The Mvix 5000U multimedia player.

[The HT Guys]

If you remember back in March of this year (Episode 76), we reviewed the Mvix 5000U multimedia player. We really liked it, but were hoping for the release of a wireless version. Well wait no longer, the wireless version has arrived. But not only is it wireless, it also fully supports high definition, so it's right up our alley...

[url=http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/reviews/2006/12/this_review_is_1.php]Read the Full Review[/url]

[rpeckrpeck]

Sounds pretty similar to the LinkPlayer I've had for a year, except that you can put a drive in it directly rather than only via USB.

I can't believe someone is releasing a new player right now which does not support h.264. There is a lot of h.264 content coming out of Europe right now, and I would never spend new money on a player that did not support it.

I've been pretty happy with the LinkPlayer after doing the two common upgrades (new DVD drive and removing the output filters). Will likely buy a new model when they support h.264.

[kjh]

Sounds pretty similar to the LinkPlayer I've had for a year, except that you can put a drive in it directly rather than only via USB.

Sure it does. Check out the specs here: http://mvixusa.com/product.php?product= ... page=specs

The latest box, the MX-760HD does as well. http://mvixusa.com/product.php?product=mx760&page=specs

They both take 3.5" IDE drives.

_KJH
http://MvixCommunity.com

[rpeckrpeck]

Yes, that's what I said: you can put a drive in it, unlike the LinkPlayer. And ti can't play h.264, which is becoming more and more common, and which ought to be a base feature in any player released these days. Either Silicon Image's new decoder chip which handles h.264 is out, or will be Real Soon Now (tm). I don't see why they are releasing a new player with the feature-set of one from 2 years ago. . .