Dear All,

I stumbled on this delicious media player recently and wanted to share with all of you.

I hope it will be available in MY soon.


Source http://www.asus.com/News.aspx?N_ID=wUbKQ3nv6gSQaey2


ASUS Brings High Definition Entertainment to the Living Room with the O!Play HDP-R1 HD Media Player
The Easiest Way to Stream and Enjoy a Wide Range of High Definition Content on Large-screen TVs at Home

Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2009 – ASUS, the leading provider of intelligent and innovative home theater PC solutions, announced today the first member of its new O!Play Series digital media player line: the O!Play HDP-R1 HD Media Player. Aimed at providing stunning 1080p Full High Definition entertainment across a wide variety of media formats, the O!Play HDP-R1 HD Media Player boasts several exclusive features—such as a Music Shuffle feature and ultra-fast eSATA interface—for the best living room digital entertainment experience.

Stunning Full HD 1080p Resolution and Vast File Format Support

The O!Play HDP-R1 is currently the world's only High Definition media player which supports an extremely wide range of file formats, including MPEG1/2/4, H.264, VC-1, and the popular RM/RMVB. With the O!Play HDP-R1, users can share their videos and photos instantly from their PCs and notebooks in enhanced clarity and high definition with friends, family and colleagues—all in the comfort of their living rooms or conference rooms.
Exclusive Music Shuffle Feature for One-touch Music Playback

The O!Play HDP-R1 is the first high definition media player to provide a music shuffle function via a dedicated button on the remote control. With a simple touch of a button, the O!Play HDP-R1 collates all the music files in storage and then starts playing the music in random order. With the music shuffle function, users can enjoy their tunes both instantly and effortlessly without having to manually import any music files into the O!Play HDP-R1.
Exclusive eSATA Support—6 Times Faster than USB 2.0

While high definition content delivers stunning images, it also requires huge bandwidth to render the image quality to perfection. With the exclusive eSATA interface on the O!Player HDP-R1, users can experience up to 6 times faster transfer speeds* as compared to USB 2.0, virtually eliminating any delays in delivering high definition entertainment to the user.
Easy Access to Networked Content with LAN Support

The O!Player HDP-R1 is equipped with LAN support which allows users to stream their files effortlessly from their PCs—doing away with manual transfers of multimedia data from one device to another. Users can simply download and keep the multimedia files in their notebooks or PCs and still be able to enjoy them through the O!Player HDP-R1, be it in the living room or study.

Specifications
Supported video formats MPEG1/2/4, H.264, VC-1, RM/RMVB
Supported video file extensions .mp4, .mov, .xvid., .avi., .dvix., .asf, .wmv, .mkv, .rm, .rmvb, .flv, .ts, .m2ts, .dat, .mpg, .vob
Supported audio formats MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG, WAV, FLAC, AIFF
Supported image formats JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF
Supported subtitle formats SRT, SUB, SMI, SSA
Outputs

* HDMI
* Composite Audio/Video
* Optical Digital Audio

Inputs

* USB2.0 *1
* eSATA/USB2.0 combo port *1
* RJ-45 LAN port *1
* DC Power In

Dimensions 181.0mm x 125.3mm x 47.7mm
Power source 12VDC, 2A
Power consumption <10W
Operating temperature 5°C(41°F)~35°C(95°F)

Definitely better than the WDTv as it supports RMVB which is still missing on the WDTV. Hope that is can playback all my mkv without any problems and it will be is my shopping list.

I cannot remember where I saw the price but it is expected to retail for Euro 119. Not sure about how much in USD

just hope it can play HD-RMVB..

price is pretty decent..

Yes it is much better than WDTV


Supports the following that WDTV lacks
RMVB playback
eSATA HDD
LAN connection.

Can't wait to know the prices.

what about direct USB play? WDTV can do that. Imagine you borrowed a Terabyte HDD from a friend and wants to play the video files in the Maxtor External harddisk. Can you just connect the external HDD to OPlayer and play the files? Dun tell me u have to connect it to your PC and stream the files 'effortlessly' to the OPlayer!

"Users can simply download and keep the multimedia files in their notebooks or PCs and still be able to enjoy them through the O!Player HDP-R1, be it in the living room or study."

using Realtek chipset.

I have saw similar player in china. Hope can get it next 2 week. less than 1000rmb ...hehe

*extra support ext. dvd-rom

This post has been edited by yangxi: Jun 7 2009, 06:27 PM

If can support blu-ray ISO or ripped would be great. Not sure support TrueHD output like Dvico unit?

It has 2 nos USB 2.0 Ports. USB HDD is Supported. See the specs carefully.

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Added on June 7, 2009, 9:52 pmSupport usb dvd drive would be fantastic. Are you sure as most media player available now does not have this support.

This post has been edited by kadett: Jun 7 2009, 09:52 PM

It can play bluray iso and bitstream hd audio and below 1k... the dvico will have good competition

anybody knows whether this already in Malaysia?

Not yet launch bro

I am waiting patiently. It will probably be available in a couple of months time....

I check some website said the price might set around 119 Euro. After convert to RM, it should cost around RM590. If this news is true, i will buy this media player instead of WD, which still lack to support RM/RMVB video format.

Agreed. Will definitely put off buying a WDTV until this is launched. The RMVB support is definitely a must have feature which is sorely missed in the WDTV

Can't wait for this player to be launched in Malaysia/Singapore!!

Wow...esata support...tempting..

I'll wait for mine to spoil first..by that time...sure got nice nice models

Hi guys, any update about the launch date of this product in Malaysia?

how about DTS ?
can the asus player play it ?

There's no further update even at Asus' website