Hauppauge MediaMVP-HD 1080p HD Media Player W/ Network

Pros: MY first unit worked...

Cons: ...for 31 days before it cooked itself. Perhaps Hauppauge should have marketed it as a network capable hot plate. The replacement unit, so graciously provided by Newegg 1 day after the return limit never worked. It did, like the rest, provide a soothing green light, and a mishmash of frozen graphics on the top half of the TV. I have put off even RMAing the unit because i have lost all faith i will receive anything for the 119 dollars i paid for this in 2010...it is packed up in it's little box, even the plastic is taped shut. Like it has for a year almost 2 years. It truly is not worth sending anywhere but a trash can. And the money is lost like a sock in the dryer.

Overall Review: I did communicate with a nice man at happauge, but since he could not assure me i would receive a working media player, I couldn't bring myself to spend the 40 further dollars to ship it off to the states for replacement. This player sits formost as my greatest failure as a consumer, and as hauppauges worst product EVER!

Pros: none

Cons: this is a replacement for the first defective unit I received. that one at least would start to boot before it would hang at the splash screen. it resisted every effort to update the firmware per the mfgr's instructions. the second unit was basically a plastic brick with a green power LED (and about as useful). I'm also a bit miffed that I have to pay s&h to return a defective item. at least I'm rid of the thing.

Overall Review: Hauppauge used to be synonomous with quality and innovation. seems they really dropped the ball with this one.

Pros: none yet: the one egg is for Newegg's customer service, b/c there's no way to give zero eggs. :-(

Cons: I too received a unit that is DOA: in my case, it's stuck on the "Hauppauge" splash screen. I followed the beta-fix instructions on the mfgr web page, but the unit won't recognize the USB drives I prepped w/ the update files, so it goes back. I just hope its replacement will take the update since I'm guessing it'll likely be non-functional as well, judging by the reviews here. I'm quite disappointed, as I have a number of Hauppauge devices and have - so far - been very pleased with their quality. I'm hoping this product's dud-ness is an isolated incident and that Hauppauge will bring things back up to par soon!

Overall Review: NewEgg's customer service is second to none: had a glitch getting a replacement RMA but a chatline CSR got me hooked up with a RMA and a return-by-UPS label.

Pros: worked fine when it worked....about two days....

Cons: first one i ordered was DOA and wound not flash with new firmware...second was DOA and i was able to flash it and get it working..only worked for two or three days then nothing..cant flash wont boot up...have to pay 10 dollars every time i send it back...

Overall Review: worked great when it worked but also wouldn't play sound on some of the videos and songs that i had...

Pros: Paperweight?

Cons: Was going to set this up in a kiosk as well but same as the guy below me , all i get is vertical lines on all interfaces.

Pros: Dead on arrival. Was going to use this for a kiosk i had seup up but all i get is vertical lines on all inputs.

Cons: Suppose to work.

Pros: None as it does NOT work out of the box!

Cons: When I turn on the MediaMVP-HD the green light comes on solid until the MediaMVP splash screes shows up on the TV with the Hauppauge! logo. As the splash screen appears the green light begins to blink and the remote is unresponsive to any commands. I've tried it with and without the ENET connection and with a USB thumb drive. I've tried the HDMI, Composite, and Component connections and got the same result. I saw on a web support site to upload the latest drivers but if the remote is unresponsive there is no way to get to the setup screen. Untill there are more reviews of this product I would beware of buying it at this point.

Pros: I was able to play media files over my network

Cons: The BeyondTV FAQ's for the MediaMVP do not apply to the MediaMVP-HD. This means the skins developed for the older product do not work with this one. As a media player does not compare to the Seagate Home Theater Plus.

Overall Review: I purchased for use with Hauppauge tuners and BeyondTV software. This media box, despite the controls on the remote, will not let you see a guide, record, or erase. It is pretty much useless as a PVR system from your remote TV. It's sole function is playback over the network.