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.

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[Neil @ Aug 28th 2008 11:09AM]

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

[Jason @ 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 @ 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?

[phanbouy @ Aug 28th 2008 1:14PM]

because they know engadget will pimp them regardless

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

Is it battery powered? Where is the power cord?

[inteller @ Aug 28th 2008 1:36PM]

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

[emat @ 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 !!!