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Slim Devices SLIMP3 Player November 11th, 2003 | by Jeff Fila

Features

• Beautiful 40x2 vacuum fluorescent display—bright and easy to read.
• Gold-plated RCA outputs connect directly to your stereo.
• High quality 16 bit, 44.1KHz audio output.
• Supports easy flash firmware updating over the network.
• No moving parts (no fan, no hard disk or CD-ROM)—reliable and quiet: all you hear is your music!
• Supports all MP3 bit rates and VBR, plus MPEG2.
• Communicates using IP over ethernet, open streaming/control protocol.
• Custom infrared remote control.
• Small enough to place anywhere—on a shelf, bedside table, etc.
• Display brightness control.
• Low power - draws less than 4 watts during normal operation with the display turned on, and just a few milliwatts in standby mode.
• Large buffer—no clicks or skips because of network problems

Includes

• SLIMP3 Network Music Player
• Illustrated user's guide
• Regulated power supply (US, EU, UK, or Australian version included, depending on the shipping destination.)
• Custom SLIMP3 remote—batteries included!
• 6-foot, gold—plated RCA patch cord
• 10-foot CAT5 Ethernet patch cord

Warranty

• One year warranty
• 30-day satisfaction guarantee

Specifications

• Dimensions: 8.5"W x 2.5"H x 2"D
• Display: Noritake 40x2 VFD
• DAC: Crystal CS4334, 16-bit 44.1Khz
• Buffer RAM: 1Mb (8 seconds at 128Kbps)
• ROM: Rewritable flash program memory, EEPROM configuration memory
• IR: Universal 40Khz IR receiver
• Power supply: 5V 1600mA power supply, player uses 700mA (max)
• Outputs: Gold-plated line-level RCA audio outputs
• Network: 10-baseT RJ-45 connector

Protocols

• DHCP, ARP, IP, ICMP, UDP
• Support for subnets/gateways
• Open UDP-based streaming and control protocols

Firmware

• Open-source, high-speed, embedded IP protocol stack
• Written entirely in assembler, for performance and compactness
• General purpose architecture offloads most of the application to the server side. New features can be added without making changes to the low-level firmware (protocols, device drivers)
• Integrated firmware updater.