Philips entertains your home with new Network Music Players

On the audio front, Philips just launched a pair of Network Music Players, the NP2500 and the NP2900. They're color-screened followups to January's monochrome NP1100, and the NP2500 does audio out (including coaxial digital audio) just like is forebear, while the NP2900 (pictured) includes built-in speakers. The players work with internet radio, your PC's music library and some online music services like Rhapsody. No word on price or release date.

Philips entertains your home with new Network Music Players

[Snowman Posted Aug 28th 2008 11:09AM]

Is there any information bout whether it will stream from a NAS?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 28th 2008 12:53PM]

"The players work with...your PC's music library."

I would think that means that if you set up the NAS so your PC sees NAS+ partionX as a single logical volume, then you're set.

[Jamus Posted Aug 28th 2008 11:32AM]

This "no price or availability" think seems to be a bad theme that is getting more and more popular with companies. If you can have something good enough to show off, do they really not have an idea of pricing?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 28th 2008 1:14PM]

because they know engadget will pimp them regardless

[Wayne Posted Aug 28th 2008 12:10PM]

Is it battery powered? Where is the power cord?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 28th 2008 1:36PM]

If this isn't a DLNA approved product I could care less.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2008 3:51AM]

Just to answer to all question raised here :
* It will stream from NAS if NAS are UpNp compliants.
* If your NAS is UpNp compliant, it will be seen as a UpNp server.
* It is not battery powered. There is a power cord.
* It will be DLNA compliant.

On top of that, display is rather nice and the sound really great !!!