haha i read too fast la...

WDTV vs DB200... the question is can DB200 firmware be updated online? I know for certain WDTV can be updated online...

yoyoyo...

bought the DB200 from ergotech at NT$4200 (around RM420-430).

was in taipei during raya and my taiwan dealer brought me to a big IT mall (like low yat), saw everywhere selling HD Media Box... but saw this ergotech DB200 is the most expensive model available, as usual... I ask around and compare the specs, get to know that Ergotech is a very famous taiwan manufacturer... purely made in taiwan.

the specs for this FULL HD media box is overshoot others brands as well... the most important things is it can play almost 100% formats available on the market including the Bluray quality mt2s, mkv, ts,vc-1, vob at full HD1080P...

for RMVB, it will upscale to 720p and i think is fair enough for a small file size rmvb movie...

in terms of firmware upgrade, i just downloaded a 38MB firmware from their website support page and successfully upgrade the firmware which solve several known bugs and file format incompatibility on the previous release...

it is very portable and small in size, common output like HMDI 1.3b, component out, composite out, Digital Optical Out, coaxial output... all in...

play perfectly fine on my aquos...

highly recommend to bros and sis here...

found this, another taiwanese brand BlueAngle H16, cost ard RM480

selling here: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/986399

touted as a WDTV killer...

terion ony rm420 ler.....

ok guys this one can buy la rm420, using Realtek 1073DD chipset, can decode dts. anytime better than WDTV and it's a stramer. not sure about firmware update though. for better support can consider A.C. Ryan PlayOn HD (using the same chip) and now is available in lowyat. rm630. many users in LYN as well.

if u got h*ll lot of money, buy Dvico.

if my main intention is to watch RMVB files..is this a good buy http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&p=24854128
??????

thanks

main intention for RMVB, sure can, even the rm99 one can liao coz the quality of rmvb sux.... dunno y the chinese likes rmvb so much.

i recommended on my earlier post for those who wanna have the best compatibility for HD files.... and the rmvb support is a plus.

but the rm99 one kenot play up to 720p

at least this one can

yup...this BlueAngel H16 specs looks immpressive...definately better than WDTV and price is good when compared to A.C.Ryan. But seller in based in Melaka and limited forum support...hmmm donno whether worth the risk.

Another good one based on 1073DD as well is Amoi V6 and the casing is also stylish....hope its available in Low Yat.

Econs, why be limited to rmvb and as Ryans rightly ponted out RMVB suxxxxxs.

WD TV - Review by star-techcentral

http://star-techcentral.com/reviews/story....=5&rid=1277

a lot of chinese and HK series are mainly in rmvb.... that's y...

econ, not many rmvb is encoded to 720p.


btw, i have an extra unit of 1073DD based player- Hisense MP800H if any one interested, but the remote is in chinese though.

initially i thought all can upscale to 720p...u means it needs to be encoded in 720 p then only it will play 720p? (sorry, noob)

for other files i can just stream using ps3 ...LOL........anyway if its like 100 to 150 i can just buy 1 to test it out.........

if a player is capable of upscaling to 720p or 1080p, as long as it can decode the file, the it can upscale. what i mean is 1073DD based player can decode rmvb up to 720p. some basic rmvb player can decode up to 576p only.


this is what i have

http://eforum2.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?tid=440401

how muchie?

I've been looking at some of these players... interesting...

now the WDTV price looks to have come down at about 290RM if I remember correctly.

Also lots of new players such as ASUS about 490RM and some competition that is <200RM from China.

AC Ryan apparently includes cables for those that currently dont have some. And there's a new "mini" model too.
seems to have everything including composite video for those in midst of transition to HDMI...

