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The new generation of Hi-Def Multimedia Playback is finally here! Take your audiovisual experience farther than ever before. The Mvix High-Definition Wireless Multimedia Center (MX-760HD) provides unprecedented file format support and puts life back in your digital media content. This hard drive-based multimedia center, built around linux-based architecture, is a true home-theater PC offering endless possibilities.
The Mvix Hi-Def 802.1G Multimedia Center links to your home network and plugs all your digital media content directly into your TV. You can now access all your multimedia files (music files, videos, and photos) and play it on your large-screen plasma or HDTV. It features the wireless 802.11g technology with WEP infrastructure to deliver maximum wireless signal rates (of up to 54 Mbps) for streaming digital media. The Mvix player supports over two dozen media formats, including high-definition video (WMV-9 or MPEG-4 format). The media center is capable of accessing files no matter where they're stored - on its internal hard disk drive, on your Personal Computer, External USB Storage or even a Network Attached Storage (NAS) box. It provides an easy way of viewing your digital photo files or a slide show with background music. It is even programmed for automatic decoding and convenient bookmarking (playlist) of multiple files within a folder.
Installing and setting up the Mvix MX-760HD is a breeze. Simply pop-in a typical 3.5" hard drive, move your media content from your PC and you're good to go. The built-in Setup menu and a full-featured remote control offer optimal flexibility and control over the entire system. Simple firmware upgrades keep this media center updated with support for latest file formats. The MX-760HD comes in a sleek metallic chassis with front-panel LCD. This stylish hard-disk based media center makes it a dream machine for multimedia aficionados.
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Nice, but still have some rough corners
- Pros: Excellent video playback. Wide media format support. Many options for media source paths. Will do a slide show and play music from a playlist at the same time. Relatively easy setup. Small, handsome and quiet. Highly portable via internal HDD (not included) or via external USB2 media. Great for going to a friends house with your slides or movies. Just what I wanted.
- Cons: Still many rough corners in the user interface. Photo display is not at the full HD resolution. Slide show lack transition effects and only plays in sorted sequence. Noticable lag in manual slide advance. Cannot fast forward or advance to next song in jukebox.
- Other Thoughts: I have only tried streaming over wired network from my PC. Watched King Kong in DivX5 and saw slow pixel update of a portion of the screen only once. Picture quality was excellent on my 47" LCD via component 1080i. Menu system is not too hard to understand. Company is issuing firmware updates continuously to fix bugs and polish features.
I had no problem having it recognize the 6 different folders that are shared on my PC. I did not have to disable the firewall as the manual suggested either. But I have the LAN IP range designated as trusted in the firewall previously. Quite happy with the video playback part of the unit. But audio and photo playback seems an afterthought. It particularily bothers me that the displayed resolution of photos are not much better than on a regular analog TV. User interface still have quite a few quirks and bugs. For instance, in jukebox mode, all the motion buttons will reset the song. Hopefully future firmware releases will fix these problems.
nice, but you can DIY for cheaper
- Pros: This looks to be a very nice linux-based solution for people who don't know how to configure their own multimedia PC.
- Cons: It's basically a stripped-down PC with TV-out and a wireless card. We took an old PC, put a wireless card in it ($35) and used Ubuntu Media Center Edition (free) and got the same wireless media functionality.
- Other Thoughts: If you're willing to do some research online, you can do the same thing for less or free using an old pc and a multimedia linux distro (Ubuntu MCE, geexbox, etc). However, If you're willing to pay for the convenience, this looks like an elegant solution.
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Not bad.....Not bad at all
- Pros: looks gr8, networking options, additional usb inputs, coustom background WOW!
- Cons: some of the files when fast forward button is hit it does not play after that. Freezes up then hard to shutoff. This doesn't happen everyday but i hate it when it does.
- Other Thoughts: if you don't care about pic quality go for inoi models. also if you are new to multimedia inoi is better choice because it is very simple unit to control. Other than that if you are in High Def guy like myself and like to do home networking and all that crazy stuff then Mvix is for you.
OK for the price - great with the HD
- Pros: Smaller than a full blown computer. Video quality is good.
- Cons: Slow menus. Browsing the network is a joke... very slow. The NAS capability (connect to the Mvix from a Windows box over the network with software) is a joke. The hardware is just not sufficient to serve up files over the network. Much better to connect via USB.
Fan started being noisy after a week. Had to unplug the fan and leave the cover off. Waiting for NewEgg to carry a super small fan I can replace it with.
Occasionally hangs on AVI. Doesn't like 1080p Divx files. All other Divx files work like a champ though... no hangs.
- Other Thoughts: Using with a 720p 52" Mitsubishi DLP wide screen TV. (a little old) Connecting DVI to HDMI. Video output is good. Audio is good. NewEgg is great for including a hard drive (make sure you choose the combo!)
I have decided to use this strictly for the kids' TV because the menus are not responsive enough.
Lastly, why did I give it a rating of Good with all the cons listed? Well... if you don't mind the slow menus and living with new technology then it is pretty good. Overall I am satisfied.
Mvix MX-760HD Died
- Pros: Plays most everything i have put into. Everything from divx, mpg, xvid, to mp4 and DVD ISO containers all played well without any problems.
- Cons: Does not have good support for NDAS and network instructions could be better
- Other Thoughts: The player died on my today. I have only bought this product less than a month ago and barely watched 20 videos with it.
