Advantages: Small, Silent, Mobile, Cheap Disadvantages: Still some bugs
Freecom Mediaplayer 35-Kit
The basic kit comes without a hard drive, this is great as its much cheaper to buy the hard drive you want and install it yourself, this is child's play and the instructions (if you need them) are easy to follow.
I have now had the media player for about three months and originally purchased it for £100 + £84 for a 300GB IDE drive, the price of the player has dropped to less than £85 and I'm sure the hard drives will drop / increase in size in the near future.
In essence this is both a USB hard drive which you can take anywhere with your computer for extended storage (if you have a HDD installed), when connected to a TV it becomes a Media Player capable of playing music, movies or displaying your photos.
Connect it to a network via a standard CAT 5 cable (RJ45) via a hub or into a PC and you can ...
Advantages: record to computer, transportable, nicely presented Disadvantages: jumpy, fast programme, space at the usb port
This is a brilliant product. It is very easy to use with just plugging in, putting the disk in and opening the programme. If you have vista, you may have to download the drivers of freecom's website however, it is supported and can be used in Windows Media Center. The tv can be a bit jumpy but use the extension cable and attach it to a window with the included suction pad and you should have no trouble. Lots of channels, all that are included with freeview plus also the radio.
The remote control is not up to much and will only work from around 1 meter away, and when pointes straight at it due to it only having a small lapel spot which freecom should have advanced.
Overall, it is a very good product and a very good price. The software is ok but will be jumpy due to it being "movey" on slower pc's so you maybe want to use win ...
Advantages: Watching several channels at once. Disadvantages: You may need a new aerial
and running I decided to try my old computer with the DVB T stick and lo and behold it worked. Still don't have a clue why this one never worked but anyway it was working.
The device is no larger than a cigarette lighter and comes complete with driver software and a tiny digital aerial which frankly is just for show since you really need a decent signal for the USB powered DVB T stick to work. Using the aerial provided I kept getting the No Signal message.
Installation and usage of the DVB is simplicity in itself, simply load the drivers plug it into a vacant USB slot and the viewing software automatically starts up. The next step is simply to scan and save channels and view at your convenience. The picture is quite good now although I may need to re-position my digital aerial for optimal picture quality. I can now work with my Office ...
Windows 2000/XP/Vista - Pentium III - 900 MHz - RAM 256 MB
MacOS X 10.3 or later - PowerPC G3 - RAM 256 MB
Remote control
Type
Remote control
Technology
Infrared
Connections
Connector Type
1 x component video output ( RCA phono x 3 )
1 x HDMI output ( 19 pin HDMI Type A )
1 x SPDIF output ( TOS Link )
1 x SPDIF output ( RCA phono )
1 x composite video output ( RCA phono )
1 x S-Video output ( 4 PIN mini-DIN )
1 x audio line-out ( RCA phono x 2 )
1 x network ( RJ-45 )
USB
Miscellaneous
Cables Included
Video / audio cable
USB cable
Power
Type
External
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 1 year
Manufacturer's product description
With the Network MediaPlayer - WLAN, you get another dimension to the world of portable media playback devices. The player connects to your wireless access point, thereby opening a world of multimedia entertainment. You can now play back any multimedia content stored on any computer in your network, and watch it on your TV. Or you can store movies and / or music on the built-in hard drive and enjoy them directly from the player on the TV, without your PC having to be switched on. The choice is yours! The MediaPlayer WLAN is powered by the latest generation Sigma Design chipset, and supports playback of HD files. Experience a new level of computer and home entertainment, provided by Network MediaPlayer - WLAN. Free your mind!
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