this is a follow up on last nite's hot Video Talk during TT...

for those people wishing to play BluRay ( .mkv) media from the net and NOT wishing to buy Sony PS3, this is
an affordable alternative to output your movies via HDMI to plasma/LCD TV



connect your HD via USB and enjoy.



File Formats Supported
Music - MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV/PCM/LPCM, AAC, FLAC, Dolby Digital, AIF/AIFF, MKA
Photo - JPEG, GIF, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG
Video -MPEG1/2/4, WMV9, AVI (MPEG4, Xvid, AVC), H.264, MKV, MOV (MPEG4, H.264),
MTS, TP, TS

External Drive Formats Supported
FAT32, NTFS, HFS+ (no journaling)
Playlist - PLS, M3U, WPL
Subtitle -SRT (UTF-8), SMI, SUB, a**, SSA
Note:
- MPEG2/4, H.264, and WMV9 supports up to 1920x1080p 24fps, 1920x1080i 30fps, 1280x720p 60fps resolution
- An audio receiver is required for surround sound output. AAC/Dolby Digital decodes in 2 channel output only
- JPEG does not support CMYK or loss less.
- BMP supports uncompressed format only.
- TIF/TIFF supports single layer only.

File Formats Not Supported
Does not support protected premium content such as movies or music from the iTunes® Store, Cinema Now, Movielink®, Amazon Unbox�„�, and Vongo®

BELI!!!!!

terbaikkkkkkkk....tu mcm ibu jari Bad Kajang jerrrr....hahahhahaaa

the review was in the start for this device recently in the star - about 400+

whitey.. how much for group buy?? can we start with 10 unit??

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Whitey,the device can connect to home theater ke?

The unit has Optical Out, so I guess can connect la. But the STAR newspaper review says this....



Dont worry bro.... I will buy one unit first as test unit and will report back findings ASAP.

encik rizal,.. bukan ke encik ada ps3 dah?

PS3 pon ada limitation jugak en shaari.. kena tukar format VOB and sebelum tu every mkv file yg lebih 4gb kena split.bro.. aku rasa kebanyakan file mkv ni bukan dari asalnya DTS.. apa apa thanks sebab nak test dulu... hehehe..

err this one can not decode DTS, only got sound if you connect to AVR digitally.in the lowyat forum in Home entertainment section, look for Xtreamer, A.C.Ryan box which supports network streaming, rmvb, flv, all of the WDTV even BR iso. it can decode dts, AC3-plus and many more.me chepo sikit i bought from china similar to the above mentioned for RM 400....this one i copy bulat from my LYN posting

how much uncle whitey?

Falcon......tu macam ibu jari Bad Kajang jer...hahahhahahaa

Currently in Lowyat plaza most shops selling for RM339. BUT read somewhere there will be a newer model WD TV Live coming soon...so after Raya will survey again.

The media players Ryan mention are in fact better, but it cost more and not easily available in Msia. I dont think A.C. Ryan is selling locally yet.

Aku dah banyak buat research pasal this "hard disk media player" nie. So far, yang aku tau only WDTV yg boleh update the firmware online from the western digital website. Brand lain semua chinese brand and susah nak cari firmware update. Unless if you can update the firmware online, it is NOT worth it to buy this stuff. Aku ada sebijik media player built in to the hard disk itself <Mcdia Player> but then aku takleh nak download the firmware which leads to problems playing files other than the format it has already support; xvid tak support, mkv tak support, rmv tak support. End up, the hard disk media player becomes a dinosaur and aku pakai buat nak simpan data je.

So far, kat Low Yatt WDTV price the cheapest I could find is RM379 @ Computerzone. At the same time, ada member aku pakai bende nie and format update is also supported through the firmware update - meaning that if there is a format that you cannot play, you can actually download the codec for the format. The only downside about WDTV, it does not play rmv (Real Media Video format) due to copyright issues. Yg lain lain semua takde masalah. Kalau takleh nak main the file, just update the firmware - gitu lah ckp member aku tuh.

