Networked Media Players - Play External HDD Content on TV

hrishig · 8th April 2009, 09:50

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Originally Posted by nishantgandhi

You can get the WD officially in India for around Rs 7k

Pune the best price I got was 8k. On ebay india it is at around 7500 with shipping. Still way cheaper than popcourn hour in india. If you getting it from US then it will be at 5k which is great deal!

If anybody know how to get below 7.5k from mumbai/ pune , please tell the source/ contact details.

saildrive · 8th April 2009, 11:13

Hi Guys
Is Popcorn Hour - compatible with the NTSC / Pal Tv's in India, also can i connect to my TV - which is not a LCD
:(

Another thing Guys - There is 1) Popcorn Hour A-110 2) WN 100 3) A 110 with WN 100 & 4) S 210

Which amongst the above is ideal for Indian conditions??

SX4_2007 · 9th April 2009, 14:38

Found one more Network Media Player @ ebay for 11k:

EG-M34A NMT HDD Media Player HD 1080p h.264 MKV MP4 MP3

Forum on the media TV HTPC

Sam Kapasi · 9th April 2009, 17:05

I do not know if I have posted on this thread before.

I use a LaCie SIlverscreen 80gb. I have had this for 3 or 4 years and it is a good machine. I connect it using S-Video to my AV reciever and take an optical audio out to the amplifier.

I have managed to program it into my macro remote and now even Jenny can use it. Good fun.

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However, I have recently umm.. got a Pioneer DV-410K DVD player. And this has a USB port in the front.
To this I am able to connect any drive, thumb drive, SD card reader and even my external 500GB drive and navigate and view movies quite easily.
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This is extremely useful if one wants to watch "special interest"movies as one can simply unplug the hard drive and hide it from his loving family.

The End.

Insane Devil · 16th April 2009, 18:33

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Originally Posted by yadu

....I'm not able to decide whether to go for the A110 or the WD TV. .....

Yadu, just go blindly for the A110, the difference in amount, will give u a long term upgrade free ownership.

A110:
- supports HDMI 1.3a - giving you HD-DTS Audio for future.
- Remote is FAR better with lot more functions - when u play a movie, pressing 1,2,3,,,, takes u directly to 10%,20%,30%.... of the movie.
- Wireless support is great, you never know when you would like to stream data
- Internal HDD capability
- The interface also has more features.

These above mentioned things are what WDTV lacks. I am currently using Linksys Media Extender DMA-2100, but am going to buy the A110 this month end. Was planning for WDTV, and after a good research, found that A110 is more bang for the buck.

check out this forum for great support on anything Audio/Visual.
The following link will take you to the Digital Media Servers & Content Streamers section.
Digital Media Servers & Content Streamers - AVS Forum

nishantgandhi · 1st June 2009, 11:36

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Originally Posted by SumitB

The WD TV can be made available by a person who goes by the handle katmandude on http://www.techenclave.com/forum

Apparently, the WD TV is a very capable and recommended device.

KMD doesnt have it in stock anymore.

Quote:

Originally Posted by manveet

My LCD has a USB port which supposedly plays divx. I once inserted a flash drive, but it went undetected !

If your TV has this feature and it works, its probably the easiest way IMO.

Most of the DVD players/LCDs that advertise being 'USB friendly' simply mean that they can play jpegs and mp3s off a USB flash drive. Usually .avi/.divx is not recognized and the same is mentioned in fine print. I have been conned once like this.

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Originally Posted by MontyKING

Is WD available in Grey?

Cheers
MK

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ketan

Has anyone been able to figure out what stores in India sell WD TV media player!!
How are you guys comparing it with NMTs like PCH or eGreat!! I see only difference is network connectivity and eGreat like device can support eSATA and HDMI 1.3a

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrishig

Pune the best price I got was 8k. On ebay india it is at around 7500 with shipping. Still way cheaper than popcourn hour in india. If you getting it from US then it will be at 5k which is great deal!

If anybody know how to get below 7.5k from mumbai/ pune , please tell the source/ contact details.

I dont know whether you can call it 'grey' but there are 2 sellers on Erodov and TechEnclave that stock WD HD Media Player. The current price, AFAIK, is Rs 7,200+shipping. But due to the heavy demand, it seems to be out of stock.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

However, I have recently umm.. got a Pioneer DV-410K DVD player. And this has a USB port in the front.
To this I am able to connect any drive, thumb drive, SD card reader and even my external 500GB drive and navigate and view movies quite easily.

Sam - is your external 500gb HDD formatted in NTFS or FAT32? I thought these new gen DVD players were unable to handle external HDDs higher than 16/32gb capacities?

Also, at what price and from where did you buy this DVD player? I am assuming it has HDMI port also?

SumitB · 1st June 2009, 11:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by nishantgandhi

KMD doesnt have it in stock anymore.

Get it from here. Will come to under 7500/- with shipping and warranty.

nishantgandhi · 1st June 2009, 15:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by SumitB

Get it from here. Will come to under 7500/- with shipping and warranty.

Thats Amarbir right? Is he a WD authorized distributor too? His post mentions Rs 7,200+shipping though.

