Toshiba Spaces a multimedia box

Toshiba Spaces: TV connected via a multimedia box

Toshiba has just introduced its media gateway Places Toshiba that enables its televisions to connect to the Internet and access to a nice list of online services via an interface particularly well.

Designed for televisions not connected to the house Toshiba, the Toshiba multimedia box seats used to connect televisions to the interface of the same name also functional with other brand products such as computers or the latest Tablet Folio 100. On looking very sober and not necessarily more design, the model is extremely simple in its means finishing. Some connectors and a remote radio frequency operating complete the package. The box decodes the video (up to 1080i), can receive data from its front USB port and includes an HD tuner. If the Ethernet connectivity and Wi-Fi are there, we can only regret, however, without a recording function (no storage possible).

Toshiba Spaces: Interface

In short, remember that the box Toshiba TV spots is mainly thought to enable the Toshiba TV to connect to the interface of the same name. The latter is particularly neat for different reasons. First, the navigation menu in the black and red inspired by the very nice Apple's CoverFlow scroll through album art. Then, research and management of favorites complement a streamlined interface that is intuitive means. Finally and most importantly, Toshiba Places to fit the size of the screen on which it is released, making its use practical in all cases.

Toshiba Spaces: a rich content

Manufacturers know this: there is not enough to move the TV connected, it is still necessary that the content is provided, from entertainment to information through practical help. From this point of view, Toshiba Tickets are already showing particularly given despite his young life. With multimedia box, it will give access to various Internet services via a Market Place called for expanding, but also to VOD (Video via Future), a content server or the storage device you've connected to box . In short, the initial offer is diverse and quite attractive from a user-friendly interface. Regrettably simply unable to store content or the lack of a second tuner.