I am luving my Seagate FreeAgent+ becos the hard disk can be easily detached/slotted AND the biggie feature is Mac compatibility. As far as i know its the only one that can read Mac formatted hard disk.

whitey, I saw from the specs that freeagent+ got composite out too.
and yes, the pluggable HD feature is quite elegant but I think you need to get a passport drive right?

from your experience, the other brands dont accept mac formatted drives?
me thinking of getting a mac... :)

does the WDTV now accept RMBV? I heard that it doesnt out of the box....

ASUS Enhances Living Room Entertainment
with Wi-Fi-enabled HD Media Player
ASUS O!Play Air HDP-R3 Features Robust Wireless Media Streaming For a Lively Entertainment Experience

ASUS today unveiled the O!Play Air HDP-R3 HD media player that enables users to access all their digital content from various sources wirelessly—for the most convenient multimedia entertainment experience. The O!Play Air HDP-R3 streams a wide variety of audio, photo, and high-definition video formats from PCs, NAS, card readers and other USB or eSATA-connected devices. Formats supported include MPEG1/2/4, H.264, VC-1, and the popular RMVB. Additionally, the HD media player delivers up to 1080p Full HD image rendering.



More Content Possibilities with Comprehensive Access Options
The O!Play Air HDP-R3 inherits premium High Definition playback features and extremely wide file format support from its predecessor—the highly popular O!Play HDP-R1 media player. However, the new O!Play Air HDP-R3 further raises the bar on performance by including new networking features and convenient memory slots for rapid and convenient digital data access. Equipped with the latest Wi-Fi support, the HD media player streams content wirelessly from PCs and NAS. Also, built-in card reader slots allow users to access digital files and photos effortlessly from CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD/MMC) cards, or Memory Sticks (MS/MS Duo)—enabling users to view digital photos instantly.

Easy Gateway to Content via Wireless Capabilities
The O!Play Air HDP-R3 comes with new wireless capabilities that allow it to retrieve content effortlessly. By supporting the 802.11n wireless networking standard, the HD media player is capable of stable and rapid wireless data transfers at maximum throughputs of 600Mbps. Additionally, the HD media player can wirelessly stream content from a PC, with its O!Link application providing easy file browsing and sharing capabilities. For more convenience in the future, developments are now underway to integrate the HD media player with Internet services.

User-friendly O!Photo Picture Manager for Complete Family Enjoyment
Equipped with built-in card readers, the O!Play Air HDP-R3 is the perfect companion for families to share their precious memories. Users simply insert their memory cards into the O!Play Air HDP-R3 to automatically display their photos. At the same time, they will be prompted on whether they want to save their photos into another storage device. Intuitive photo management features also let users sort their pictures by date and easily search for images—making the player an important chronicler of treasured moments. Such user-friendly features make the O!Play Air HDP-R3 easy to operate—even for less tech-savvy family members.

Digital Access to a Comprehensive Library of Tunes with Music Shuffle
The O!Play Air HDP-R3 is the first HD media player with a dedicated music shuffle button. Located on its remote control, this button provides access to a large number of songs. Users simply need to press this button and the O!Play Air HDP-R3 will retrieve all the stored digital music files and play back the songs in random order. In doing so, the O!Play Air HDP-R3 provides true, all-round audio and AV home entertainment.

Fast Media Streaming with the Latest eSATA and LAN Connectivity
While high-definition content delivers stunning images, it also requires huge bandwidth to render the image quality to perfection. Equipped with the latest eSATA interface, the O!Play Air HDP-R3 unleashes the power of ultra-quick data transfer, giving users up to six times faster throughput compared to a USB 2.0 connection. This helps eliminate any potential delays in rendering a high-definition image. Also, the O!Play Air HDP-R3 supports LAN connections for rapid streaming and on-the-fly decoding of media files from various connected devices. Users can instantly enjoy rich multimedia entertainment in their living room—without having to manually transfer and store files on the player.

