delhi, on Jul 18, 2008 05:41 PM
9500+Tax
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Suraj
,Bangalore, on Jul 28, 2008 10:24 PM
Where did you buy? Canyou give the address?
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Ghosh
,Cal, on Jul 17, 2008 09:28 PM
Should have been a picture of the back panel.
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anna_arun
,Bangalore, on Jul 18, 2008 05:50 PM
Its on Page 3 - Design
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