Chris Gohlke
08-28-2010, 02:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.cepro.com/article/sonys_129_n100_media_player_does_more_than_roku/D1/' target='_blank'>http://www.cepro.com/article/sonys_...e_than_roku/D1/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"If you like the streaming capabilities of Sony Blu-ray players, you’ll love the new SMP-N100 Network Media Player. This SMP-N100 Netbox has everything the Sony BDP-S570 has, minus the Blu-ray drive and plus the support of additional video formats including DivX and MKV. And the suggested retail price is only $129, meaning the street price may eventually come in around the $100 mark. That puts the product into contention with other standalone media streamers like those from Roku, Popbox and Western Digital."</em></p><p><em><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1282995552.usr10.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></em></p><p>Pretty compelling. More available content and features than the Roku box at a comparable price and from a brand more recognizable to Joe Consumer. If they can market this well so people can understand what it does, they could sell a lot of these, especially for secondary TV's where people might not necessarily want/need a full sized Blu-ray player.</p>