Sony Adds New Home Entertainment Products

Sony yesterday announced a new wireless streaming music player and 2.1 channel home theater system. The new wireless CPF-IX001 is priced at around $300 and will be available in August, while the DAV-X1V home theater system will be out at the same time for around $1,000.

The CPF-IX001 is a compact, wireless streaming music player which micro speakers and a subwoofer. It can be networked to PC and 802.11 b/g access point for direct playback of music stored on a computer’s hard drive as well as being compatible with a variety of music download services. The CPF-IX001 does a variety of network related functions once connected, including creating its own IP address, streaming to other players around the home and searching for music files so they can be accessed by options like artist or genre. The device also makes use of a power line transmission technology to provide power to both the main unit and its subwoofer while transmitting audio signals to the subwoofer, creating a smaller footprint.

The DAV-X1V, meanwhile, is a 2.1 channel home theater system offering a five-disc DVD/CD/SA-CD changer, video upscaling to 720p/1080i, a HDMI interface, virtual surround sound, connectivity for a portable audio player, automatic speaker configuration, coaxial and optical digital inputs, component output, two composite A/V inputs and single composite and S-Video outputs.

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