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Lower total cost of ownership (TCO) with appliance design with long-lifecycle embedded chipset; the player
is compact and fan-less, with low power consumption
Figure 2 shows the interfaces on the Cisco Edge 340 Digital Media Player.
Figure 2. Interfaces on Cisco Edge 340 Digital Media Player
Table 1 provides additional details about the primary features and benefits of the Cisco Edge 340 Digital Media
Player.
Table 1. Features and Benefits
Feature
Benefit
Hardware
Hardware-accelerated HD and standard-definition (SD) video
MPEG 2 and 4, H.264, and VC-1 hardware decoding up to 24
frames per second (fps)
Multiple video zoning and planes
Up to two simultaneous HD video streams
Broad range of aspect ratios (1280 x 960 p85, 720p, 1024 x 768
p60, 1080p, 720p50, 1080p50, 1080i, and 1080i50)
Flash support (v10 and v11 and action script v2 and v3, .swf, and
.flv)
Strong media capabilities enable support for various content
formats, so customer has higher-quality media experiences.
Full audio support
MP3, AAC, AC3, PCM, WAV, WMA, and OggVorbis
Audio in and out interfaces
Audio data rate 32-512 kbps
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) audio
Sound and audio playback are high-quality.
Content delivery is coherent and synchronized.
Strong compute performance and storage
1.6 GHz dual-core CPU and 2 GB dual data rate 3 (DDR3) memory
32 GB storage and SD slot for extendable storage
High performance improves quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of
digital media communication.
Storage of content for local playback or failover offers greater
reliability and robust operation. Content size can be increased.
Built-in 802.11a/b/g/n dual-band, both access-point and client modes
(available only on wireless SKU)
The player offers high-performance wireless connectivity for Internet
access with more channels and less interference.
More flexible deployment options are available.
802.3af (PoE) and 802.3at (PoE+) powered device support
More peripherals are concurrently supported.
RS-232 support
The player delivers better DMP experiences, and customer can
operate and manage displays.
IR support (including remote, built-in receiver, and extender)
Customer can easily manipulate and interact with player.
Touch and multi-touch support
Customers interactivity experiences are enhanced.