Cheap media player?

kaiowas · 09-08-2007, 11:54

Saw these in maplin last week. On the surface it looks like a very cheap alternative to building a media PC for playing my video files on the TV

Only drawback I can see at the moment that the only video output option is Composite (there is VGA but my old CRT TV wouldn't know what to do with that!) Am I missing something or is this as good as it looks?

Mark · 09-08-2007, 12:14

Link?

kaiowas · 09-08-2007, 12:14

Doh!

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?...218038&doy=9m8

Mark · 09-08-2007, 12:25

For what it is, that's pretty good, assuming of course the firmware is up to the job. I'd recommend taking a look at other options (e.g. Pinnacle Showcentre) before you buy though.

Fayshun · 10-08-2007, 09:27

I got one last week and stuck a 400Gb drive I had from a cancelled project in it. I've put a couple of films on it to test it out and it's actually pretty good. The menu screen is a bit slow to bring the thumbnails up although it previews the movie when you highlight the thumbnail.

It's going to save the DVDs from small fingers!

kaiowas · 27-08-2007, 12:00

I ended up buying on of these. Was pleasantly surprised to find that the price had dropped since I first posted.

The software is a bit clunky but when you think of this as a USB hard drive enclosure that just happens to work as a media player then it's a bargain.

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Fayshun Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adrift in the Orca Posts: 6,845	I got one last week and stuck a 400Gb drive I had from a cancelled project in it. I've put a couple of films on it to test it out and it's actually pretty good. The menu screen is a bit slow to bring the thumbnails up although it previews the movie when you highlight the thumbnail. It's going to save the DVDs from small fingers! __________________ We must move forward not backward, upwards not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling...

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kaiowas The Stig Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fightertown USA Posts: 1,458	I ended up buying on of these. Was pleasantly surprised to find that the price had dropped since I first posted. The software is a bit clunky but when you think of this as a USB hard drive enclosure that just happens to work as a media player then it's a bargain. __________________ Anal Fish Porn

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Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Link?

09-08-2007, 12:25	#4
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	For what it is, that's pretty good, assuming of course the firmware is up to the job. I'd recommend taking a look at other options (e.g. Pinnacle Showcentre) before you buy though.