I've been searching for 1080P Media player for months. Finally found one that has most functions and yet reliable (never hang). The size is small but enough to accomodate a 3.5" SATA hdd. I immediately pop a ntfs formatted 1TB hdd into the unit. Copied all my 1080p and 720p medias over.
Connect this NMT to my Marantz SR6003 via HDMI cable. Did some SETUP from the GUI and most importantly set the NMT to 1080P 60Hz output regardless if I am using a HD or Full HD display/projector. Graphic is flawless on my HD ready Plasma, Full HD LCD and HD/Full HD projector. Of course, the trick lies in the media file itself. I ripped a copy of my Bluray movie "Get Smart" using my PS3 (loaded with ydl). Copied the m2ts movie file that is 19GB over to my NMT. Play it.... n I got all the sound tracks where I can select using the remote control that comes with the NMT. It supports sub title but you need to use a remux tool to get the sub into another sub format and mux it back.
Quality: Full HD support is good enough even on Optoma Full HD 82 projector shooting at a 120" screen. Can't really see much difference between a high end pioneer bluray player that cost RM5000+. The black section is pretty good too although you might be able to notice slight noise if you stand 2 feet away from the 120" projected movie. On a 50" Full HD LCD or Plasma, you will not be able to tell the difference.
Sound: It supports DTS Master Audio and Dobly Digital TrueHD sound from the direct ripped m2ts BD movies. But I got some issues with several movies downloaded from the internet that were ripped, muxed and demuxed. So, I will not guaranttee it will work with all media but so far, I would say it can handle 90% of the medias.
Speed: Loading takes 1 minute from the time you switch the unit on to load a full 1TB HDD. After that, it only takes 3- 8 secs to navigate around the menu.
Remote: It supports fast forward up to 50x on DVD ISO rip and 8X on BD ripped. It also provides a SEEK function to jump into the scene if you know the timeline.
Other Functions: It supports online services such as online radio, youtube, RSS, torrent, etc.
I would rate this NMT 8.5 out of 10. Hopefully the next firmware will improve on the media supports and also improve on the loading speed. Otherwise, this is a 10 out of 10 product.
4 months of testing, I have never had a crash on this NMT and I've tested at least continously playing for 4 - 5 hours. No problem with heating as long as you are staying in a cool location (it has a built in fan too).
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