Specifications
ASUS O!Play Air HDP-R3 HD Media Player
Supported Video Formats MPEG1/2/4, H.264, VC-1, RM/RMVB
Supported Video File Extensions .mp4, .mov, .xvid., .avi., .asf, .wmv, .mkv, .rm, .rmvb, .flv, .ts, .m2ts, .dat, .mpg, .vob, .mts, .tp, .trp, .iso
Supported Audio Formats MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG, FLAC, AIFF, LPCM, WMA, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS
Supported Image Formats JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF
Supported Subtitle Formats SRT, SUB, SMI, SSA
Outputs • HDMI 1.3
• Composite Audio/Video
• Optical Digital Audio
Inputs • 1 x USB2.0
• 1 x eSATA/USB2.0 combo port
• Card Readers
o 1x CF
o 1x SD+MMC
o 1x MS+MS Duo
• 1x RJ-45 LAN port
• 1x 802.11n Wireless Networking
• DC Power In
Dimensions 181.0mm x 125.3mm x 47.7mm
Power Source 12VDC, 2A
Power Consumption <10W
Operating Temperature 5°C (41°F) ~ 35°C (95°F)

yup saw this one too made by ASUS

there are 2 models - one with SD card slot and one without (have to use USB reader) 430-490 I think...

Another recommended brand = MEDE8ER (it will capture BDMV chapter). If money is not an issue better get DIVICO
Everybody talking about HDD Player, what about movie.

Anybody want to exchange movie?

was lookin around today - saw one on sale for RM99. had a bunch of features and even included rmvb format playback. some original v2 or similar. of course component output and no optical or coaxial outputs... but tempting...

whitesurfer - wanted rmvb cos wifey likes to watch the serials... and yes some korean dramas can be quite interestin...

is it just a matter of the OS used to format the drive? as mac and pc's use FAT16/32.
will using a PC to format the drive solve this?

any big advantage of using firewire instead of USB2.0 or is that fast enough so there's no choppy viewing?

bought my cheapo rmvb player for rm70 or 75....only component and composite out...can upscale to 1080i but can only decode 576p rmvb files...as i use for tvb shows only...so i haf no complains...except that the fwd functions fwds the show too fast!

for those using AC Ryan and Seagate - any issues with HD MKV files?

I heard some got issues with some HD files as read in lowyat forums...

I'm using AC Ryan, so far no issue at all, mkv m2ts Full HD 1080p all hentam with DTS/Dolby Digital optical or HDMI

thanks for the info...

I'm looking forward for AC Ryan..Is this the best?

Was told by my friend who used to own WDTV and Seagate..Both according to him sometime has flickering when playing movie, but he says when he use AC Ryan (not the slim one) no flicker at all..

Nowdays, after introduction of AC Ryan Slim, my told me now its below RM 500. Not sure if PC Fair can get better deal..

Best is subjective la bro....to me my Seagate combined with the dockable Freeagent GO 500GB hard disk is perfect combo. Have not seen any flicker or unplayable files yet. To me its the best bcos it runs as Mac formatted HD.....so it the best media player for me. But for others ppl of course different story lah

Thx bro,

anyone can give FR on AC ryan?

for me so far ac ryan is good enough but seriously this kind of thing is subjective....i suppose ac ryan can play rmvb and seagate kenot? (whitey can confirm?)

but the dockable feature wif the portable HDD is cool..is it this one?




ac ryan promo at pc fair...http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1325806&view=findpost&p=33149160

hope u can get a good deal...........

Why not try Mede8ter? Its 99% same as the AC Ryan as they're from the same OEM. I'm using the Mede8er MED500X now as I find the interface faster and more user friendly than AC Ryan. With a built in harddisk (up to 2 TB, not included) its so easy to bring this unit anywhere for file sharing. And there is buttons in front of the mede8ter so if you forgot to bring your controller its not a problem. (Always happens)

overdrive how much is the medi8ter?

got myself an acryan POHD mini.

