What’s next for the Digital Media Player market?
At ELJO Media, we are always on the lookout for the next step in technology, we scour the internet, reading articles and speaking with our suppliers in Asia and Europe trying to determine what product will be developed next that will change the way we watch TV.
Currently we are being inundated with Full HD 1080p Networked Media Players, apart from the players we stock like the Popcorn Hour A110, HDX1000 and eGreat M31B, there are numerous other players being offered to us that have the same specs and same capabilities, but what comes next? We know that around the corner new technology is being developed that is going to blow us away.
Well firstly, keep your eyes out for Christmas releases, as this is generally the most exciting time of the year for us tech people. This is because many of the big companies time the release of their new products to coincide with Christmas sales. So you can be sure that you will see some interesting suprises under your Christmas tree.
But what do we think will be the next big thing in this industry? Well personally I see a move toward companies using much better chips in their players, currently Realtek and Sigma have a stranglehold on the HDD Media Player market, but watch out for players to start appearing using Intel and Atom chips, this will mean better processing speeds, better web access and all in all a much better Media Player experience.
I see a big focus on Web integration into HDD Media Players. Right now, there are some players with web services, like the Networked Media Tanks mentioned above; however in my opinion it’s not nearly good enough web integration. I want to see Media Players with full web browsing capabilities, I want to be able to be watching my TV and be able to check my email, look up an answer to an argument i’m having with someone on Wikipedia and be kept up to date with live footy scores.
This is what I want and also what I believe will be the next step in Digital Media Players, if there is a move to better chips, what do you think? What do you want to see integrated into the next generation of players? What suprises do you think we can expect to find next time we turn on our TV? We’re interested to hear your thoughts.
