I posted last week about this device , http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...ce=1&doy=14m10 . I've had it a couple of days now and all I can say is what a fantastic piece of kit! It's so simple to use and the picture quality is fantastic. I've also transferred some MP3's and the sounds to is outstanding through a good amp.It is such a hassle free experience, just create some sub-folders on the external drive, i.e. kids movies, action movies ect..ect.. and transfer your files from your original hard drive - no converting which has 2 advantages, time and space. So far I've only used the standard white - red - yellow left/right/and video conectors but the quality of the picture is dvd quality.What I was most suprised by was the size of the unit, it's tiny! about the size of a portable dvd player, just a little thicker.and the remote stores neatly under the base.It easily fiths on a dvd shelf under your tv.Fantastic.
Guys, you got to try one of these!
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There are 3 different ways to connect to the tv, last night I hooked it to the tv with a euro-scart lead, and ran the sound through my a.v. amplifier via standard stereo cables.The quality was top-notch.Last edited by kingaaa; 21 Oct 2006, 03:49 PM.Comment
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There is a site dedicated to the U.S. , http://www.argosyusa.net/index.asp , but I cant see anything about distributors on it?Comment
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Video media formats, DVD-Video, DivX 3.11/4.x/5.x, Xvid, SVCD, VCD 1.1/2.0, MPEG-1, MPEG-2
Audio media formats, MP3, WAV
Image media formats, JPEG
waiting for one that supports HD mpeg4 avc+aac and flac playback, can't see one coming out anytime soon thoughLast edited by anonymez; 21 Oct 2006, 07:29 PM.Comment
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anonymez,there are so many functions to this, and for the price of a dvd player I dont think you can go wrong.It supports every video/music and picture file I have, and if eventually a more advanced unit comes along, it will be handy for storing the likes of music, home movies, pictures ect...ect.. I cant see a drawback at all.Comment
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I'm checking the Media Gate MG-35 out. Comes with or without a HDD, and plays files off a network also. The is a site with a forum where they are also hacking the firmware for this .
Media Gate MG-35 is a perfect portable entertainment box with MPEG4 playback
The MG-35 has a 10/100 Ethernet port * so home PCs in the same subnet can be easily accessed
Has a USB2.0 slave port. It provides an alternative way to download digital contents from the PC.
Can be provided without 3.5-inch HDD. In this case, it can be a low-cost DMA* without HDD
Can be configured in collaboration with web-based movie distributor as a set-top box or media gateway to access, play and/or download the legal movies from the website directly without home PC
DMA* - direct memory access, a technique for transferring data from main memory to a device without passing it through the CPU. This enable the MG35 to read media from a source (home PC, laptop) and play it immediately.
Specification:
USB Interface
480Mbps USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Compatible)
Network Interface
10/100 Mbps LAN (RJ-45)
Model Color
Silver
Material
Aluminum
Stackable
No
Dimension 57 x 150 x 185 mm
Power Source
External Power Supply
Input Power AC
100-240V 50/60Hz 0.7A
Output Power DC
5v 1.5A/12V 1.5A
OS Supported
PC Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP
Mac OS 9.0 or above
Linux 2.4 or above
Network Interface
10/100 Mbps LAN (RJ-45)
HDD Type
3.5" IDE HDD
HDD File System
FAT32, NTFS
TV Type
PAL, NTSC
Supported Formats
Movie MPEG 1,2,4(MPG,MPEG,AVI,M2V,DAT,VOB,IFO)
DivX, XviD (except GMC, Qpel option applied)
Music MP3, OGG Vorbis, WMA, WAV
Photo JPG (JPEG)
Video Output
Composite
S-Video
Component Y
Pb
Pr (480p, 720p, 1080i Progressive Scan)
Audio Output
Stereo (L/R) / Digital Coaxial
Optical (DTS Pass-Through OnlyNot registered Go here and click register to join the Digital Digest Forums
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