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Anyone looking for a low-cost set-top box that will allow for HD playback on a big screen may want to check out the recently released O!Play from Asus.  To begin with the Asus O!Play is selling for $99. 

Now, here is what we can expect feature wise:

• Plays up content up to 1080p
• eSATA, Ethernet, and USB inputs
• Composite and HDMI outputs
• Bitstream or Dolby Digital and DTS Surround audio

Additionally, it seems to have a wide variety of supported file types including MPEG1/2/4, RM/RMVB, VC-1 and H.264 for video as well as MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG, FLAC and AIFF for audio.  The O!Play is also able to stream and view JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF image files.

Otherwise, the unit ships with a remote control and a set of composite cables.  The one drawback here, aside from not having a HDMI cable included, is that the O!Play does not have built-in Wi-Fi.  Of course, getting back to that price, $99, that is not all that surprising.  It seems to be a nice option for those looking to not spend a ton of money.

Product [Amazon]  Via [Liliputing]