Re: £99 HDMI HD Media Player Bargain!?

[Mal Lansell <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've done a bit more reading around, and unfortunately it looks like
this device has too many shortcomings to be useful.

For DVDs it only handles individual vobs - no ifos and no iso images -
so there is no menu support.
On the HD side, it cannot cope with bitrates above ~ 17Mbps, which rules
out streaming ripped hd-dvds or BluRay disks (King Kong for example
peaks at 45Mbps).  That bitrate is also too low for some HDTV sources.

So, yet again, it's nearly but not good enough.  One day we may get
there, but until then it's the trusty HTPC and endless tweaking.

Mal





Paul Gale wrote:

>I'm tempted too - but I'd want a device to upscale a SD to HD - guess
this doesn't do that?
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
>>Of Mal Lansell
>>Sent: 07 May 2007 19:00
>>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] £99 HDMI HD Media Player Bargain!?
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>>Sooooo tempted :-)
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>>I had a quick search for reviews, and it seems like it works really
>>well, with a responsive interface too.  The only thing holding me
back
>>now are some comments about 1080p playback stuttering, but I can't
tell
>>whether the reviewers are just being total numpties and trying to
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>>using the wireless link (which has no chance of coping), or if the
>>player really can't handle it.
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>>Mal
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>>>We've just spotted a potential bargain on Amazon - the new
Netgear
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>>EVA8000
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>>>at £99.39 (which appears to be more like £200 on most
other sites!).
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>>There
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>>>is a wait for delivery, but if this price is correct it'll be
well
>>>worth it
>>>for this state of the art, HD media player.
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>>>http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article1885.html
>>><http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article1885.html>
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>>>M.
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