+ve
like the compact size, looks, build and bundled hdmi cable.
easy to update firmware. plays most files, podcast files
optical out, component out

-ve
small compatibility issues with some OLDER wmv formats and some resolutions of FLV not playable)
placing of buttons on remote take a little getting used to... strange grouping of buttons
usb slots are at rear not suitable for "widebody" thumbdrives (solved it with an extender cable from old usb drive)

went shopping for some additional cables like optical to connect this to my HT system.

I got it for around RM500 in C-zone PJ, probably you can haggle and get cheaper specially if you were to buy an additional Harddisk to be installed inside as well. So far so good, it is able to read anything I threw at it and outputs Dolby Digital 5.1 (or whatever, depends on source) nicely to my amp

the acryan mini is avail for about 430-470 now depending on bundle....
if you dont need internal storage then this is ok.

anyone use any different ones? now got more new models on market.....

on the other hand if you like to lug the whole thing to different places, internal might be cheaper (storage per mb). Now 1TB 3.5" is about same price as 500mb for 2.5"

say hellp to Xstreamer Pro. One of the best thing that beat others is its online streaming video features ehem ehem ehem ehem...........................

http://www.xtreamer.net/pro-minisite/xtreamerPRO.html




Connectivity
WIFI
UPnP SSDP
UPnP AV
NTFS
NFS
eSATA
USB 2.0 (Salve + Host)

Storage Capacity
2X SATA 2 3.5" HDD ( unit can be used with one hard disk only or even without an HDD)
Up to total of 4 TB internally plus external storage devices via two USB 2.0 ports

eSATA up to 3.0Gbps (300MB/s)
USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps (60MB/s)
Web services
Video : YouTube, Picasa, Yahoo Video, CNN, NBC Today, CBS Face the Nation and more
Audio : Live365 Radio, iPodcast, Radiobox, ABC News, BBC Podcast, CNN News , Indiefeed, Jamendo
Photo : Picasaweb
RSS feed : Yahoo! Weather, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Xchange, MSNBC News and more
Supports On2Media VP6 Codec h.264 Streaming FLV

Media files supported
Video containers:
MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V)
MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG)
MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS)
VOB
AVI, ASF, WMV
Matroska (MKV) (H.264)
AVC HD
MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4
FLV - Flash Video
VP6 Codec h.264 Streaming FLV
Video codecs:
Audio containers:
AAC, M4A
MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA)
WAV
WMA
FLAC
OGG
RMP4
FLC
PCM
PLSX

Audio codecs:
Audio Down Mix : DTS, DTS-HD MA, DTS-HD HR
Audio Passthrough 5.1 CH : DTS, DTS-HD MA, DTS-HD HR 5.1 CH -
Audio Passthrough 7.1CH - Dolby TrueHD ((7.1 CH passthrough for DTS MA will be announced in firmware update)
Photo formats : JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, HD JPEG
Other formats: ISO, IFO, FLV, RM, RA, RAM
Subtitle formats : SRT, SMI, SUB, SSA, IDX
Streaming formats : RTSP, FLV


Media Support
BluRay BD Iso with Simple Navigation
Commercial DVD with menus

Artistic GUI
HD menu with Artistic (user defined) BG
Search, Indexing and Thumbnail Based Navigation (MovieJukeBox) will be introduced in later FW update free of charge.

Chipset
Realtek 1283X
JM20336 - Dedicated Storage Controller

Memory
256MB DDR 2 SDRAM, 256MB Flash

Audio/Video outputs
HDMI v1.3a (up to 1080p)
Composite Video
Stereo Analog Audio
S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio

Interface
1x USB 2.0 slave
2x USB 2.0 host
Internal SATA 2
eSATA Front

Network
Ethernet 10/100 RJ-45
WIFI USB Antenna 802.11n (optional at additional Cost)

Free DDnS Name
Yourname.myxtreamer.net

Multilingual On Screen Display , Subtitles & GUI
Arabic, Thai, Hebrew,Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, German, Italian, Turkish, Greek , Dutch, French, Latvian, Russian, Croatian, Portugese, Swedish, Polish, Romanian, Ukrainian, English, Magyar, Czech, Slovenian, Finish, Danish, UTF-8

