since i havent found any thread about this device, (except for the Oplay HDP-R1), i think i can start a new thread about this

from the offical website



http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=aLsLIiFYl0Jw0H9Q




A bit of user review (from my personal opinion)
Well, I've been with the player since June last year and i'm happy with it at first to replace my cap ayam 720p player... I upgraded my TV to full HD for this..

What made me really happy is the ability of this player to play all type of file i threw into the HDD... from wmv, mkv ogm you name it sume boley...

The downside is it abit pricey and since i'm not going to use the wifi feature, this is a bit rugi la paying for the price

after using it for several months and got 2 time of firmware upgrades, then i found the users forum from asus offical forum...
lots of people were complaining about the lag of remote control response when wifi is turn on.. asus rep replied and told the device will give priority to wifi then to the remote control... which made sume org marah.. and asus never fix this thing even after 3 new firmware released...
i tried using wifi and it's true...u got 1-2 sec lag from the remote...
asus keep on denying to fix the problem

then second problem i encounter, the player wont automatically load subtitle (be it external or internal) for all MKVs formatted movie. Somebody managed to find the solution from the remote control.
I did wrote to ASUS and they said will fix it in the next firwmare upgrade... but after 3 fw upgrade, asus still tak fix this thing... make it even worst

NAS support pon takde...
Youtube pon takde etc

and after do a lot of thinking, i decided to flash the player with a 3rd party fw... luckily they made one for PAL system... the modded fw is superb..
now i can watch youtube, picasa, even FB from my TV....

NAs support pon sudah ade... remote problem takde issue etc...

so now i'm a happy man...

any of Oplay Air user here?? Share la experience...



ps: Mod, if sudah ada, merge aja la ok...

zeese, when i bought it in June 2010, it cost RM550...cost like a bomb....

one thing i like is the remote control unit... so simple..less button.. unlike Ac Ryan remote looks like my LCD TV punyer remote.... pening

I'm surprise that takde org pakai this thing


and i got lesson learn that cap ayam player can damage your LCD Tv... not so sure it's a fact or what... but a friend of mine bought the el cheapo made in china player (RMVB player in 2010) and after 2 months, his LCD TV kong....

wah..so cheap...where do u get it...

i tried WD Live TV but it wont played some of the H.24 codec smoothly... sangkut2

that's why i bought this one... been happy about the number of format it can played

anyway, takde ke org lain yang pakai this one??


asus player is not popular ehh?? nak beli pon susah mau carik

sorry typo. should be H264 codec la... i didnt have direct experience based according to my friend who is using the WD Live TV, she said some of the full HD movie ada sangkut2... she said the avi with H.264 1080p movie ade sangkut sikit2....

wahh..u got 40GB avatar ehh?? mine 1080p baru 24GB....

last month at pc expo the price dropped that much ehh?? lucky u... i didnt see any asus o!play in any pc fair.. too bad

last week, i bought for my friend ac ryan mini2 and tested it on my system.. looks good so far


am i the only malaysian that used O!play air?? takde org beli ke??

anway, just wanna share some info

if u are using HDP-R3 with the stupid original asus FW, u may (i repeat may) flash it with 3rd party FW (just like i did)

i flashed my unit to HD2 fw for PAL system

first you need to upgrade to bootcode
to check your current bootcode do this:


read how to it here

then get the required FW..several version are offerred.. CLICK HERE

i choose the blue screen lite version .. for less advance user



with the new fw, i can :
1. watch youtube from my tv (not available on original asus fw)
2. using NAS feature
3. picasa, webtv, livetv, live radio, FB etc
4. improve wifi feature
5. better handling on MKV compression header

details of the changes can be read on the link i put above

basically, the new fw really rocks! since ASUS denied or refused to fix it, i really fedap so i change the FW

beware, changing the FW void the warranty and it's one way process...u cannot change back to the original asus fw after flashed it.... [i wont be held responsible if u bricked ur unit trying to flash it).. Should you decide to flash your unit, read the instructions on that link carefully... kalau salah buat, boleh rosak maaaaa

that's all for now

i would love to see if there is asus o!play users here

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Added on April 9, 2011, 12:09 pmtakde gak ke pengguna o!play

one thing about this unit, it offer

USB 2.0 connection
eSATA
SD card slot

i love the eSATA port.... when i first came, i bought the cable for rm15... speed is fast..


anyway, for output, unfortunately this device offer 2 type of output
1. composite output
2. HDMI output

no componets output (unlike ac ryan and many other china cap ayam brand)

but using a full HD media player, all other connection doesnt not matter coz HDMI is the only option to go with any LCD/LED/Plasma TV....



