Question 1

does this player have netflex?

Accepted Answer

Hello Emanuel:

No, This model player only supports files on usb flash drive, usb external drives and sd cards, No streaming. This is a 
great little player though, for what was designed to do. You might try Roku streaming player or other similar players on the market.Also Asus makes Asus O! Play mini plus.It streams from the internet. It is similar in appearance but is at least twice as high in price if you can find it.

Question 2

Does this product have an auto-play function?

I want to know if there's an option/setting to make the files play automatically when you connect the media player. Or will it always start with an option-screen or menu when you turn it on?

(For a presentation I need to sync four movies on different tv's, so I need four media players and I want them to start playing the files immediately, without going through a menu every time I connect the media players to the electricity).

Accepted Answer

It does not. For my application, I needed constant looping video. I left the players on all the time, and only the projectors were turned off at night. Maybe you can do something like that for your presentation. You might want to look at the bright sign players, or the other high end ones that do scripting. The downside to those players is the file types they accept- only a few formats, unlike the swiss army knife of the O!Iplay

Question 3

this player support subtitle files?

Accepted Answer

This is one of the best players for subtitles.  Has a menu feature for subtitles (poorly documented), where you can
1.  Change font size (I find best tradeoff between larger point size and fitting 2 sub lines in lower black bar space - see below)
2.  Change position of subtitle (obviously doesn't work with embedded subs, but great for separate subs - I move down to lower black bar when playing back).
3.  Timing adjustment - can "move" subs "forward" or "back" for better sync
4.  Change font color - not too useful for me.

I've had 3 different media PLAYERS, and find this is the best for handling subs.  I've stopped streaming from my server, and simply put files on a flash drive for playback.  Have played back a LOT, and only had one instance of strange behavior (fast forward wouldn't stop).

Question 4

I plan to purchase this unit for a digital menu board at my restaurant.  Question: Can this device play a video file in loop all day without stopping?

Accepted Answer

Probably if you have a USB stick.  I returned it unopened because it did not have a ethernet plug in.

Question 5

Is there a universal remote control that will work with this?

Accepted Answer

I have only used the factory remote. Can't say if another will work with it. Possibly it supports Logitech Harmony Universal Remote according to a review on Amazon.

Question 6

Will / does this unit recognize a 3tb external hard drive I just purchase from NewEgg ?

Robert Horvath

Accepted Answer

The O!Play Mini has recognized all fat32-formatted USB devices I've thrown at it, but I've only used devices up to 16 GB. I'm not sure whether it would recognize a 3TB device or not, but I am guessing that it would. I'd check NewEgg's return policy and, if it is reasonable, I'd order the O!Play and give it a shot.

Question 7

Why does it skip a file / movie? There all avi. When I try to play a pacific file/movie it skips and goes to the next. There's just a few that do that.

Accepted Answer

AVI is just the container, it also depends on the audio and video codec that the avi file is encoded with.

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