This looked interesting until I noticed the mention of only a 10/100 ethernet port. As well as streaming restrictions, this makes transferring files on to the drive painfully slow. The price differential of putting a gigabit port on there can't be *that* great, can it?
Probably a stupid question, but does the inclusion of Composite cables and connectors imply that I can plug this into a standard CRT TV? So even if I'm watching a 1080p MKV, it will scale it and display ok on a non-HD tv?
For the love of god PLEASE PLEASE can we have some screenies, it is massively important, more important that the shell, especially as some media players appear to still be using DOS 2.1.
@Hugo/TR Please take note of hank's comment as it's very justified especially when you appear to provide screen shots for other Media Players reviewed. Consistency is in the review format is important to us your avid readers for comparing like for like. Even the poor ViewSonic VMP30 got at least 1 screen shot, and the Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player got it's own Vid Review.
I personally would happy see more of these as they are a perfect method of delivering a brief summary of the product highs and lows and can be used to get across the joy or lack of in using the products UI. Pictures and Vid highlights provide the reader with the ability to make their own mind up rather than having to rely on a very limited coverage of the user interface as was the case here.
Hi guys. Sorry screenshots weren't included in this review. We normally do try and include them but it seems they were missed from this one. We will certainly make a point of including them from now on. Unfortunately, this particular model has now gone back to the manufacturer so we can't provide them. Best, Ed.
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I have a TV with a YouTube client built in. I bought a Revo 3610 because it allows me to stream video from my NAS and searches of YouTube through a proper web browser yield significantly different results from those of mobile devices and embedded devices.
Which category does this player fit in? Does it find all videos available on YouTube, or only a nobbled selection?
Also, how easy is it to enter searches? On my TV it was painfully slow.
- The interface is a fairly boring text/icon based menu. standard up/down/left/right navigation, but functional.
- The 10/100 ethernet is a limitation. It takes 10 minutes to copy a DVD to the device, so I bypass the network and use the USB. (I think using a wireless USB will resolve this)
- The remote is very directional. You need to point it directly at the device.
- Many of my ripped DVDs (I own the originals), play on my PC, but not on the device, so it looks like its codecs support is limited.
Iomega should consider some sort of 'codec update utility' , to allow the device to obtain the latest codecs from the internet.
I bought one of these 2 days ago, the picture quality of the blue rays was exelent. I thought as good as the PS3. The main problem is that it doesn't play DTS audio, which is proably the most common audio around at the moment. If anyone knows of a HD Media Converter With the picture as good as this one and also has AC3 and DTS audio playback capabilitys I would love to know where I can get one.
I dont think it can be used to record from sky+ tumble, Atleast I haven't seen any record button on mine.
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I came across this review whilst looking for a solution for playing DVD backups without having to select the VOB file and getting a 'bad container' prompt between each file.
How this review gave a 8 out of 10 is beyond me. I've used a number of media players extensively and this one has been the most troublesome by far and would recommend any device over this one.
If you aren't annoyed enough with the system lock ups, you will certainly be over it when you wait a further 5+ mins each time you restart, which may or may not lead to sound distortions or video freezing.
I don't use any of the online capabilities, so cannot comment on that.
My summary of cons above, summarises the other horrible problems with this product.
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2nd December 2011, By Stuartsanderson
I came across this review whilst looking for a solution for playing DVD backups without having to select the VOB file and getting a 'bad container' prompt between each file.
How this review gave a 8 out of 10 is beyond me. I've used a number of media players extensively and this one has been the most troublesome by far and would recommend any device over this one.
If you aren't annoyed enough with the system lock ups, you will certainly be over it when you wait a further 5+ mins each time you restart, which may or may not lead to sound distortions or video freezing.
I don't use any of the online capabilities, so cannot comment on that.
My summary of cons above, summarises the other horrible problems with this product.
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