Features

Integrated refinement: video & multi-source music server in one

The MS5000 combines state-of-the-art products in one premium-quality, beautifully-integrated AV device.

• Single-source High Definition 1080p video/movie server with integrated video scaler and de-interlacer
• 5-source audiophile-grade SoundServer
• 7-disk multi-terabyte networked RAID server delivering content to local outputs and network media players/computers
• High quality CD & DVD player
• Dual graphical user interfaces provide simultaneous TV control by two independent users

The MS5000 seamlessly incorporates a truly high-end solution to home entertainment storage. Behind the scenes it uses a high-spec, hardware-based RAID disk system normally found only in professional high-end data servers.

• High-performance 24-hour RAID protection of the media libraries against failure of a hard disk drive
• Removable drives: drive replacement without server de-installation
• 7 removable drive bays for vast AV libraries.
• 500GB drives fitted gives 3Terabytes for 700–1000 hours of video plus 1000s of hours of music

Imerge always painstakingly equips its media appliances with high-grade AV electronics and the MS5000 is no different. This is a dedicated high-end entertainment product, not a general-purpose computer.

• Custom-designed, audiophile-grade audio electronics, designed in Cambridge, England – home of premium sound for decades.
• No off-the-shelf PC sound cards
• Video resolution to 1080p HD
• Advanced video up-scaling and de-interlacing in hardware
• Bit-perfect digital audio – no rate conversion
• Uncompressed (full CD quality), MP3 and WMA audio formats
• Import music from your home computers & iPods onto the MS5000 and transform your listening enjoyment instantly

MS5000 is the perfect choice for serious multi-room, multi-user convenience. End-users will adore the capabilities, bringing new dimensions to their home entertainment.

• Fast, responsive access to any piece of video or music from a central media library
• Custom keyword search
• Automatic titling/cataloguing with editing
• Browse and play audio by album cover artwork, album name, artist, genre, personalised user-defined genre, one track/all tracks, year of release, era and playlist
• Browse and play video by cover artwork, title, classification (rating), genre, year of release, main actor
• Resume video playback on a different output to that paused
• User-defined audio genres, genre reassignment and multi-genre assignment of albums
• Supports DVD Video on-disc menus
• Advanced rapid audio Playlist and jukebox-style Play Queue creation with multiple marking feature
• Control music and video playback with any compatible Flash-supporting web browser

Technical Specifications

Storage Capacity / Approx. Usable Storage

• 3TB (7 x 500GB drives) / 700–1000 hrs DVD-quality video; over 4,000 hrs uncompressed audio; over 50,000 hrs MP3 audio
• Seven removable hard drives, in caddies, behind removable front-panel. RAID5 single- redundant configuration. Replacement drives / caddies available

Media / Content Support

• Audio Playback: Uncompressed full CD quality (WAV), MP3, WMA (non-DRM) from hard drive; CD-DA from optical tray
• Audio Recording/Encoding to hard disk: Uncompressed full CD quality (WAV), MP3 (320kbps CBR, 192kbps and 128kbps ave. VBR), WMA (64kbps and 128kbps ave. VBR non-DRM)
• Video Playback: Unencrypted DVD (.VOB) Video from hard disk; DVD Video (.VOB) from optical tray including sub-titles and on-disc DVD menus (where provided)
• Video Recording/Encoding to hard disk: Unencrypted DVD (.VOB) without re-compression

Audio-Video Outputs

• AV1/DVI video and user interface output. Various modes up to High Definition 1080p.
• Integrated up-scaling and de-interlacing in hardware
• AV1 audio/music source 1 digital outputs: RCA electrical and optical Toslink. Bit-perfect (not rate-converted)
• AV2/TV standard definition video and user interface outputs: Component (Y Pr Pb); 4-pin mini-DIN S-Video; RCA composite. Various modes up to 720p. NTSC and PAL support
• AV2/music sources 2-5 analogue outputs: 4 x stereo. Audiophile performance via Wolfson
• Delta-Sigma 24-bit DACs
• AV2 audio/music source 2 digital outputs (2-channel downmix only): RCA electrical coaxial and optical Toslink. Bit-perfect (not rate-converted)

Physical Specifications & Approvals

• Dimensions: 440mm(W) x 190mm(H) x 480mm(D, rack mounts to rear panel)/520mm(D, fascia front to rear panel). Weight: Net: 22kg (inc. drives). Shipping: 25kg (inc. drives)
• Approvals/safety: CE, FCC, ETL, C-tick, CB, VCCI, RCT
• All storage figures are approximate.