QNAP Systems, Inc. announced the NMP-1000P Network Multimedia Player, a unique new product for audiophiles and AV enthusiasts. NMP-1000P features the latest Sigma Designs® video/audio decoder that is capable of displaying ultra realistic full HD movies with advanced menu navigation, crystal clear next-generation Dolby® and DTS multi-channel surround sound, high-quality lossless music, digital pictures with background music, and other multimedia content. NMP-1000P is also powered by a high performance Wolfson stereo digital to analog converter for truly outstanding audio experience.
What's more, the intuitive user interface of NMP-1000P makes it a snap to download movie covers and related information, and to discover and catalog content from any connected storage device or network drives. NMP-1000P retains Turbo NAS functionality for backup of all networked computers, convenient cross-platform file sharing among Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX, multiple user accounts and access right management, and remotely access to media files with the built-in Web File Manager and FTP. NMP-1000P even streams thousands of TV shows, news, podcasts, music, photos, and other content from Mediafly, Apple Movie Trailers, CNN, SHOUTcast, Internet radio service, Flickr, Picasa, and more.
NMP-1000P can be connected to a home network via wired or wireless 802.11b/g/n (a variety of compatible wireless USB adaptors are sold separately) network connection. NMP-1000P can host a user-supplied 3.5-inch SATA hard drive with up to 2TB capacity for local content storage plus hi-speed USB and eSATA external connections for storage expansion, as well as directly connected to PC via USB and eSATA for fast data transfer, all within a sleek compact set-top box with a remote control and friendly user interface for easy navigation.
QNAP NMP-1000P vs. NMP-1000 Comparison
| Model Name | NMP-1000P | NMP-1000 |
| CPU | Sigma Designs SMP8643 | Sigma Designs SMP8635 |
| RAM | 512MB DDR II | 256M DDR |
| Flash Memory | 256MB | 64MB |
| Internal HDD Support | 1 x 3.5″ SATA I/II | 1 x 3.5″ SATA I/II |
| Front Panel Display | 9 Alpha-Numeric Character VFD Display | 9 Alpha-Numeric Character VFD Display |
| HDMI | certified 1.3a | certified 1.3a |
| Component Video | Yes | Yes |
| S-Video | No | Yes |
| Composite Video | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Audio – Coaxial | No | Yes |
| Digital Audio – Optical | Yes | Yes |
| Composite Audio | Yes | Yes |
| Enhanced Audio | High performance Wolfson WM8524 stereo DAC | No |
| Built-in FAN | 40mm, smart fan | 40mm, smart fan |
| USB Host | 2 | 2 |
| USB Target (to PC) | 1 | 1 |
| eSATA Host | 1 | 0 |
| eSATA Target (to PC) | 1 | 1 |
| Advanced HD Movie Menu Navigation | Yes | No |
| Simple HD Movie Menu Navigation | Yes | Yes |
| Next Generation HD Audio Passthrough | Yes | No |
| Max Remote Disk Connections | 32 | 6 |
| Music CD Rip (as WAV files) | Yes | No |
| Support USB CD/DVD/BD drive for playback of user-authored discs | Yes | No |
| Support USB keyboard for text entry | Yes | No |
| Auto-rotation of photos based on EXIF | Yes | No |
| Network Transfer Time (SAMBA) – 600MB | Upload: 00'58″ | Upload: 01'37″ |
| Download: 00'57″ | Download: 02'38″ | |
| Network Transfer Time (FTP) – 600MB | Upload: 01'03″ | Upload: 01'31″ |
| Download: 00'41″ | Download: 02'30″ | |
| MSRP | check price | $439 |
