Plextor Europe has announced the launch of their new PC-to-TV media player, the PX-MPE500U. Using this device, consumers can take the photos, music and video stored on their PC and play them back on their TV at resolutions up to 720p.

Plextor launches its latest personal storage device - the PX-MPE500U - a PC-to-TV consumer multimedia player to enable PC files to be played back on your TV or hi-fi, including audio, video & photo files. With video upscaling to 720P (HD Ready) , it is a high performance drive with the ability to play a wide variety of file types.

Plextor, well known for manufacturing high quality/high reliability optical drives and portable hard disks, is extending its product range into this exciting and growing area of media transfer. Comprising a spacious 500GB hard disk, it comes with wide compatibility with all popular file types for every occasion - including DVD folder, DivX, Xvid, MPEG-1/2, MP3 and JPEG.
No word on price yet. However, the PX-MPE500U will be available in Europe starting in January. Full details can be found here.