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MyTelly HD, the Media Server with Everything but the Kitchen Sink


By: The Online Reporter
Publish Date: February 01, 2007

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MyTelly HD, the Media Server with Everything but the Kitchen Sink Interact-TV has a snazzy-looking Linux-based media server called MyTelly HD that, in addition to a long list of media server features, also supports high-definition video. It's got HD 720p and 480i component video output, gigabit Ethernet and upscales all video and DVDs to full HD resolution. The $899 unit functions as a DVR with no monthly subscription to pay. It also comes with no fans because of its passive cooling system (hello, Dell!). There's up to a 400GB hard drive, 512MB of RAM, dual-layer DVD burner, six-channel audio, component/S-Video/composite outs, NTSC TV tuner, IR trackball remote, optional wireless keyboard, gigabit Ethernet, FireWire and USB 2.0. The unit plays back and saves DVDs, looks up DVD cover art and metadata, burns recorded TV shows to DVD, imports video files from a networked PC and plays AVI, DivX, MPEG1/2/3/4, WMV, JPEG, Cinepak, DV, QuickTime, RealMedia, H.263 and H.264 formats. There's also an audio/photo management system and one-touch recording of the DVR.