If Whitey bleh dapat dealer price for this it would be real cool. Aku pong nak satu. Tangan tengah gatal nie nak gi angkat kat lowyatt nie pasal gaji pong dah masuk dan juga aku nyer Toshiba Regza RV500E dah jadi cam dinosaur kat rumah...

madon, my noob question is, can this WDTV play movie yg member kita nak download tu?

emm still thinking whether to buy this WD Multimedia Player or the HTiB which support limited format... However HTiB come with surround speaker and WD Multimedia Player need to buy speaker separately plus extra wiring... what do you think?

personally, i'll go with the one that support more format especially major format...

bolehhhh.... semua pon boleh...tapi movie apa yg member kita nak download tuh? movie yg takleh tgk bulan posa ke?

movie apa yg tak boleh tgk bln puasa?

btw, i'm still using the bulky tv, so visual wont be as good as plasma/lcd...

Bro,

when you say HTiB, are you talking about those HT system that comes with speakers, amps and player? If so, then it is a totally different thing altogether to compare it with the WDTV like comparing an apple with an orange. But if you asked me between getting a device which supports limited format vs more format, I will definitely go for the latter.

I used to connect my speakers to the TV using a normal audio in cable (and yes, I am not an AV Guru; AV Gurus out there care to advise). I wonder if this works with HDMI connection setting. My logic is as below:

Sound From HDMI input ---> TV sound ---> TV sound output to speakers.

yupe thats how i connect it too... but those with high end HT systems can connect this way:

Sound from HDMI source --> HDMI In on the HT system --> HDMI out to the TV

also this way u get true 5.1 sound from the source

bro, if that is the case takyah beli WDTV...beli je RMVB player yg paling murah... RM199 kalau tak silap aku. Still bleh main .avi and other formats. Takyah susah2 nak cari format mkv pasal kalau pakai TV lama takleh pon nak reach 1080P...

Kalau nak dapat achieve 1080P, jom join sama ada clan LCD aku atau clan Plasma Infernus....the choice is yours, ada BRANN????:

- Toshiba Regza RV500E = RM3100
- Panasonic P42S10K = RM3200

i think its more worth it for falcon to get the WDTV... at least next time when he upgrade to LCD/Plasma, no need to get another player...

Hehehe, tunggu harga turun RM2+k dulu...


Yes, thats what i think... :)

I think the below is the best solution for the setup.... Click to view attachmenttak aaa....it is more worth it for Falcon to get the TV first, then the player....cam beli nak mod kereta laa...u buy the car first or the mod first?? (nie racun baik nie...kengkawan meh laaa tlg racun gak!!!)

simple saja.. falcon.. MOD kereta berpuluh ribu.. lcd/plasma 3k pon tak mampu??

adusssss...menyucuk kalbu. Padan Muka

AC Ryan Playon HD available in carrefour (SG) for SGD 239.

best bang for bucks HD media player ATM is all these Realtek 1073 chip based players with streaming ability. decoding ability is chipset based (natively supported). so far review for this chip set seems excellent. different maker with customized firmware make the difference. so far A.C.Ryan and Xtreamer provide best support in term of firmware update for bugs and features.

the advantage over WDTV- network streaming, DTS, RMVB files

i got the noontek (china). they have the best support (among the chinese player).

Thanks for the advice taiko ryans

double post. sorry

siapa yg MOD kereta sampai berpuluh ribu??? kau silap orang tu... aku pakai rims skrg pun sbb belas ehsan uncle whitey, dpt free plak tu. yg lain still stock standard x ada turbo... :Pbtw, mmg racun la benda ni. tapi tunggu la murah sikit. buat masa skrg, tgk jer la 'movie' dlm kereta... hahahap/s: aku rasa kau maksudkan balkilmer/widget/zimi kot....OoooOoo tambah garam atas luka hamba yer...

to me, HDTV alone is lack of boom boom sound as I dont have HT system... only LCD TV.. beside that is HDD player like Sarotech 2.5" HDD Player is worth buying?

to me a no no..... limited file/codec supported.

I think I cannot wait and tahan anymore....

