Freecom network media player wlan 450 hdmi hd 1080

qwertykeyboards · 24-01-2009 06:01PM #1

Hi, Im looking to buy one of these things that means i can watch downloaded films on my tv without havin to burn to discs. i heard these things are sweet as but need to know the importance of the hard drive as the one im looking at http://cgi.ebay.ie/Freecom-network-media-player-wlan-450-hdmi-hd-1080_W0QQitemZ170294900808QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_HardDrives_RL?hash=item170294900808&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308 doesnt come with one. Is that why its so cheap? do u really need a 1tb one if a hard drive is essential? what use is this thing without one?

any responses to these questions would be great, thanks.

branners69 · 01-02-2009 02:39PM

I'm no expert but it looks like this doesnt play mkv, m2ts or ts files which are as far as I am aware the format required for HD files! The audio is also very limited, no metion of AC3 or Dts playback never mind DTS-HD!

In relation to the harddrive question there is a usb port on the back which you can connect an external harrdrive so you dont need one installed.

I have a Tvix 5100 which I am extremely happy with, one of the more popular players is the Popcorn Hour, you can find more info here.

I had a Freecom multimedia standard player and it was rubbish. It kept over heating as it had no fan and was pretty fussy about what xvid files it would play!

byte · 01-02-2009 05:00PM

Yeah, no mention of MKV file support, though does mention TS. DTS gets downmixed to stereo. No mention of audio over HDMI either. Uses a Sigma chipset if that's any relevance, though doesn't have the same model number as the Sigma chipset used in PCH.

Datasheet PDF:
http://www.freecom.com/objects/00012608.pdf

MediaTank · 02-02-2009 09:13AM

No mention of H.264 support either which is the usual format in MKV, therefore no HD.

Freecom network media player wlan 450 hdmi hd 1080

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