Princeton's iTunes/DLNA NAS media server: bring your own disk

by Thomas Ricker, posted Dec 12th 2006 at 10:04AM

As the iPod continues its portable media juggernaut unabated (for now), we're starting to see more and more devices touting an iTunes server feature in their specs. Now Princeton joins the party with their PEC-NAV NAS server. Unlike Buffalo's LinkStation NAS with iTunes, Princeton's offering comes diskless, so you can throw any ol' 3.5-inch Parallel ATA disk into the chassis to serve your media down its 10/100Mbps Ethernet pipe. Sorry, no support for DRM'd files purchased from the iTunes store, this iTunes media server only streams MP3, M4A, MP4 audio formats stored on its disk back to your PC or Mac. It also features a couple of USB 2.0 ports to increase disk capacity and for attaching a remote printer (Windows only). And just in case you haven't yet bitten on Apple's iPod ecosystem, Princeton bundles support for DLNA media streaming and even includes DigiOn's (likely the device's OEM) DiXiM client software in the kit. On sale in Japan starting mid-January for about ¥18,800 or $161.

[Via Impress]

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio, Storage

Tags: digion, dixim, dlna, itunes, NAS, princeton

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cakesy @ Dec 12th 2006 10:52AM

Do you really need to link to the Zune everytime you mention the ipod. Is it really necessary? Why don't you link to another mp3 player. Come on, most people have never heard of the Zune, and most of the rest of us don't like it.

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Digitalosh @ Dec 12th 2006 11:51AM

perhaps the first part of your comment is WHY they link back to the Zune every time...

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Mrfreezie @ Dec 12th 2006 10:53AM

What, only MP3, M4A, MP4? Not even (non-protected) ACC? No thanks.

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CT @ Dec 12th 2006 11:43AM

M4A should cover the AAC playback.

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Rich Leung @ Dec 12th 2006 11:06AM

I can so use one of these as my MCE in basement w/ external HDD attached to it. Since I still got a interlaced TV, only way to upload/download/edit file name is using a FTP server/client = SUCKS.

This Princeton should solve 90% of the problem in file sharing and printing, etc.

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keith waddington @ Dec 12th 2006 10:01PM

reality check time

apple make nice stuff that people enjoy and they make profit.

engadgets is a web site that depicts other peoples creations and is popular because idiots like myself can post what ever the hell we want. The writing and attitude of the staff writers is the most annoying thing about this place.

So, try to stop sounding superior to companies that are producing stuff people want and are successful, because you are not exactly talented scribes to say the least.

but keep smiling (if you can)
waddo

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toeknee @ Aug 9th 2007 4:17PM

actually waddo, I like the writing and attitude of the staff. You and people like you that spend time complaining on the site is the most annoying thing about the site (since you stated it as fact and not opinion, it needed to be corrected).

And now I've added to what is annoying on the site, waddo, you are good at your little games. You win.

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