NuVo debuts its New NV-M3 Music Server
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:31 am
After CES 2007 this year, I think there will be lot of emphasis from many companies on wiring the entire house. These music servers have always looked interesting, and NuVo has been in the business for a while.....This one has a price tag of $2100 though! 
NuVo debuts its New NV-M3 Music Server, which is designed for Music Management in Homes of the Future…
NuVo debuts its New NV-M3 Music Server, which is designed for Music Management in Homes of the Future…
January 23, 2007, Hebron, Kentucky—NuVo Technologies introduces it’s new NV-M3 Music Server, which is designed for music management in the homes of the future and acts as a bridge for migrating music from the way it is being stored today. It simplifies managing music in the home similarly to portable music technology. The downloading process is a snap, and instantly accessible to the homeowner. Plus, it will be offered at a stunning value of $2199 MSRP.
Here’s how it works…The consumer downloads music into their home computer with Microsoft® Media Player and then it synchronizes with NuVo’s NV-M3 media player, just like the homeowner’s MP3 player—it’s just that immediate and simple. This new approach makes it so streamlined, timesaving and backup secure that current methods will become obsolete. The added security of having dual storage (or tertiary storage with an MP3 player) of all the music files, both on the Windows Media Player and on NuVo’s NV-M3, make data loss virtually impossible. All standard CD’s can also be ripped to Windows Media Player, synced, and backup protected, as they never have before. No more concerns about lost or broken CD’s, they’re now saved in multiple places.
It Key features include:
o 3 Source Outputs – 3 different songs resident on our music server can be playing simultaneously in multiple zones (output 3 has optical as well as analog output).
o Standard 160 GB Hard Disk storage of music files – That equates to 40,000 songs (or 3700 CD’s) depending on the average size of your music library, or 115 straight days of nonstop music of 128 kbps audio files.
o Uses Windows® Media Player 10 (or version 11 beta version now available) – Direct communication through USB ports between NuVo’s Music Server and Microsoft’s Media Player versions. This makes syncing downloaded music a breeze.
o Microsoft® Plays for Sure™ certified, DRM (digital rights management) content capable – Plays for Sure assures that the music purchased on-line plays universally on audio equipment in recognized formats, as well as the music downloaded through this configuration properly protects the artists’ copyrighted content.
o NV-M3 plays WMA, MP3 (compressed) and WAV (uncompressed) formats, which are those that meet the Plays For Sure guidelines.
o Standard USB port connection, links both the homeowner’s PC and Music Server from anywhere in the house, through a “behind the walls