Nanobits

Nanobits Icybox IB-MP303S 1000GB / 1TB Hard Drive Multimedia Player - DivX 6, High Definition (720p/1080i), 5.1ch Surround Sound

• High quality media player - plays videos, music and displays picture files
• Superior picture and sound quality delivered through Unibrain UB8519LF (Sigma EM8511) chipset
• Supports SATA Hard Drive (1TB Drive Built In)
• Video support: MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (AVI, VOB, ISO), MPEG-4 (AVI, DivX, DivX VOD, XviD), DivX 6
• Audio support: WMA, WAV, MP3, AAC, AC3, OGG Vorbis

Good but not amazing!, 2008-12-31
Got the product recently through amazon, couple of things to say about it:

1) It really does do what it says on the box. If you are looking for a multimedia harddrive to back up your photos, play your music and video's then this does the job!

2) It looks preety smart as well, the photos on Amazon do not really do it justice.

More negative now...

3) higher range of video compatibilities would be great
4) You cannot turn it off properly by remote, on standbye the fan still works so it needs to be turned off via switch at back
5) Remote control looks a bit naff
6) No network port


I am happy with it but... part of me wonders whether there is something better out there!
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Sumvison Hard Drive Multimedia Recorder 500GB Enclosure

Does what it says on the tin and more !, 2008-08-07
After reading mixed reviews about this item I decided to go ahead and purchase one, and what a pleasant surprise.

I was expecting a dreadfull install, firmware updates, fiddling and tweaking to get it to work, after reading other experiences. Not a hint of that.

Box arrived on the date expected, I received a retail box, with:
- the unit itself, power adapter, Tv out cables ( red, white, green, Coax cable, to connect to a Dolby stereo - thou you get the sound through Tv speakers anyway, instructions - ok, these were a bit rubbish, mini -cd with drivers and FAt32 format utility,remote control with battery, unit holder.

Installation was a breeze: plug in the power, plug in USb cable, done. Unit showed straigh away in Windows ( using XP SP2), and was allready formatted with Fat32. I did a quick format for NTFS, just so I can use larger files ( bigger than 4GB ) . Then I copy about 100GB , worth of movies, music and pictures in 1 1/2 H , made a few folders, done.

Connecting to TV is easy, via the the 3 cables (red, white, yellow), select the right input with TV remote, and pronto, a nice menu showing : Photo Movies Music File. Went straight to file and all my folders there neatly showed there.

Movie Quality is GREAT. I used Divx ones, DVD mpg, etc, on a HD TV. I can honestly say the movie quality is same as the one getting from SKy digital (not HD :) )

Picture quality is good as well, same for the music. You get an equalizer, which is quite usefull.

Now I read review about the long time it took to search via the Video, Music , Photo menu, I tried that as well, and with about 70 movies (60 GB) took about 3 sec. !!! More than decent.

On top of this you get Card reader, another USB input, VGA output, in case you just want to use it with a monitor (no VGA cable), remote, etc.

Unit gets a bit WARM, not hot, and this was without the holder, which keeps it vertically.

Higly recommended at this price.

Aone PLUS 10 Dual Layer Double Layer Silk Screen DVD+R DL 8.5GB 240 Mins Blanks in Cakebox

• DVD + R Dual Layer
• 8.5GB / 240 Min capacity
• 8X Speed
• Great for XBox

Nanobits E830 External 750GB Hard Drive With USB2.0 & E-SATA II Aluminium Casing

• "Add extra hard drive capacity to your PC or Laptop instantly. Plug and Play, no drivers or installa
• High Speed E-SATA II interface provides transfer speeds up to 6x faster than USB2.0 or Firewire. USB
• "Can be used for storing all kinds of data, video and music files and also for backup purposes."
• "Portable - convenient method of carrying data, e.g. between home and office."
• Solid aluminium casing with additional cooling fan.

Sumvision Phoenix Premium Multi Region DVD Player by Nanobits HDMI 1080p USB Port DivX 6

sumvision, 2008-08-18
well i purchased one of these as i liked the idea of savig discs and just using my flash card and connecting it to the dvd player and have been very happy i have found very few things that i cant watch using the player and overall im extremely happy.

only problem i can't seem to find my remote now which means i can watch normal dvd's but the memory card socket is out of action, and i am having alot of trouble trying o get a replacement, if anyone knows where i minght be able to get a replacement all help welcome.

but back to the review i would deffinatly recomend this for anyone (just be abit more carful than me with the remote)

TP-Link Wireless N Router

• Suitable for cable internet (e.g. Virgin Media). Also compatible with ADSL when used in conjunction
• 300M Wireless transmission rate
• "MIMO technology with stronger signal penetration strength, wider wireless coverage, providing bette
• CCA technology automatically avoids channel conflicts using its channel selection feature
• "Compatible with 11g and 11b equipment, Intel Centrino Compatibility tested"

Sumvision Hard Drive Multimedia Recorder 250GB Enclosure

Nanobits E830BK External 320GB Hard Drive With USB2.0 & E-SATA II Aluminium Casing

• Add extra hard drive capacity to your PC or Laptop instantly. Plug and Play, no drivers or installation required!
• High Speed E-SATA II interface provides transfer speeds up to 6x faster than USB2.0 or Firewire. USB2.0 connection also provided.
• Can be used for storing all kinds of data, video and music files and also for backup purposes.
• Portable - convenient method of carrying data, e.g. between home and office.
• Solid aluminium casing with additional cooling fan.

ICY BOX 750GB SATA to SATA