BF2S Forums External Media Players (hardware, not MS poo)

Once I went wireless cos i didn't wanted to bother placing cables but then i went with a wired router anyway. I had such a poor connection (signal was poor-2 floors) and I'm happy. I took me an hour to place cables but no worries anymore.

max wrote:

media players are too limiting in the containers/codecs they can play and in the output format (many can't do 1080p) IMO. I vastly prefer an inexpensive HTPC over those machines

Thats what I have hooked up to my TV.

max wrote:

media players are too limiting in the containers/codecs they can play and in the output format (many can't do 1080p) IMO. I vastly prefer an inexpensive HTPC over those machines

That's what I used to have before moving to a new place. Now I don't have the room for another box in the livingroom ( the feng shui would be damaged ) Besides 1080i is good enuff for TV shows.

.Sup wrote:

Ultrafunkula wrote:

Besides 1080i is good enuff for TV shows.

Ur spoiled.

I do that to myself <3

None of those units had HDMI in. Some of them did however have hard drives, but I couldn't find their specs. The last thing you want to do is drop a few hundred dollars on a piece of equipment and have your playback stutter. Good ideas in theory but I'm skeptical when it comes to performance.

The DVico TVIX product looked cool (mkv was a nice touch).. but then again: Save Money and time...DONT BUY

LOL my ass off!

Buffalo US site wrote:

Notice Regarding Injunction


Regrettably, the Court of Appeals has decided not to stay the injunction in the CSIRO v. Buffalo et al litigation during the appeal period. Although Buffalo is confident that the final decision in the appeal will be favorable and that the injunction will be lifted, Buffalo is presently unable to supply wireless LAN equipment compliant with IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g standards in the United States until that decision is issued. Click here for additional information.

GG US greedy hippies...!


Gee, I managed to link the wrong Buffalo product

LT-H90WN is the name on the thingie.



Speks:

Compatible Multimedia Formats
Video Formats MPEG2, MPEG4 (Low-Res), WMV, H.264
Video Modes PAL, 576p, 720p, 1080i
Audio Formats AAC-LC, AAC-HE, MP3, WAV, WMA, Dolby® Digital (AC-3)
Image Formats JPG, BMP*, PNG, GIF

Supported File Types
Video mpg, mpeg, vob, mp4, wmv, asf, avi, m2t, m2ts, mts, m4v
Audio wav, mp3, wma, m4a
Image jpg, jpeg, png, bmp,gif

Video/Audio
Audio Stereo Audio, Optical Audio
Video HDMI, D4, Composite, SCART (Adaptor)
USB 2 x USB 2.0, Type A

Wired LAN Interface:
Standard Compliance IEEE802.3u (100 Base-TX), IEEE802.3 (10 Base-T)
Data Transfer Rates 10/100 Mbps
Connector Type RJ-45
Number of Ports 1

Wireless LAN Interface:
Standard Compliance IEEE802.11a, IEEE802.11bIEEE802.11n Draft 2.0, IEEE802.11g
Frequency Range 2,412 - 2,462 MHz, 5,180 - 5,320 MHz
Wireless Security AOSS - WPA2-PSK (AES, TKIP), WPA-PSK (AES, TKIP), 128/64-bit WEP
Antenna 2 (external)

Other
Dimensions 208 x 48 x 215 mm
Weight 1.13 Kg
Power Supply AC200-240V 50/60 Hz

Price here in Fin
198.90 €

But it's not available for reason N.

edits.

Dude on other forum wrote:

I think that everybody's experience of the old Linkstation has caused the word Buffalo only to be used in the same sentence as bargepole.

Now that doesn't sound promising. What the hell is a bargepole anyway??

.Sup wrote:

I'm still waiting for pics of your apartment.

Aaand you're gonna have to be waiting for some more weeks buddyboy

Last edited by Ultrafunkula (2008-07-09 11:51:30)

Kmarion wrote:

Data Transfer Rates 100 Mbps, should be fine for what you are using (1080i). A typical HDMI cable can rate from 2.93 to 14+ gbps. So if you use hdmi you are just taking advantage of the convenience of having one cable. If you were to try 1080p with uncompressed audio you would have some trouble. The LT-H90WN doesn't have any storage?

