Seagate 2tb HD media player!

tunner · 11-03-2012 1:02pm #1

I ordered one of these the other day and had it delivered yesterday. Excellent value I think. 2tb for less than €130
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/10823523/art/seagate/goflex-cinema-multimedia.html

Etnies · 11-03-2012 1:14pm

Raspberry Pi is where it's at for media players right now

good deal there tho

settings · 11-03-2012 1:47pm

what if you want a media player before xmas?

Etnies · 11-03-2012 1:57pm

haha true, mines not coming till late "April" but that was before the ethernet port saga.

Voodu Child · 11-03-2012 2:04pm

Etnies wrote: »

Raspberry Pi is where it's at for media players right now good deal there tho

Not it's not.

Raspberry Pi is a project/toy for techies and eventually a tool for students.

Its a poor all-round media player, hardware decode is very limited and CPU is too weak to allow software decode of most unsupported formats.

Tallon · 11-03-2012 2:33pm

Voodu Child wrote: »

Not it's not.

Raspberry Pi is a project/toy for techies and eventually a tool for students.

Its a poor all-round media player, hardware decode is very limited and CPU is too weak to allow software decode of most unsupported formats.

It's really not, you should read up on it

Etnies · 11-03-2012 2:50pm

Voodu Child wrote: »

Not it's not.

Raspberry Pi is a project/toy for techies and eventually a tool for students.

Its a poor all-round media player, hardware decode is very limited and CPU is too weak to allow software decode of most unsupported formats.

oh dear you uneducated man.

Voodu Child · 11-03-2012 2:57pm

Tallon wrote: »

It's really not, you should read up on it

Im fully aware of the media capabilities and I've given a reason why it is a poor all-round media player. Limited hardware decode.

You havent refuted my point or given any reason to the contrary. Which suggests you know very little about it, maybe you should take your own advice.

oh dear you uneducated man.

Another great post with nothing to back it up.

Volovo · 11-03-2012 3:12pm

Will ye stop the bickering :P Good find OP

Etnies · 11-03-2012 3:26pm

Voodu Child wrote: »

Another great post with nothing to back it up.

Why would I bothered enough to go about proving myself correct to a random on boards?

Anyway on topic!!

Voodu Child · 11-03-2012 3:39pm

Etnies wrote: »

Why would I bothered enough to go about proving myself correct to a random on boards? Anyway on topic!!

You should be 'bothered enough' because it's basic forum etiquette.

If you think what I said was wrong, that's fine, post why. If all you have to offer is a one-line smart-arsed insult then it reeks of trolling.

Tar.Aldarion · 11-03-2012 4:37pm

How does one use this raspberry pi as a media player? I know nothing of it, you attach a hdd and a keyboard?

Zab · 11-03-2012 5:05pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

How does one use this raspberry pi as a media player? I know nothing of it, you attach a hdd and a keyboard?

Or just use it as a streaming box, probably controlled by your smartphone.

kearneybobs · 11-03-2012 5:10pm

For those that are interested, this media player allows the media player part to be detached from the harddrive. More portable if you dont want the 2TB on the side (for whatever reason)

Tar.Aldarion · 11-03-2012 7:29pm

so it's just that you could leave a wireless external hdd connected to your pc and use that wirelessly?

moodrater · 11-03-2012 10:04pm

Good price for a 2tb media player no doubt but its another example of seagates ongoing form over function policy when it comes to external harddrives. Desktop drive in a plastic box with rubbish ventilation, how will it cool, especially as a media device where its often going to be in a cabinet. Keep an eye on drive temperatures and don't rely on this to keep valuable files.