New Type of Multi-entertainment Terminal

摘要

Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. has marketed a multi-media entertainment terminal bitPlay that is developed by Sony Corp. bitPlay integrates a hard disc (HD) recorder, a DVD/CD player, an MD recorder and a Memory Stick with a television set or in an FM broadcast receiver, and enables playback with a liquid crystal display and 2.1 channel loudspeakers. It is also possible to display output on the Internet or to transmit and receive through the electronic mail system. The HD has a capacity of 40GB, a video screen and a special-purpose musical area is provided, and a HD Juke Box function is displayed that arranges and stores musical data equivalent to 300 CDs (about 5,000 musical songs). The terminal can receive transmitted electronic musical pieces, incorporates a musical data base containing more than 76,000 Japanese songs, and is usable for data arrangement and downloading. It is also possible to transfer data to the MG Memory Stick. The LCD is a 15-inch type XGA and enables audio-visual reception of TV programs and DVD images, also permits web observations as well as electronic mail transmission and reception. It can be interlinked to a network system with a 56-kbit, modem or with an Ethernet terminal.