Best current Multimedia Hard Drive

demolitionman

Hey,

I currently have about 500 films on my pc hard drive.

However im looking to get a multimedia harddrive so that i can copy them all onto it and then watch them directly on the tv.

which is the best multimedia hard drive currently available for this purpose.

any advice appreciated as i dont know a lot about this subject.

Thanks

Kind Regards

DemolitionMan

demolitionman

anyone?

surf board

Why not buy a Western Digital WD TV HD media player? Will play all files out there in full HD. You can get them in PCWorld. Works great.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-04249121-pdt.html

glic83

you have a few options here,ac ryan paly on hd mini,asus o play,xtreamer,wd live,you are going to want something that plays mkvs any of the above will do nicely

cooperguy

I have an Iomega screenplay HD. It works well

Eircom_Sucks

WD TV is your only man , small and compact and plays fooking everything you throw at it

glic83

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

WD TV is your only man , small and compact and plays fooking everything you throw at it

doesnt down mix dts audio for those who dont have an amp/surround sound system,it would mean converting all audio parts of your movies,so go for either the asus o! play,ac ryan mini,xtreamer or the wd live, dont go for the wd hdtv

Eircom_Sucks

glic83 wrote: »

doesnt down mix dts audio for those who dont have an amp/surround sound system,it would mean converting all audio parts of your movies,so go for either the asus o! play,ac ryan mini,xtreamer or the wd live, dont go for the wd hdtv

unless your a techie head that means nothing

if you have a bunch of avi , mkv , mp4 etc that you wanna be able to use then the WD TV is savage

glic83

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

unless your a techie head that means nothing

if you have a bunch of avi , mkv , mp4 etc that you wanna be able to use then the WD TV is savage

most of my mkv's are dts audio so thats why i wouldnt go for 1,for standard sd stuff yeah its grand but there is much better out there for an extra few quid

funnyclub

Hey Guys just wanting more opinions on this which media player with no internal hd is best for playing hd downloads 720 and 1080?
I was going to go for the WD tv HD but I am thinking the Asus O!Play.

Tnx in advance.

glic83

ac ryan playon! hd mini would be my suggestion

Jokesetal

Hi All,
Just had a look at a Lacie MMHD (http://www.lacie.com/ie/products/product.htm?pid=11389), which plays most formats I'm familiar with (AVI, DivX, etc.) but also play DVD formats (ISO, Video_TS). You can also WiFi connect to your home network.
Any opinions on cost/value to functionality?
I bought a 1TB Iomega MMHD for my in-laws and it worked fine, but would sometimes not show any of the files in the folders. For example, it would show all the files in the music folder (mp3) but none of the movies (DivX) or vice versa.

Cheers

Jokesetal

Just to follow up,
Bought the Lacie 1 TB HD there in Right Click on Camden St. I was quoted €220, so I mentioned the Pixmania price (€189 + shipping) and they knocked over 10% off the price! Tried it out and it's playing everything I have, with clean HDMI transfer, all of which I couldn't say about the Iomega!
Need a router for the network, but I'm not in a hurry yet....

tattoo

Hey folks,

I was thinking of getting a media player and came accross this:

Envizage 2000GB 2TB External Hard Drive Multi media Player with HDMI, SP-DIF, Component, Composite OutputsTechnical Details

Supports video formats MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG 4(AVI,divx,XVID)
Video Support: VOB(DVD fille), MPEG ,MPEG4( AVI..)
Avi format supports: XVID, DIVX 3.11,4,5
Audio support:MP3,WMA, PHOTO support: Jpeg
Supports VOB(DVD/DVD9) Subtitle & Audio(audio1,audio2,audio3?)

I would really appreciate your opinions on this.

slegs

tattoo wrote: »

Hey folks,

I was thinking of getting a media player and came accross this:

Envizage 2000GB 2TB External Hard Drive Multi media Player with HDMI, SP-DIF, Component, Composite OutputsTechnical Details

Supports video formats MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG 4(AVI,divx,XVID)
Video Support: VOB(DVD fille), MPEG ,MPEG4( AVI..)
Avi format supports: XVID, DIVX 3.11,4,5
Audio support:MP3,WMA, PHOTO support: Jpeg
Supports VOB(DVD/DVD9) Subtitle & Audio(audio1,audio2,audio3?)

I would really appreciate your opinions on this.

No MKV would be a showstopper for me

elvis jones

Jokesetal wrote: »

Just to follow up,
Bought the Lacie 1 TB HD there in Right Click on Camden St. I was quoted €220, so I mentioned the Pixmania price (€189 + shipping) and they knocked over 10% off the price! Tried it out and it's playing everything I have, with clean HDMI transfer, all of which I couldn't say about the Iomega!
Need a router for the network, but I'm not in a hurry yet....

Does this play MKV and i can i transfer files from my mac to it and play direct from there to the tv via HDMI ??

BenEadir

I too am looking for a multi media player to build up a good movie (home and 'Hollywood'), photo and music library.

I have the following set up at home:-

TV - Panasonic Vierra TH-50PY80EY

Blu Ray Player - Panasonic DMP-BD30

Amplifier - Onkyo TX-SR875

Jamo 5.1 S606 surround sound speaker system

Freesat HD PVR - Sagem DTR 94500

UPC PVR

My preference is to get a multi media hard drive which has built in wi-fi and a bit torrent client.

Any recommendations?

Ben

glic83

play on !hd ,xtreamer or med8er would be in my list any of them should sort you out

oneillryano

Awryt don't really know what to take from the previous comments so could someone reccomend me a Media HD that plays all video including MKV cos most of the films i DL are HD. one thats around the 100-150 mark.

was thinking this http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/3684357/art/iomega/screenplay-plus-hd-1-tb-m.html its only 99 quid in Harvey but i dont know if it plays MKv even though i know it has the HDMI cable and stuff.

any reply would be great thanks lads.

glic83

that 1 doesnt play mkv's,you could try the wdtv live,acryan play on hd ,mede8er,xtreamer they will play everything

Joeface

have a screenplay Pro my self ,pretty happy with it ,

But set my boss up with the newer version
http://go.iomega.com/en/products/multimedia-drive/screenplay/screenplay-director/?partner=4725

Def plays MKV and will take usb drive to expand with. Have to say I was very impressed with it. Even remembers what u viewed and to where you viewed last.