The new Iomega HD media player products come with Sonic Solutions support

Using next-generation Iomega ScreenPlay HD media players and Roxio CinemaNow, you can easily rent or buy movies to watch on your big-screen TV - without the need for a computer.

Iomega, a subsidiary of EMC (NYSE: EMC), and Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) today announced that the two companies are working together to create a solution that allows consumers to buy or rent high-quality, viewable TVs without moving out of the living room. entertainment materials.

In the United States, models from Iomega's award-winning ScreenPlay ™ HD Media Player family will include the Roxio CinemaNow ™ entertainment platform, which offers an instant way to purchase or rent movies and other high-quality content on standard and high-definition TV online. *

"With Iomega's award-winning ScreenPlay products, customers can easily access videos, photos and music from the home network and enjoy them on the TV in the living room," said Jonathan Huberman, president of Iomega and EMC's Consumer and Small Business Products division. With CinemaNow, you can access high-quality content directly from Iomega ScreenPlay HD Media devices. Buyers in the U.S. can now rent or purchase movies online without the need for a computer or leaving the living room. We are pleased to work with Sonic Solutions to incorporate this feature into our industry-leading ScreenPlay product line, as it is once again a feature that sets our products apart from other players in the market. ”

According to Mark Ely, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Sonic Solutions, “Iomega ScreenPlay HD products are the ideal solution for those who want easy and convenient access to their own digital multimedia data and their favorite entertainment content. Together with Iomega, we can build another seamless connection between digital content and consumers ’favorite nightclub, the living room.”

Roxio CinemaNow

The Roxio CinemaNow entertainment platform supports an ever-expanding range of home and mobile electronics devices, products from more and more manufacturers: PCs, connected TVs, desktop DVD and Blu-ray players, smartphones and portable media players. The platform gives resellers and suppliers of consumer electronics products the opportunity to join the entertainment supply chain, sign up with value-added product offerings, and build ongoing relationships with customers. In stores with Roxio CinemaNow support, shoppers can instantly purchase or rent high-quality entertainment content for their favorite device from the CinemaNow online movie library, flexibly so that the ordered content can be played on other electronic devices.

Iomega ScreenPlay HD media player products

Iomega ScreenPlay HD Media Player products provide a convenient connection between your home network and your home theater so the owner can enjoy digital content from the most convenient place in the house. All the user has to do is store the content on the screen drive of the ScreenPlay device and then start playback on the TV.

Iomega ScreenPlay media players also include high-end models that, with their own connection, act as true network storage and provide convenient access to files on your home network. Devices work wirelessly (USB WiFi adapter must be purchased separately; up to 1 TB internal storage capacity; support high-definition video; Energy Star-certified adapter; portable hard drives or USB devices with USB 2.0 port - that is, additional storage - and they support plenty of CODEC and file types for enjoying photos, music and videos.

However, the range also includes the economical ScreenPlay ™ TV Link model, which does not have an internal hard drive, so the customer can use their own USB disks or Flash drives to transfer content.

All new Iomega ScreenPlay HD Media Players also come with a remote control. The player can store up to four million photos, 18 hours of music or 500 hours of video ***, so family and friends can share high-definition photos, music and video clips with the convenience of a living room without a computer.

In addition to Roxio CinemaNow, the upcoming ScreenPlay HD Media Player products will support even more CODECs and file types, DIVX®-certified and other additional features.

Iomega’s new ScreenPlay HD Media Player using Roxio CinemaNow technology is expected to be announced soon, and will be in stores for the holidays. To view all current ScreenPlay HD Media Player products, simply visit www.iomega.com.