Diamond Multimedia outs AMP1000 Android set-top box: Gingerbread-based, 1080p, sells for $120

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[Diamond Multimedia's][3] more commonly known around the web for selling Mac and PC capture cards (among other things), but as of today, the company's officially entering the [set-top box][4] game with its AMP1000. The media player itself is running a not-so-new flavor of Android -- [Gingerbread][5], to be exact -- which will be used to bring a slew of familiar entertainment tidbits to the bigger screen, such as a media player capable of 1080p playback, an evolved internet browser and an oversized photo viewer, as well as other content like games, ebooks and magazines -- all of which can be downloaded from Google's Play repertoire. Although Diamond Multimedia's formally pricing the AMP1000 at $120, there's a Facebook-only offer that knocks the price down to a mere $100. Now, will it be enough to compete with, say, [Vizio's $99][6] Google TV box? We'll let _you_ be the judge of that.

**Gallery: [Diamond Multimedia AMP1000 Android media player press shots][7]**

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