[mythtv-users] UK users: Interesting DLNA/UPnP 1080p-capable media player for £60

[Mark Wormgoor]

Robert schreef:
> On Thu, November 5, 2009 11:09 am, Nick Morrott wrote:
>> Just noticed this on El Reg and thought I'd pass it along. Review
>> seems quite positive, and at £60 quite attractive:
>>
>> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/11/05/review_media_player_hisense_1080p/
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nick
> 
> That looks pretty amazing for £60.
> 
> If anyone has one - does it work with the MythTv UPnP server? (I've never
> had much success in that area)

Judging by the GUI screenshot, this is yet another device based on the 
Realtek 128x chipset. Other similar devices are the Xtreamer, Asus 
O!Play, A.C.Ryan PlayOn!HD.

Personally, I own the Xtreamer, connected to a 32" CRT. It does play all 
MythTV recordings and all sorts of videos, photos, music, internet radio 
etc. It does work with the MythTV UPNP server, although the initial 
firmware had issues playing MP3 over UPNP (not related to MythTV).

However, I've mounted my media via NFS, which I find much easier. Not 
sure if the device mentioned in the original e-mail supports NFS as well.

One minor issue which has not been resolved yet is that it does not deal 
well with growing MPEG2 files (i.e. still recording files). Video and 
sound start skipping. This does mean that I need to wait until a 
recording is finished before I can view it.

Kind regards,

Mark