1 tb iomega screen play hard drive 99 euro

craftypaddy · 26-12-2010 02:39PM #1

saw this in harvey normans a 1 tb hard drive with built in media player for 99 euro from 159, had one for a year no problems so far. connects straight to tv

Hogzy · 26-12-2010 02:47PM

This doesnt play DTS, MKV or WMV which is a massive downside

Jax Teller · 26-12-2010 02:55PM

Cheers my dad has one might get one for myself at 99 euro ya can't complain really

Woodgate · 26-12-2010 02:59PM

Got one this morning, real easy to use, enjoying some good movies already.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 26-12-2010 04:29PM

any link for this?

Jax Teller · 26-12-2010 04:31PM

Horgan wrote: »

any link for this?

http://www.harveynorman.ie/iomega-screenplay-plus-hd-1tb-multimedia-hard-drive.html

melekalikimaka · 26-12-2010 04:36PM

so pretty much useless for hd content

Hogzy · 26-12-2010 04:57PM

melekalikimaka wrote: »

so pretty much useless for hd content

Yup.
IMO a 1TB disk is useless if the device doesnt support HD content.

craftypaddy · 26-12-2010 06:16PM

Hogzy wrote: »

This doesnt play DTS, MKV or WMV which is a massive downside

you could always convert them, most i get are avi files from kick*******ents

Funfair · 26-12-2010 06:17PM

You can buy a reconditioned one here.. http://go.iomega.com/en/products/factory-outlet/reconditioned-multimedia-drives/screenplay-plus/?partner=4725

The Iomega ScreenPlay Plus HD Media Player for €63.90 with 3 months warranty direct from Iomega

fl4pj4ck · 26-12-2010 10:55PM

bought it today but only after opening the box realized it doesn't have network connector. that's a bummer

irishproduce · 26-12-2010 11:28PM

It says on the harvey norman link that it is HD though. Would this not mean it would support a ripped file from your HD disc?

fl4pj4ck · 26-12-2010 11:35PM

technically speaking - yes. however it only utilizes DivX technology, where most of today's HD stuff is being distributed in MKV (Matroska) containers

if you convert it - then no problem, but remember this particular one will only be good for up to 1080i (interlaced), so it won't display a "proper" 1080p HD movie

richardw001 · 27-12-2010 02:37PM

These were 110 in easons before christmas - I would expect you to be able to get one cheaper than 99 euro in the sales - (either in easons or elsewhere)

Allyall · 27-12-2010 04:15PM

I bought it in HN on Christmas eve for €118. It's a lovely player. I probably will buy another from the refurbished link, for €63, That's an amazing price even refurbished.

Funfair · 27-12-2010 04:44PM

Allyall wrote: »

I bought it in HN on Christmas eve for €118. It's a lovely player. I probably will buy another from the refurbished link, for €63, That's an amazing price even refurbished.

Doubt any of them are refurbished to be honest, I'm guessing they are selling off new stock and call it refurbished not to upset the retailers they supply.

docdolittle · 27-12-2010 06:04PM

the shipping is €15.50 on the iomega drive, but the coupon code IOSUR0810A is 10% off

73.01 total

Abelloid · 27-12-2010 06:32PM

Funfair wrote: »

You can buy a reconditioned one here.. http://go.iomega.com/en/products/factory-outlet/reconditioned-multimedia-drives/screenplay-plus/?partner=4725

The Iomega ScreenPlay Plus HD Media Player for €63.90 with 3 months warranty direct from Iomega

Good spot, thanks. Just bought one of these

http://go.iomega.com/en/products/factory-outlet/reconditioned-multimedia-drives/screenplay-pro/?partner=4725

and another 1tb NAS drive for €118 delivered.

irishproduce · 27-12-2010 08:17PM

JustinOval wrote: »

Good spot, thanks. Just bought one of these

http://go.iomega.com/en/products/factory-outlet/reconditioned-multimedia-drives/screenplay-pro/?partner=4725

and another 1tb NAS drive for €118 delivered.

I bought the refurbed 1TB one.
Tell me, I am correct in saying none of these can do HD ya?

fl4pj4ck · 28-12-2010 01:55AM

irishproduce wrote: »

I bought the refurbed 1TB one.
Tell me, I am correct in saying none of these can do HD ya?

see:

fl4pj4ck wrote: »

technically speaking - yes. however it only utilizes DivX technology, where most of today's HD stuff is being distributed in MKV (Matroska) containers

if you convert it - then no problem, but remember this particular one will only be good for up to 1080i (interlaced), so it won't display a "proper" 1080p HD movie

Aquos76 · 29-12-2010 12:04PM

Anyone else get a dispached email for their order form iomega, last night my scheduled delivery date was 31/12/2010, but now I see that it has been pushed out to 6/1/2011

Abelloid · 29-12-2010 12:22PM

Mine just says '..in a few days'.

Aquos76 · 29-12-2010 12:37PM

JustinOval wrote: »

Mine just says '..in a few days'.

Is that on the ups tracking site or on iomega's own site?

Abelloid · 29-12-2010 12:59PM

Oh yeah, sorry, UPS says 6/01/11.

EDIT: Estimated date is gone now, parcel is in Barking, GB.

polaris68 · 29-12-2010 11:48PM

docdolittle wrote: »

the shipping is €15.50 on the iomega drive, but the coupon code IOSUR0810A is 10% off 73.01 total

Thanks for the coupon code, just ordered one of these.

Great price!

CR 7 · 31-12-2010 01:39AM

Is there any difference between the ScreenPlay Plus HD and the ScreenPlay Pro HD, other than 500gb of storage (and network connection)? I was thinking of getting one to, basically, replace a DVD player, won't be connected to a network. And, I'm not sure if i'm fully understanding how it works, I have a tv with a USB socket that plays video files directly from a hard drive. The other TV, that I want this for, doesn't have a usb port, so I presume this does the same thing through HDMI.

Abelloid · 01-01-2011 07:35PM

Aquos76 wrote: »

Anyone else get a dispached email for their order form iomega, last night my scheduled delivery date was 31/12/2010, but now I see that it has been pushed out to 6/1/2011

Typical UPS; Two parcels shipped and tracked together all the way to Cork, one arrived yesterday, the other won't until Tuesday....

Aquos76 · 01-01-2011 07:48PM

I got both of mine delivered yesterday also, although for a while it looked like one of the packages was also left back in cork, the driver couldn't find it in the van. He eventually found it and dropped it back to me.

polaris68 · 02-01-2011 07:33PM

Have you tried out the media player yet??

Mine is still in Tamworth.

Aquos76 · 02-01-2011 08:40PM

Yeah, I ordered the 500g SCREENPLAY PRO HD and also the 1tb Gigabit Ethernet drive, both are decent, if I had one complaint about each it would be that there is no usb port for connecting to PC for quicker transfer and also the remote control for the media player is pretty awful, its is very slow to react and when it does work it can be over sensitive.

Also I got no instructions with ether device, sure for that money I wouldnt give out to much.

Abelloid · 03-01-2011 01:25AM

Have a look here -

http://screenplayprohd.wikia.com/wiki/ScreenPlay_Pro_HD

1 tb iomega screen play hard drive 99 euro

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