The thing just froze up after having it on pause for 10-15 minutes; came back to play it and it played for 1 minute then froze; the Mvix OS died while the system hardware was still running after waiting to see if something will happen during freeze time. Was forced to power down after 5 minutes of wait time and no response of any sort. When tried to power back on, the system just did not respond at all. The mvix seems to have completely died on its own accord.
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MX-760HD |
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| Features |
Mind-blowing viewing experience: A digital file player that offers true brilliance in hi-definition video output with vivid views and colors. The embedded processor (Sigma EM8621) decodes high resolution video so you can enjoy movie theater quality video on the big HD screen. It supports resolution of 1920 x 1080 Progressive Scan video output to produce crisp and clear picture quality.
Movie Library at your Fingertips: Mvix technology allows you store your home videos and movies all in one place. Simply install a Hard Disk drive in the Mvix MX-760HD Media Center and you have hundreds gigabytes of video content – all within one compact unit. You can fast-forward, rewind or pause at any time, just like using a regular video or DVD player. And… as they say, the possibilities are endless. |
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Processor: SEM8621L
Memory: 64MB (RAM), 8MB (Flash)
Operating System: ucLinux
Video DivX (3/4/5), AVI, Xvid, MPEG, MPG, VCD(DAT), DVD(VOB, IFO), WMV(WMV-9), ASF(WMV-9), TP, TS, TRP
Audio MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, PCM, AC3, DTS decoding including down-mixing, DTS pass through
Image BMP, JPEG/JPG, PNG
TV System: NTSC, PAL, or AUTO
Hi-Def Decoding HD COMPONENT Y, Pb, Pr (480p, 720p,1080) / HD DVI (480, 720,1080i, 1080p)
WMV, ASF, AVI and MP4 formats
MPEG-2 MPat HL(720P/1,080I)MPEG-4 ASPat L5 (720p) and WMV9 MPat ML (720p)
Audio Decoding MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Layers I, II and III (MP3), MPEG-2 BC multi-channel layers I, II and III, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AAC-LC,WMA9 and WMA9 Pro decoding
Networking
Wire Ethernet (10/100) LAN via RJ-45 Port
Wireless LAN: 802.11b/g or Pre-N MIMO(option)
Network Security
Wireless: WEP, and MAC-address Filtering
Network Protocol
Wireless: IEEE802.11b/g, 5dBi antenna (SMA type)
Wire: 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet (RJ45)
TCP/IP (DHCP client mode, Manual IP mode)
Hard-Disk Type: 3.5" Internal IDE(PATA)
USB Interface: USB2.0 host, USB2.0 Slave |
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Composite, S-Video, Component, and DVI.
Analog Stereo RCA, 5.1 channel RCA
Digital Coaxial, Optical |
Introduction
The new generation of Hi-Def Multimedia Playback is finally here! Take your audiovisual experience farther than ever before. The Mvix High-Definition Wireless Multimedia Center (MX-760HD) provides unprecedented file format support and puts life back in your digital media content. This hard drive-based multimedia center, built around linux-based architecture, is a true home-theater PC offering endless possibilities.
The Mvix Hi-Def 802.1G Multimedia Center links to your home network and plugs all your digital media content directly into your TV. You can now access all your multimedia files (music files, videos, and photos) and play it on your large-screen plasma or HDTV. It features the wireless 802.11g technology with WEP infrastructure to deliver maximum wireless signal rates (of up to 54 Mbps) for streaming digital media. The Mvix player supports over two dozen media formats, including high-definition video (WMV-9 or MPEG-4 format). The media center is capable of accessing files no matter where they're stored - on its internal hard disk drive, on your Personal Computer, External USB Storage or even a Network Attached Storage (NAS) box. It provides an easy way of viewing your digital photo files or a slide show with background music. It is even programmed for automatic decoding and convenient bookmarking (playlist) of multiple files within a folder.
Installing and setting up the Mvix MX-760HD is a breeze. Simply pop-in a typical 3.5" hard drive, move your media content from your PC and you're good to go. The built-in Setup menu and a full-featured remote control offer optimal flexibility and control over the entire system. Simple firmware upgrades keep this media center updated with support for latest file formats. The MX-760HD comes in a sleek metallic chassis with front-panel LCD. This stylish hard-disk based media center makes it a dream machine for multimedia aficionados.
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3.5" IDE Hard Drive Compatibility
The Mvix MX-760HD supports installation of standard 3.5" IDE hard drives for digital media storage and direct playback.
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HD-level Multimedia Playback
The Mvix MX-760HD directly plays back media content stored on the internal hard drive (optional) and streams them to your computer, home stereo and portable media devices. Various file formats are supported including high-definition WMV, ASF, AVI, MP4, MPEG2, MPEG, TP, TS and TRP video, MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, PCM, AC3 and DTS audio as well as BMP, JPEG/JPG, PNG images.
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Versatile Connectivity
The MvixUSA MX-760HD features DVI, Composite, S-Video and Component video-out ports as well as optical/coaxial S/PDIF, 5.1-channel RCA and analog stereo RCA audio-out ports for best-quality audio-visual outputs. With hi-speed USB 2.0 and wireless 802.11b/g connectivity, easily access media content on your computer and other compatible media devices.
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Easy Control
The built-in Linux-based operating system and a full-featured remote control offer optimal flexibility and control over the entire system.
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Reviewed By: nanowiz on 1/23/2007
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
