Sony’s SMP-N200 player set to take on Roku, Apple TV for $99 next month

The successor to Sony’s underappreciated Netbox was introduced at IFA recently, and now the company has revealed pricing for the SMP-N200 in the United States. It’ll be on sale for $99 in October, and updates the old box with support for 3D, live streaming content and other unspecified new features. The original featured then-impressive support for local media playback and streaming, but does the Blu-ray-less wonder does it have what it takes in 2011? If it has a UI refresh and access to comparable sources thanks to Sony’s now streamlined Video Unlimited / Music Unlimited media approach then this could play well as a one-two punch with a connected PC, phone or tablet . We’ll find out next month, check out the details after the break or our hands on pics from CEDIA here . Continue reading Sony’s SMP-N200 player set to take on Roku, Apple TV for $99 next month Sony’s SMP-N200 player set to take on Roku, Apple TV for $99 next month originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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