Users can also transfer their favourite music from the home to a car or portable audio player, without the need for a computer.

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Other features include the ability to deliver progressive-scan picture and multi-channel audio quality with unconverted 1080p HDMI video output. It also plays back a wide variety of DVD and CD formats, as well as discs that contain JPEG images, DivX Ultra compressed video files, Kodak Picture CD, MP3 or Windows Media Audio (WMA) files.

The DMC 250 can convert audio files from a CD or its analog inputs to the MP3 format, storing the resulting files on any of the compatible solid-state media. Users can also listen to a CD while recording, or transfer content to portable media at 4x-speed.

The unit's software and firmware can be upgraded to accommodate future feature and performance enhancements or other capabilities.

It comes with ultra-slim styling, a gloss-black and dark graphite front panel, and a base that imparts a distinctive ‘floating' appearance.

RRP
$799