Music Playlist Question

[dwiese01]

I am very close to making the decision to purchase the HD200. I intend to use it as a standalone device to play ripped DVDs and MP3s.

There is a lot of great information in the standalone forum regarding how to get ripped DVDs to play and how to display their cover artwork, but there seems to be nothing with respect to ripped MP3 libraries.

Can anyone tell me if/how Playlists for MP3 files stored on a network accessible PC can be constructed and used by the standalone HD200?

Also, is album artwork available and displayable on the HD200 from standard internet sources similarly to the way Windows Media player can display it in Windows?

Thanks

[metapath]

I have several ripped albums. When I accessed them using the HD Theater in standalone mode, there was a few seconds delay, and then to my great surprise, each folder displayed the commercial cover art for the albums!

I haven't tried to create play lists, but I'm pretty sure you can; this is because when I select a track to add while one is playing, I get the options to "add to current play list" or "play right now".

I have heard in another forum thread that there is a limit to the number of tracks/albums that are available in standalone mode. It's pretty high, but some users have hit it.