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eGreat EC M34A HD media player reviews
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eGreat EC M34A HD media player reviews:In 2009 the market was flooded with HD media players, an even slicker than the other. The Chinese eGreat tries to stand out with its HD line-Tank. We tested the top model, the EC-M34A.
When choosing a HD media player is more than just the appearance and price. A major concern is its versatility: what file formats are all supported, there is (room for) a hard disk on board, in what ways you can download files from your PC to get the media player, etc..
Glutton
In that respect, eGreats device not a bad idea. This glutton swallowing almost all video formats that we voorschotelen him. Only ogg movies he did not know. But with Windows Media Video, Matryoshka (MKV), MPEG, DivX and more, the player no problem. Also ripped DVD iso’s are easily recognized.
If the bitrate is too much for a movie – just about around 35 Mbps – then some glitches occur. We were there not so many to do, because most movies with a reduced bitrate uitkunnen. The majority is therefore smooth and sharp on your HD TV magic. The player knows very well now to jump to multi-channel DTS audio, but also may down-mix ‘to stereo.
Very strong
In addition to complete the film bends M34A are equally happy about music and photos. Again, all major formats supported, though it strikes us that at some music and photos without any kind of adornment to ask. You are not treated to spacey visuals, but must make do with the basic playback screen.
The networking opportunities are just very strong, except maybe the lack of wifi. The HD tank has its own web services, providing access to such audio and video streams from different providers. The clear menu loading not always rap, but the service works fine. Also, the M34A suitable as a torrent machine and media streamer, all you need to access these services still have a PC browser. Additionally, you can connect the hard drive set as a NAS system and the HD Tank to operate as an FTP server.
Due mess
In short, there are opportunities. It see the menus look nice and clear, while the operation via the included remote works fine. But there is also necessary to note eGreats player. So we got crooked toes of menu translations. Also the unit is very light, making him a heavy cable from his place attracts.
In addition, the ability to connect a hard drive rather special choice: for a single room for one hard disk, the M34A an eSATA connection. This is not left, but on the left side. Then you can connect an internal hard drive externally. There is also a USB port available, which use an external drive or USB stick allows snap. The result is a proper mess, once you get one or two hard disks to your device.
Very compact
The main advantage of this solution is that no active player eGreats cooling needs. The M34A is doing his thing then really quiet and that is commendable. In addition, the device – by the absence of an internal opening for hard drives – remains very compact.
Despite the compact size – the M34A measuring 14.7 by 11 by 4.6 inches – has a lot of connections eGreat been able to build. Besides the aforementioned eSATA port (plus power connector) and USB ports (host and slave), has the media box also has an HDMI 1.3 output, one optical digital audio jack, a component connection, stereo audio output, composite and a 100Mb Ethernet port.
Undue
Fortunately the front of the unit kept quiet. Here you will find no connections, but you see only a few white slogans to highlight the brand, the HDMI connection and the Full HD capability and two LEDs for network status and activity of an attached SATA disk indicate.
The top of the device we found annoying: again, here are a few slogans in white letters, but this time a piece schreeuweriger. A comment like “Networked Media Tank – Your Key to Digital Entertainment ‘on top of a living product, we find a bit exaggerated.
Of the M34A eGreat is not blessed with the most balanced design. But it is a versatile multimedia powerhouse, nicknamed “Tank HD ‘double cross and deserve. If you can live with its quirks – this is the hard disk connector a bit make do – it’s definitely a convenient and user friendly media player. But for roughly 150 euros, we still like some more finishes seen, for example, with beautiful visuals and correctly translated menus.
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