I've been contemplating getting a network media player such as the Logitech Squeezebox Touch;
Then I came across this relatively new product:
The Playon!HD from AC RYAN
http://www.playonhd.com/en/?upn=products&subpage=playonhd&info=specs
It's retailing at a very competitive price with (what seems to me) fantastic features:
| Features: |
Full HD Media Player
HDMI up to 1080p (Full HD)
Enjoy Full HD video (H.264, MKV, RM/RMVB) on your TV
UPnP Media Streaming
Wired & Wireless Network*
Store all your media files centrally
Network Drive (NAS)
Download BitTorrent
Listen to Internet Radio
Internet Feeds
(Picassa, Flickr, News Feeds)
Enjoy a Slideshow of your favorite photos
*(Wired Network is included / Wireless Network is an optional extra, not included in the standard package. To enjoy wireless network at up to 300Mbps, purchase the Wireless option) |
| A/V Out: |
HDMI interface up to 1080p
Composite Video
Composite Audio
Y/Pb/Pr Video
SPDIF coaxial (digital audio)
SPDIF Optical TOSLink (digital audio) |
| Storage supported: |
Internal hard disk
External USB hard disks
Media cards
USB sticks and other USB mass storage devices
Network drives |
| Built-in Storage supported: |
3.5" SATA/SATA2 hard disk up to 2TB |
| Media cards supported: |
SD
SDHC (SD High Capacity)
MMC
MS
MSPro |
| USB2.0 host controller: |
USB 2.0 Interface
USB mass storage devices (hard drives, flash drives)
Add ports with USB hubs, USB cardreaders |
| USB2.0 ports: |
2x USB 2.0 (USB-A)
1x USB 2.0 Slave Port (USB-B) |
| Network - Features: |
Great as Network Media Center
Functions as NAS network drive
(accessible via network from all NAS capable devices)
Browse network by navigation or direct IP address
Save Shortcuts to easily access network locations
Plays and Streams audio/video/image media from any device in your network
Use Playon!HD to play any media in your network
Play media stored in the Playon!HD from anywhere in your network |
| Network - Wired: |
LAN Ethernet 10/100Mbps Auto-negotiation
Built-in DHCP for Auto IP or Manual Fixed IP |
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| Network - Wired: |
LAN Ethernet 10/100Mbps Auto-negotiation
Built-in DHCP for Auto IP or Manual Fixed IP |
Network - Wireless
(optional, not incl.): |
Wireless WLAN 802.11b/g/n 300Mbps via USB WLAN adaptor (optional, not incl.)
Supports WLAN security WEP / WPA
Supports WLAN Peer-to-Peer (connects wireless without router) |
| Cooling: |
40mm Low-Noise Fan
(for HDD Cooling) |
| Video Formats Supported: |
AVI / MKV / TS / TP / TRP / M2TS / MPG / MP4 / MOV / M4V / VOB / ISO / IFO / DAT / WMV / ASF / RM / RMVB / FLV resolution up to 720p / 1080i / 1080p / BD-ISO |
| Video Codecs Supported: |
MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 / MPEG-4 SP/ASP/AVC (H.264 | x264) / XviD / DivX / WMV9 (VC-1) / RealVideo 8/9/10 (up to 720P) |
| Video Output Supported: |
PAL / NTSC / 480p / 576p / 720p / 1080i 50Hz / 1080i 60Hz / 1080p 50Hz / 1080p 60Hz / 1080p 24FPS |
| Audio Formats Supported: |
MP3 / MP2 / WMA / AAC / FLAC / WAV / OGG Vorbis / PCM / LPCM / MS-ADPCM / LC-AAC / HE-AAC / COOK / RA-Lossless |
| Audio Output Supported: |
Stereo
Dolby Digital AC3 5.1
(passthrough & downmix to stereo)
Dolby Digital Plus
(passthrough)
DTS
(passthrough & downmix to stereo)
Dolby TrueHD
(passthrough & downmix to stereo)
AAC 7.1
(passthrough & downmix to stereo)
FLAC |
| Image Formats Supported: |
JPEG, HD JPEG / BMP / GIF / TIF / PNG |
| Subtitle Formats Supported: |
SRT, SMI, SSA, IDX/SUB, SUB |
Character sets supported
(needed for text subtitles): |
Unicode (UTF8), BIG5 (Traditional Chinese), Western, Turkish, Central European, Greek, Cyrillic, SE European, Hebrew |
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I was wondering if there's anyone here that might've had a first-hand experience with this player?
The only downside I could think of is that if I were to use it as a source player, I would need to plug it into an external monitor.