Ultrafunkula wrote:

Dude on other forum wrote:

I think that everybody's experience of the old Linkstation has caused the word Buffalo only to be used in the same sentence as bargepole.

Now that doesn't sound promising. What the hell is a bargepole anyway??

I saw that @ Av Forums. I tend to hang around AVS Forums, although I couldn't find much there as well.

You're right. No storage. What I had in mind was to use the WLAN through my Telewell to my desktop to get the files to play that way. Or to buy an external hard drive and connect it to the thingie. A WD My Book Essential 500GB is on sale for 68€ at a place here. An external would be a good choise eventually so I could take it with me when I go by my friends. Decisions decisions...

edit. The LAN version of the Buffalo (with HDMI) is 148,90€. Add a drive to that and the price is just less than 20€ more. And this model (LT-H90LAN) would be available next week. Think I might try out this one tho the two nasty personal reviews. I mean the amount of negative vs. no feedback is more than clear. Ppl rarely go awol on the interwebs about something positive if they are not forced to speak their mind, when if something negative happens ppl are all over the place yelling "all their products and models are shit" even if it would be the first product they've bought from the manufacturer. I've been talking to this kind of ppl and believe me, most of them are plain morons. One of the best/worst feedbacks I got from a lady who had bought a DVD player. So it got a malfunction. No worries, normal procedure guarantee and all. I call her and advise her to take it to the store where she bought it or to take it to the closest official repairpoint. She first refused and wanted a refund. I was like wtf, on what basis!? Because it's broken and she had lost all her trust in all the brands products. At the point I was almost laughing. I asked her if she'd had the thing already replaced and what other products she had from the brand. She said it was the first one, no changes, no nothing and it was the first product she had. I said that how in the world can you have lost all her trust then? I almost went overboard listening to her stupidity when she actually said it: Well 100% of the brand I've bought have been malfunctioning, so yeah I want a refund. OMFG. My ears bled. No dice. Take it to the repairshop on go wrestle with the store you bought it from. The importer have to do no more. Bye.

Went a little sidetrack there (how come this always happens when I'm on a roll with the keyboard?? ) on the project itself. But my conclusion is that this might be a working piece of machinery afterall. Yeah, I'll be your testdummy and go buy that thing if nothing else comes in front before it's available

More edits.
Now I got an email saying the WLAN version should be available at the end of the month. Go figure...

Last edited by Ultrafunkula (2008-07-10 02:22:45)

Ultrafunkula wrote:

edit. The LAN version of the Buffalo (with HDMI) is 148,90€. Add a drive to that and the price is just less than 20€ more. And this model (LT-H90LAN) would be available next week.

Alllrighty then. It r ordered. Should hit the shelves at the end of the week. Gonna report after fieldtestings is it teh shit, or just plain shit

Poseidon wrote:

Don't have experience with any of those, I suggest listening to Kmarion when it comes to that kind of stuff...

However, I've got a 32" Sharp Aquos TV hooked up with HDMI to my PS3 and Cable box, and holy shit is it worth it. Picture quality is incredible. Hell, even my 360 which is hooked up via HD component cables (I have the 2006 one, no HDMI port on it) has incredible picture quality.

I HAVE THE SAME TV!! omg!!!
Hopefully when I get my PS3(hope) it will make it look like sex with my tv.

lol, Milfs.

Poseidon wrote:

Jenspm wrote:

lol, Milfs.

who says it's MILFs

so judgmental

edit: oic, urasneakyone

Wat? Can't a 29yo enjoy some milfs?

Hmm. Tried to watch Juno and Storm of the century on it using a 4GB Kingston memstick. Juno had some major lag effect and Storm of the century had no sound Got some other movies too but I still need to get that external 500GB harddrive and my Onkyo. The latter was supposed to be ready for pick up two weeks ago but now sight yet at the store...

.Sup wrote:

Anyone mentioned Onkyo?? My pants are down...

Heyheyheeeeeyyyy!!! Not on my TV thankyouverymany! Although I have some unsuitable material for minors on there