Media HD Player Reviews Archives

Patriot Box Office 1080p High-Definition Media Player PCMPBO25 (Black) Review


I won’t outline the many features as they can be quickly viewed at Patriot’s website. This is a shockingly good device (for lack of a better word), especially given the price. It’s a very new product category. While it plays nice with pc’s and macs, it is a standalone device that does not require a computer to feed from. It even has a built in BitTorrent client that can be used independently of a computer. I don’t know how much power it draws but it’s probably very little (

Avolusion MEDIAGear 2TB 2000GB USB 2.0 HDMI 1080i Digital HD Media Player w/Remote Control (Black) – Retail Review

Avolusion MEDIAGear 2TB 2000GB USB 2.0 HDMI 1080i Digital HD Media Player w/Remote Control (Black) – Retail Feature

  • Build-in 2TB Capacity
  • Standalone HD Media Player
  • Store all video, music and photo
  • 1080 HDMI output
  • Digital Optical Audio (SPDIF)

Avolusion MEDIAGear 1.5TB USB 2.0 HDMI 1080i Digital HD Media Player w/Remote Control (Black) – Retail Review

Avolusion MEDIAGear 1.5TB USB 2.0 HDMI 1080i Digital HD Media Player w/Remote Control (Black) – Retail Feature

  • Build-in 1.5TB Capacity
  • Standalone HD Media Player
  • Store all video, music and photo
  • 1080 HDMI output
  • Digital Optical Audio (SPDIF

Avolusion MEDIAGear 80GB USB 2.0 HDMI 1080i Digital HD Media Player w/Remote Control (Black) – Retail Review

Avolusion MEDIAGear 80GB USB 2.0 HDMI 1080i Digital HD Media Player w/Remote Control (Black) – Retail Feature

  • Build-in 80GB Capacity
  • Standalone HD Media Player
  • Store all video, music and photo
  • 1080 HDMI output
  • Digital Optical Audio (SPDIF)

MediaMate GP-MED35 500GB Aluminum Hard Drive 1080i Multimedia Player w/Remote Control (Silver)- Retail Review

MediaMate GP-MED35 500GB Aluminum Hard Drive 1080i Multimedia Player w/Remote Control (Silver)- Retail Feature

  • Build-in 500GB capacity
  • HD component output for 720p/1080i JPEG display
  • Scaler for video up-conversion to 720p/1080i
  • 8CM internal cooling fan
  • Stand-alone HD Media Player

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ 1080P HD Media Player and FreeAgent Go 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST905004CEA2E1-RK Review


Ok, I bought this after owning a WD HD Media Player and the like. I have had very few complaints with it so did not pass on this because I hated WDTV I bought because I wanted a second device like this and wanted to give the theater FreeAgent + HD trying. In any case it works very well play videos and I tried MKV, AVI, MP4, and all types of audio formats and all the great work. Even more what DTS, where WDTV not or at least the first generation that does not work. Thus, a list Pronow.

HornetTek Mirage 750GB High Definition 1080i HDMI USB & LAN Multimedia Player w/ Remote Control (Movie / Photo / Music / TV Scheduled Recording / uPnP /SDHC MS Card Reader /USB Host) – Retail Review

HornetTek Mirage 750GB High Definition 1080i HDMI USB & LAN Multimedia Player w/ Remote Control (Movie / Photo / Music / TV Scheduled Recording / uPnP /SDHC MS Card Reader /USB Host) – Retail Feature

  • HD Media Player
  • Build In 750GB Capacity
  • LAN Streaming
  • Music, Photo, Video
  • HDMI, SDPIF, RCA, Components, USB

Dell Inspiron 1420 14.1″ Laptop Computer – Loaded – Midnight Blue, 3 Gb DDR2 Memory, 250 Gb HD, Webcam Long-Life 6 Cel Battery Intel 2 Duo Core T5550 Processor Wireless Vista Home Premium Microsoft Works 8.5 DVD/CD Burner/Player Review

Dell Inspiron 1420 14.1″ Laptop Computer – Loaded – Midnight Blue, 3 Gb DDR2 Memory, 250 Gb HD, Webcam Long-Life 6 Cel Battery Intel 2 Duo Core T5550 Processor Wireless Vista Home Premium Microsoft Works 8.5 DVD/CD Burner/Player Feature

  • Integrated Camera
  • Vista Home Premium, 250 Gb Hard Drive
  • 3 Gb Memory, Software, Wireless, 1.83Ghz

D-Link DSM-750 Wireless HD Dualband Draft 802.11n Media Center Extender Review


My DVD backup DNS321 a D-Link 2-Bay Network Attached Storage (NAS), where I have two 1TB drives this device (DSM-750) streaming out clearly the NAS, like watching the original DVD. This is the best device for playback later, after recording and DVD playback and backup files from a NAS device shared.

ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player 1TB – 34650 Review

ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player 1TB – 34650 Feature

  • Enjoy high definition movies on your home theatre; store and access media files on your home network; Buy or rent Roxio CinemaNow videos online directly from your TV
  • Access online content on internet sites such as YouTube, Flickr, Internet radio, RSS feeds, or podcasts
  • WIFI ready for wireless access using Iomega 802.11n Wireless Adapter (sold separately)
  • DivX Home Theatre Certified
  • Includes Iomega Protection Suite anti-virus and backup software solutions