ASUS HDP-R1 O!Play HD Media Player(Supports: Full-HD 1080p, HDMI, ethernet, Internet)

ASUS HDP-R1 O!Play HD Media Player is a Full-HD (1080p) media player set-top-box.
It allows to play SD and HD videos, photos and music whether they are on your computer, your USB drives (even USB hard disks), the Internet.

ASUS HDP-R1 O!Play can be connected to your TV via HDMI.

ASUS HDP-R1 O!Play is a streaming network media player. It can be connected to your local network via ubiquitous ethernet wired connection.

Key Features of ASUS HDP-R1 O!Play

• Play the latest video and audio formats on the PC (including Real Media)
• Experience HD 1080p output
• Multiple input sources through eSATA, USB, LAN. Stream your content from an external HDD, PC, or NAS device.
• Highly compatible device that supports HDMI and composite inputs.
• Media Browsing - Simple yet powerful interface to allow you to sort and search for your media files. Also allow music shuffling as well as quick movie preview to enhance user experience.

Alternatives:

• HTPC with XBMC or other software
• WD TV Live
• Brite-View BV-5005 CinemaTube HD Media Player
• Seagate FreeAgent Theater+
• PopcornTV
• Apple TV (Only if you will watch videos and listen to music from iTunes, including rental videos)

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Formats supported: ASUS HDP-R1 O!Play - TV HD Media Player

• Video:
  Containers: avi, mpeg, mov, wmv, mkv, ts, m2ts, mp4
  flv, rm/rmvb.
  Video Codecs: MPEG1/2/4, H.264, VC-1, RM/RMVB
• Audio: MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG, WAV, FLAC, AIFF
• Image Format: JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF
• Subtitles: SRT, SAA, SMI, SUB

File Formats Not Supported
Does not support protected premium content such as movies or music from the iTunes Store, Cinema Now, Amazon Video on Demand, Movielink, and Vongo.


Physical Specifications
Capacity: N/A
Interface: Ethernet, HDMI, Composite A/V, Component video, USB 2.0, eSATA

ASUS HDP-R1 O!Play review

Pros:

• Can play AVI, FLV, MKV and MP4 videos (MPEG-4 and MPEG-4 AVC)
• Can play M2TS, TS files videos
• Can play DVD and Blu Ray images
• Can play media content from your local network
• Can play HD videos (1080p)
• Supports HDMI
• Cheap!

Cons:

• Problems with Qpel & GMC Warp point 3
• Doesn't support ID3 tags for music files except for MP3 songs
• DTS HD and DD TrueHD not supported
• Problems with MKV container
• Wi-Fi not supported
• Streaming internet services not supported