Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Designtechnica Reviews the FIA On3
Posted by James Fee in "ARTICLE" @ 07:00 AM
"With the push to bring your digital media files away from your computer and into your living room, we’ve seen several companies take different approaches to networked multimedia systems. Until now, most of the networked media devices we have reviewed are in a client-server configuration, meaning a remote server is required somewhere in your house in order for the device to play your media. FIA’s On3 digital media player and library takes a different approach, with the unit featuring 80 or 120GB of onboard storage. First Intelligent Array (FIA) has been around the networking and backup arena since 2000 and is most known for its network-attached storage devices. With the company’s background on storage devices, it makes sense that they have implemented the media storage and the media player into one device with the On3. With the ability to play your digital music, movies, and image files through your analog or digital stereo system and most TVs, FIA has high hopes for the On3, their first digital entertainment product."
The On3 seems to be an average solution in a market with lots of choices. I like the idea of a backup storage solution and media player in one, but I'm not sure this is the best implementation of that idea. Maybe FIA can figure it out or someone else can take the concept and run with it.
The On3 seems to be an average solution in a market with lots of choices. I like the idea of a backup storage solution and media player in one, but I'm not sure this is the best implementation of that idea. Maybe FIA can figure it out or someone else can take the concept and run with it.
