Brite-View CinemaTube Media Player [Full 1080p HD Media Player/Streamer/Torrent Downloader, DTS and Dolby Digital, Built-In Torrent Engine]

Multi-format media players seem to be gaining in popularity and it’s no big surprise. With the cost of cable and satellite TV on the rise again, more and more people are making use of services like Hulu and TVersity to watch their favorite broadcast shows free of charge. There are even those that choose to download their movies and other digital content via torrents and having a way to move this from the computer to the TV has been a challenge. The latest media player from Brite-View, the CinemaTube, not only covers just about every conceivable format, it does it in the beauty of full HD.

The Brite-View CinemaTube is designed to save you all the trouble of burning CDs and DVDs and is meant to bring your digital entertainment from your PC to your living room. By plugging in an external hard drive you can watch your favorite movies and TV shows or view photo slide shows all on your high-definition (and much larger) TV. With the CinemaTube you can also stream media content from your computer to the TV. According to Brite-View a wired connection is recommended to fully enjoy true HD content. To this end, they have supplied the built-in wired connection and Ethernet cable.

The CinemaTube has wireless networking capability with an additional USB Wi-Fi dongle, which just so happens to be sold separately upon request only. Due to the inherent speed limitations of most wireless networks, this option is recommended for non-HD streaming only. Another cool feature of the CinemaTube is that it can download up to three torrents simultaneously. Just save your favorite torrents to a USB storage device (ONLY NTFS and EXT-3 formats are supported in this feature) and let your CinemaTube take care of the downloading while freeing up your PC for more important things.

On the green side of things, the CinemaTube uses only 10 watts of electricity when downloading. According to Brite-View, your computer uses 100 watts when you turn it on. This means they are touting a 90% energy savings. Now that certainly sounds a bit too good to be true and it’s my bet that you would have to do a helluva lot of downloading to see any tangible savings with this thing. It makes for good marketing spiel, though.

You can pre-order your own CinemaTube 2-in-1 Multimedia Player/Streamer/Torrent Downloader for $99.99 ($30 off of the list price) at www.brite-view.com. They are claiming to have only 100 units available and they are expected to ship September 21, 2009.