LCD HDTV ----> Bought
BlueRay 1080P downloaded movies ----> in hard disk
PS3??? ---> dun have
WDTV???----> dun have

so I am heading to low yatt ASAP and buying the WDTV since it is the cheapest option right now... BTW, there's a shop @ digital mall offered me PS3 Slim + 2 Ori Controller + 2 or 3 games (cant remember) for RM1620. I think its a good deal but i dun have funds yet....

ok noted... seems WDTV is the best option..

So anyone got this WDTV yet? I'm itching for someone to review. Very interested. :)

oi nick, u already got PS3, y need a media player?

just stream any video via a media server la, doesn't windows vista's media player 10 come with one?

or u can just use this free one, tversity: http://tversity.com/

im using it now and it can stream most formats... inc images and music

Tak pasal2 nama aku naik kat post nih....

Anyway, back to HT Media player.....
I've been using HDX 900 NMT for > 1 1/2 yr already.... so far OK lor.....
But I still couldn't make it works with .a s s subtitle..... It can support .ssa, .srt but not the bloody .ars* subtitle...
Any idea which latest HD Media player can play work with the .a s s subtitle?
Thanks....

[ot] err... dunno how to use. not sure how to setup ps3 to play media files. can meh? i plug in usb but it didnt recognise the files.


anyway i needed one for upstairs rooms. so i went and bought this WD TV just now. playing videos was easy. quite happy with purchase. it's also very small and portable so can bring it during travels. the box doesnt come with hdmi cable. only composite video cable.

using USB of cause la, the ps3 only can play mp4, avi with divx, xvod format only... but its different if u use media server...it will convert whatever format to a streaming format that ps3 understands...

to setup very easy one la.. on the PS3 no need to set anything one... just install the software on ur pc/notebook then just set which folder u want it to share, then in the ps3 just look for the media server...



how to setup in detail: http://www.coderetard.com/2008/06/22/turn-...-with-tversity/

nick.... favorite question... how much & where?

i found RM 389 at one shop in puchong (http://techhypermart.com/)
but i was walking in IOI when i saw it for RM 399... itchy so i just bought it at that price. i tot i saw an add for RM 369 too but i could not find it again.

lazy to go to lowyat for rm 3xx stuff.. maybe cheaper there (but jam, parking, distance.. tak payah la haha). also i sawmany type of media players (forgot name). mostly made in china that were cheaper RM 280 also got and also support rmvb but i didnt buy that cos.. just holding it feel like cheap plastic. even the buttons like flimsy. the WD one is more solid in the casing.

KING OF THE KING SPEC HD MEDIA BOX

http://www.ergotech.com.tw/ergotech/Ergote...B1C66650B624%7D

sorry all in chinese..but maybe can use translator to translate

NT4200 around rm420......free 1 pcs HDMI 1.3b cable...100% satisfaction (by dcspeed)

NT4200 vs WDTV... errr which one will win? i'm d*mn noob in this.... :)

Can consider this one also
AC Ryan Playon

the model is DB200...NT4200 is 4200 taiwan dollars

i think DB200 slightly better coz it caters for RMVB n a few other formats that WD doesnt....not sure if this is sold here yet...dcspeed brought it back fr taiwan recently......

this just landed in my office, kworld Home media center

can play mpeg, avi, divx, xvid, rmvb, vob, dat, mp3, wma, jpg, bmp, txt

best thing is that i cost around rm1xx only...

only con is that output is only 720p and no hdmi, only component

Click to view attachment Click to view attachment

http://us.kworld-global.com/main/prod_in.a...&prodid=246

i also saw a few cheapo ones but support up to 720 or no hdmi port

i think nt4200 vs wdtv cant be directly compared. the earlier may support more formats but the later is more portable... from the pic the nt4200 looks like a dvd player sized thing. which means i cant bring it on my travels :)

wui NT4200 is the price la la

DB200 is the model...haf to see how big in real life then only i can compare.......

DB200 - size 165 x 125 x 36 mm (L x W x H) vs WDTV

Dimensions

Height: 1.57 in (40 mm)

Depth: 3.94 in (100 mm)

Width: 4.92 in (125 mm)

Weight: 0.67 lb (302.5 g)

hahaha... i thought i was the only one who get confused....