And btw, just spoke to official WD India distributor in Mumbai (Mediamann Infotech) WD Distributors

They too are quoting Rs 7,500. The guy wasnt sure of the warranty timeframe, as he mentioned its 'either 3 or 5 years'. And I used to think it will be only 1 year! But as it goes for WD HDDs, the media player warranty is also home-pickup-drop types.

anujmishra · 1st June 2009, 16:07

Why don't you try Cowon PMP? I have one with 80 GB and it supports many file format. Quality is also good but for sound you need really good amplifier.

Cowon Q5 PMP gets priced and dated

I have this one

http://www.pmptoday.com/2008/05/18/cowon-a3-now-80gb/

SirAlec · 2nd June 2009, 00:40

Quote:

This is extremely useful if one wants to watch "special interest"movies as one can simply unplug the hard drive and hide it from his loving family.

Sam bhai! special interest movie!!

SumitB · 2nd June 2009, 09:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by nishantgandhi

Thats Amarbir right? Is he a WD authorized distributor too? His post mentions Rs 7,200+shipping though.

And btw, just spoke to official WD India distributor in Mumbai (Mediamann Infotech) WD Distributors

They too are quoting Rs 7,500. The guy wasnt sure of the warranty timeframe, as he mentioned its 'either 3 or 5 years'. And I used to think it will be only 1 year! But as it goes for WD HDDs, the media player warranty is also home-pickup-drop types.

Yes, its from Amarbir.

The WDTV carries a standard warranty of 1 year. Nothing more.

If you want to use it to stream media from a network, you can always hack it. An additional cost of about Rs. 300/- will be incurred towards the USB-RJ45 convertor. I am using this setup for my WDTV. Its connected to my Windows Home Server box and I have access to about 2TB of hi-def movies and songs.

7500/- is the price almost everywhere in India.

nishantgandhi · 2nd June 2009, 10:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by anujmishra

Why don't you try Cowon PMP? I have one with 80 GB and it supports many file format. Quality is also good but for sound you need really good amplifier.

Cowon Q5 PMP gets priced and dated

I have this one

COWON A3 Now 80GB | PMP Today

I dont see any comparison of this with WD HD Media Player

SumitB · 8th June 2009, 13:08

There is a new product which seems to be better than WDTV in specifications and features. The company ships worldwide for 99 Euros. Anyone willing to take the plunge?

Samurai · 8th June 2009, 13:20

Hmm, it has direct connectivity to many websites, that's interesting.

kb100 · 8th June 2009, 21:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by SumitB

There is a new product which seems to be better than WDTV in specifications and features. The company ships worldwide for 99 Euros. Anyone willing to take the plunge?

I will be interested - except looks like they don't ship to India. Group buy people?

View Poll Results: Which Networked Media Player do you have?
WDTV/WDTV Live/Live Plus	35	52.24%
Xtreamer/Xtreamer Pro/Sidewinder	12	17.91%
Playon HD/HD Mini	2	2.99%
TViX	1	1.49%
PopCorn Hour A110/A200/C200	3	4.48%
Dune/Dune Prime	0	0%
Iomega Screenplay Director/Pro/TV Link	4	5.97%
Any Other	10	14.93%
Voters: 67. You may not vote on this poll

9th April 2009, 17:05	#49
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,971 Thanked: 971 Times View My Garage	Watching HDD movies I do not know if I have posted on this thread before. I use a LaCie SIlverscreen 80gb. I have had this for 3 or 4 years and it is a good machine. I connect it using S-Video to my AV reciever and take an optical audio out to the amplifier. I have managed to program it into my macro remote and now even Jenny can use it. Good fun. However, I have recently umm.. got a Pioneer DV-410K DVD player. And this has a USB port in the front. To this I am able to connect any drive, thumb drive, SD card reader and even my external 500GB drive and navigate and view movies quite easily. This is extremely useful if one wants to watch "special interest"movies as one can simply unplug the hard drive and hide it from his loving family. The End. Last edited by Sam Kapasi : 9th April 2009 at 17:07.

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Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: B'lore-Manipal Posts: 15,378 Thanked: 2,741 Times View My Garage	Hmm, it has direct connectivity to many websites, that's interesting. Last edited by Rehaan : 10th June 2009 at 15:56. Reason: Splitting this post between this thread + Quest for Hi Def thread.

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saildrive BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 125 Thanked: 4 Times	Hi Guys Is Popcorn Hour - compatible with the NTSC / Pal Tv's in India, also can i connect to my TV - which is not a LCD :( Another thing Guys - There is 1) Popcorn Hour A-110 2) WN 100 3) A 110 with WN 100 & 4) S 210 Which amongst the above is ideal for Indian conditions??

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anujmishra Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,127 Thanked: 168 Times View My Garage	Why don't you try Cowon PMP? I have one with 80 GB and it supports many file format. Quality is also good but for sound you need really good amplifier. Cowon Q5 PMP gets priced and dated I have this one http://www.pmptoday.com/2008/05/18/cowon-a3-now-80gb/

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