Stable & reliable? Nowadays, reliability is an issue because I notice failure rate of media player is rather high but that also depends on how you use it. I got one friend on his Egreat 7/24 but luckily only the adapter fried. Basically if you play a few hours a day it'll last you a few years but by then it's already obsolete. I'll recommend a Realtek 1055 based player since you mentioned cheapest. Make sure the manufacturer has good track records in updating their firmware regularly.

This post has been edited by adamw: Dec 1 2010, 05:47 PM

Dear Realtek Enthusiasts,

Egreat R6B will be available at your local store at Lowyat and Digital Mall PJ from next week onwards.

This unit will be sold at RSP RM229 only. It comes with 1 year warranty.

The performance is superb.

Egreat R6B cut cost

missing ?
-component YPbPr
-coaxial
-card reader



my 1055 still valuable.. @RM199.

-component YPbPr port.
-coaxial, optical spdif
-4usb port.
-card reader

Thats it

(don't worry, I still hide forum only .. does not affected malaysia market )

This post has been edited by yangxi: Dec 10 2010, 12:39 AM

BTW,

can sifu give me some answer for my doubt regarding modeo MR60...

1. No firmware support issit? cant find website...
2. Does it work with Windows based PC via LAN/WIFI?
3. Heard many people complain about heat problem with 1073 chipset... really that bad?

TQ in advance

Before buy Realtek 1073 player. please check

-Realtek 1073DD+ chipset (support Truehd)
-Firmware need update to V4 SDK.


V4 SDK feature:
-support MKV mkvmerge V4.2 above
-support the pass through of Dolby True HD and DTS HD.
-lots of minor update.

Erm, I think the cheaper one is still based on the older 1073DD with no TrueHD sound decoding.

so for Dolby True HD and DTS HD digital sound, buy player with the latest chipset

This post has been edited by neb: Jan 7 2011, 08:00 PM

I ahev a Hornettek Showcase player. It was working fine initially but then when i copied files into my wd 1tb 3.5 hdd inside suddenly i cannot play rmvb files. the whole player just hangs.... pls help

sometimes restore default..will fix unknow issue. try~

Anyone using Eaget M9 (Realtek 1283)? How does it compare with HiMedia 300a? Thanks!

This post has been edited by ianthow: Feb 11 2011, 10:36 PM

What is the cheapest RT player and loaded with good functionalities for both 1073xx and 1283xx respectively? I am still lost...

There's a thread for the Eaget I think, so better ask there for quicker response. I can only answer you on the HiMedia. So far am very happy with their firmware update support.

Don't go for cheapest, make sure manufacturer has good track record for firmware update. Otherwise end up with a very expensive paper weight like my Egreat 31B.

I good in player... cheap price because we less profit.

Yes sir, but i'll be buying this item as wedding gift... so what do you guys recommend from Yangxi's? Or what do you recommend at the moment for lower priced player?

Have you considered the Asus Mini?? RM 269 only.

Have not... never come across my mind that they produce Media Player...

Am testing a set out now for a friend and am very impress

It does a lot of stuff that the original O!Play cannot do

1) Goto a particular time of a program
2) Stream or decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio
3) Play files that pixelate on the Original O!Play

I'm impressed and at THAT Price (RM269)

Give it a try why don't you!!

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Feb 28 2011, 11:19 PM

agree, himedia has a very strong firmware team to tackle bugs and new features add-on
and there are many customized / DIY non-official firmware can be found too

Definately will take a look when free. Thanks for the tips!