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phi_'s avatar
14 years ago
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... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
Okay.

I've been giving cursory glances to a variety of media players meant to hook up via HDMI (a requisite) to a television, and I figured that others will be, or currently are, interested in a thread about these.

I have a large collection of movies in a variety of formats and am looking for devices supporting them ... I've noticed MKV support is pretty sparse, and this looks to be my best bet (so far). Suggestions? Comments? Etc.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?It … 6815306025

Plus it clocks in at about $100, which is a nice price.
phi_'s avatar
14 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
I began looking around again, and I'm liking Asus' entries.

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Play-Media-Player- … mp;sr=1-18
lucas's avatar
14 years ago
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i ❤ demo
how come neither of these products has gigabit ethernet? sigh
phi_'s avatar
14 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
I would just use my external USB2 drive, so Gigabit ethernet isn't a priority for me. But that is odd.
nestor's avatar
14 years ago
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nestor
I have a popcorn hour. MKV support, FLAC, gigabit, etc.