This post has been edited by enJiNer: Apr 9 2011, 12:09 PM

i dont know which version she is using..... but the movie that she said sangkut2 was then tested on my asus, it's work just great...maybe her player or setup i dont know... i wish i could go inside her house and checked my self.. huhuh


I dont used LAN.. kinda rugi paying for the feature but i dont used it... i only used it to play movies.... sometimes i watch youtube...


i see the thread was dated back in JUne 2010...and got no replies.... i think at that time i just bought my device....

maybe mod can merge this thread with that ...

hope to see more users turn out....

not really potong stim if u're connected to streamyx 4MBps plan... huhuh.... sometime it went smooth as silk

thanks mod merging the thread

not so sure...but i heard there are 720p FLVS on youtube.... cant find any of them... even with no 720p, i watch some of the good quality flvs without sangkut2 also.... unfortunately in my area takde unifi... kalau ada lagi syok maaaa

anyway darknite, are u using WD LIve TV??

wow...6 of them....

so far i got only one using WD Live TV
one for ac ryan...
the rest all cap ayam including the new modeo

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Added on April 13, 2011, 9:09 amso i see this device is not popular la.... hahaha

and i knew why..maybe the ASUS costumer service sucks!



This post has been edited by enJiNer: Apr 15 2011, 03:00 PM

yesterday, i got plenty of time and got bored at home...

so i think i may try the youtube feature on my asus with HD2 firmware

so, the oplay connected wirelessly onto my linksys WAG gateway with streamyx 4MBps speed. Gateway located about 5-6 meters away from the o!play.

i watch about 30 clips on the youtube and to my surprise non of them got stuck... i even watch some hi quality clips on youtube and they all went smoothly....

amazing sungguh!!!

ye la..but when the same clips were played on my laptop, ade buffering jugak.. only on o!play takde stuck....

kesian la seller if all wanna throw back the player onto his face...i oso forgot who the seller was...haha

did u mean the 3rd party FW ke?? refer to page one... i put some links for HD2 fw... currently i'm using it and happy with it

latest 3rd party firmware HD2 by moservices for Asus O!Play

Firmware HD2 1.12.06rev4 with built in R3 123 PAL (4 in 1)




please click and read it here.. download link is in the thread



i'm downloading it...will update and let u all know the outcome...

This post has been edited by enJiNer: Apr 17 2011, 05:14 PM

ok...

just updated the new FW.... so far so good...

quick way to update is to download the img files and copy it into an empty USB drive... (FAT32 or ext2)...
insert the USB drive into the port of the Oplay.... with a pin, press and hold the reset button on the side panel. While holding the reset button, unplug the power supply. Wait for a few seconds (5 sec) and then turn back the power then release the reset button.

you will get this screen

then after a few secs...this screen appeared


after about 5 minutes, update is completed

and the device will reboot itself

the original asus logo during boot


here's how the new fw looks like..nothing much different with previous version except for the new menu title (moservices)


inside mos menu u can see skin selector and 4 prebuild skins are to be selected...


testing with the leaf skin


the online media somehow being revamped from previous version


the X Live Menu..i tested some of the channel but so far nothing are available


the only thing i dont like is the adult channel is displayed in the menu.... should be blocked or hidden....


well, i will put some more inputs with the new FW

so far i'm very pleased

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Added on April 18, 2011, 12:38 amto read more about moservices : click here --> https://sites.google.com/site/farvoice/about_en



This post has been edited by enJiNer: Apr 18 2011, 12:38 AM

are u supposed to installed 1.23P for PAL version... unless u're not in malaysia...malaysia used PAL system

all of the asus original fw sucks....the latest still lack of NAS ...

the HD2 firmware is much better than original asus.... so far i havent tried UPNP feature.... i just plug onto mu ext hd and go...

the asus orinal firmware got problem with mkv files...i read lotso people complaint when playing mkv files... even mkv subtitle pon tak auto play.. so best solution is to flash with the HD2.... now i can watch youtube

NTSC?? i pressume u are not in malaysia then??

NAS= i think u knew already what it's/// network attached storage... u have to install the script asus include in the cd..then configure ur pc and network

unfortunately, there are lotso bugs in oplay fw which asus didnt want to fix. If u have the time, u can read it over on asus official forum click here
u can see lot of user complaining about NAS and other stuff and asus simply denied them.... this is what happening and why most of them changed to HD2.. yup HD2 is the 3rd party fw.... the feature of hd2 can be read in the link i gave....

dont be scared bro.. but me to was scared back then... but i just read somewhere that u can restore the original fw the same way... just couldnt find it now... but it's the moservice forum

the only risk is while upgrading it, there is a power failure and then u might brick the device...

anyway, not forcing you to flash it....just read all the link i put and give it a deep thought... and dont go and wallap me if something happen k... hehe

like i told ya, i havent fully tried using NAS.... try asking at the moservice forum perhaps they can help..
anyway, congrats bro.... now u see the different from crap asus fw..

i think, u may ask the moservice forum about your problem..they are the expert and i believed they can solve ur problem...

sorry to hear about that