Integrated iPhone RemoteControl
Your device IP/iphone

Power
12V DC, 3A & 5V DC, 4.5A
• universal auto-switching (UL, cUL, CE, TUV approved)
• Protection: OCP, OVP, SCP

Dimension
175mm(W) x 120mm(D) x 82mm(H)

Weight
1Kg

Noise Level & Fan
40x40
Special designed fan that generate very low noise
Fan Speed is user controlled in FW

Package Content
Xtreamer PRO(HDD not included)
100~240V Power Adapter
1.5M length HDMI cable (optional)
WiFi 802.11n USB Antenna (optional)
Audio & Video Cables
Infra-Red Remote Control with 2 "AAA" batteries
Full power down, standby and power up by remote control
USB Slave cable
Quick start guide

I found hdmi cable for ps3. Price rm35. Made in china. Can try eh? Need advice..

Beli & try je la. I dont think it much different for HDMI cable.
Unless you see something obvious, such as dropouts or a flashing screen, the digital information transmitted by both cables (expensive or cheap) is exactly the same. no cable can make the picture any better or any worse.
Just make sure ur cable length is optimum or shorter as possible bcoz picture/sound quality can degrade if cable too long.

PS: Usually when buy new LED/LCD TV, U can get ori HDMI cable for free especially for all Sony TV. PS3 remote can control TV too or vise versa. Mean that to switch on the TV & PS3, u can just pust "PS" button on PS3 controller. simple..

Owh... Ok.. Tq...

i bought a RM9.90 3 metre HDMI cable from Tesco.. still working fine... eheheh.... for short cables.. i dun think brand is really an issue la...

Axe.. ada jual kat sini ke? i wan to buy.

ada, u PM this guy..so far he's reliable & among the cheapest vs directly fr Lowyat/ Digi Mall, cume now waiting stock to arrive. Dont use WD HDD black edition..Samsung no problemo..

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1199544

Nice...2 internal HDD, old xtreamer fan very noisy. Hope this one quite.

kekeke good choice.. been using it for more than a month since my htpc kena thunder...

nick, i bought from the guy kapak posted. bought a lot of stuff from him, including etrayz, good seller.
btw, if you do not need 2 bay 3.5 hdd, the xtreamer sidewinder (same new chip version as pro, support HD audio bit streaming) with 1 2.5 hdd slot only cost rm430 from him, dun buy the old version.

like kapak mentioned, download the Xlive and install in it, ada online udang, unlimited supply daily, kakakaka

really eh... aiyo... so cheap lorrr...

d*mn, u ady use it one month now..i'm still waiting to get mine...i'm sure yr sofa ady almost rosak from 1 month of udang supply yaa :)

BTW, hv u got the beta 2.4 version?or yrs ady have no prob with the HD passthrough?

can play MKV dts file ka? my old WD Tv kenot play. no sound.

no la the udangs low res, no good... got HD collection ma.... still on 2.3.3 n i'm in no hurry coz gua talak HD receiver... still with my 7 y old n trustie yamaha...


can can, my another 1 y o realtek 1073dd based china player also can, throw the wd tv to me kakakak

Yeah.xtreamer pro worth the money.I'm happy with ot.play movie very slurpy the yummy :) btw bro Ryan,hv u upgrade to 2.4?I follow the instruction buy seems the file is not detected when I plug my USB.

im going to buy this today. i read that if you upgrade the firmware then youtube no longer supported?

http://www.xtreamer.net/xtreamerpro/featur...et-content.aspx

not yet bro. u mean the firmware? can not be, baca betul betul... dulu mak suruh pigi sekolah u main main aje..


gotta install the xlive separately instead of embedded into the firmware due to the legal issue with youtube.

http://www.xtreamer.net/downloads/communit...-live!.aspx