The ultimate multi-zone media manager!
Escient's FireBall DVDM-552 is the new standard for home
theater and multi-zone a/v systems. There is no better way to
enjoy your home theater than with the DVDM-552's ability to
graphically organize and display your entire DVD, CD and
digital music collection right on your big screen! With its
massive 500GB hard drive and the ability to manage up to 2000
DVDs and CDs in external changers, the DVDM-552 provides
instant access to even the largest music and movie collections
through an easy to use and intuitive on-screen interface.
Using the optional MP-200 Digital Media Player, you can access
any movie or song in your entire collection from a different
room in your home. The latest action thriller in the home
theater and the kids favorite in the den - all at the same
time!
DVD MANAGEMENT FEATURES
Multi-Zone DVD Playback – using the optional MP-200 Digital
Media Player, you can play a second movie in different room
Instant Movie Access – instantly access any DVD in your
collection using the intuitive on-screen guide
Multiple Movie Views – view your movie collection by genre,
title or cover art
Detailed Movie Descriptions – get on-screen information such
as cast, rating, genre, year, run time, and detailed
descriptions for every movie in your collection
Store and Protect – safely store your entire DVD collection in
up to five 400 disc DVD changers
Unmatched Price/Performance – it costs less to store 2000 DVDs
in external changers compared to hard drive storage or
expensive entertainment center furniture
Automatic DVD Identification – uses Escient’s MovieDB™ for the
best possible DVD data matching in the world
Automatic DVD Cover Art – full color cover art for every DVD
is automatically located and displayed for you
Parental Controls – limit which DVDs can be browsed and played
by your kids
Fully Customizable – create and edit your own movie groups and
add your own movie descriptions and notes
Built-in 5x2 Video Matrix Switcher – automatic changer
selection and A/V routing to two different zones/rooms
INTERFACE AND CONTROL FEATURES
On-screen Graphical User Interface – often imitated, but never
duplicated, simply the best interface around can now be
customized with themes and personalized backgrounds to match
any décor
PC File Sharing – transfer music files to and from your PC or
Mac
Web Server and PDA Interface – remote control and music
streaming from any standard web browser or PDA
DLNA/UPnP Support – connect, control, and play your music from
any standard DLNA/UPnP media adapter and play music from other
DLNA/UPnP servers
Sophisticated Control Interface – extensive two way control
enables endless integration possibilities with Crestron, AMX
and other home automation and third party remote control
systems STORAGE CAPACITY
Hours of music storage and selectable encoding options
MUSIC SERVER FEATURES
Instant Music Access – instantly find and play any genre,
artist, title or song in your music collection
Built-in CD Player – play any Audio or MP3 CD and get the
cover art, artist, title and song list on-screen
Automatic CD Identification – uses Gracenote CDDB™ for the
best possible CD data matching in the world
CD Burner – create the perfect mix CD to play in your car,
office, or portable CD player
Fast CD Ripper – copy a CD to the internal hard drive in MP3
or CD Quality (FLAC) format in less than 5 minutes
Multi-Zone Support – Connect one FireBall to another FireBall
to share the music, access up to 1TB of digital music, and
create a second music zone or add FireBall MP-200 Digital
Media Players for music in every room
Fully Customizable – create and edit your own Playlists,
Genres, and Internet Radio Stations
Free WMA and Shoutcast Internet Radio – high quality Internet
Radio stations updated automatically using the Escient RadioDB
Tuning Service
500GB hard drive – enough storage for even the largest music
collection
CD Changer Management – CD management for up to 2000 CDs
stored in external disc changers
