any users here?

i just got myself a 4100 series witht hte latest fw, playing mkv files

as well as receiving HD signals

I was thinking of getting the 5100SH for one simple reason :



No need to get HDD..seems pretty useful.

5100sh cost rm 1750 leh ... almost a HTPC already.
but it really sexy lah ... somemore can decode H264.

I thought it's only RM1500++?..that was what they quoted me at Midvalley Megamall. HTPC big la..and u have to run a Windows OS not to mention the bootup time and the noise from the fan. Very mah fan.

er ... dunno, i read C-Zone price list, it write 1700++ leh ...
and what u said also true, htpc take time to boot up ~ why tvix price cannot drop 1 ....

5100 price increase already..

1.5k for the 4100 nia
1.7k for the 5100

both are identical except for the outlook, the rest are the same
but dvb tuner for 4100 cheaper

so far so good, only a few files got problem, no audio or stuck
tested a few 720p mkv files yesterday, all played fine with dolby digital except for one file gone in 60 seconds

What is the audio capability, DTS? 7.1?, too bad it does not have wifi, how are we going to transfer the source file? pull RJ45 cable from PC?

This post has been edited by dopp: Oct 24 2007, 11:18 AM

DTS i think kenot yet, due to licensing fee
the rest im not sure as i only have optical, no hdmi output to try with

Bro, is DDplus supported ar? i mean the built in decoder, not through optical coz my amp does not support DD plus/ E-AC3. MY HM wanna watch TVB but all are in RMVB, have to use my HTPC......

where is your location, can 'look' for your TS or MKV? hehehe got few with me.

This post has been edited by ryansia: Oct 24 2007, 12:28 PM

DD+? tat im not syre
tvix doesnt support rmvb

wat location? u got wat files?

PM me your location and what you have....i have to check at home coz it's in my HTPC. btw, i'm in kinrara.

the departed, the holiday, happy feet, madagascar, perfect storm, serenity, ghost rider, flush away IIRC

the animation titles really stunning on LCD TV.

btw, off topic... since blu ray disc are not easily available in MY let alone the player price... those who bought 720 or full HD tv where are those ppl getting their source?

Or are they buying because "it is new technology" or "my fren have i oso must have?"

Download? Tmnet is controlling the speed 720p file over 1 gb. 1080 i think 8-20gb.... Buying DVD from Amazon , ebay? too pricey especially the shipping costs

BT sometime got problem as it is slow. no problem on emule.

mkv, ts format are the cheaper alternative to BR and HD DVD in order to enjoy HD.

lots of ppl buying flat panels are for showing nia, not a very high percentage of buyers tat fully utilise its resolution, i know many who until now are still using composite for dvd playing not even component least to say hdmi

blu rays and hd dvd are not tat hard to get, i get mine from amazon, which is hassle free and fast, and end of the day its even cheaper than those on sale in msia

lucky for jaybee ppl(me ) im able to receive HD signal from spore, although not much, but @ least i know my HD panel is not bought in vain
dunno is there any HD5 users in jaybee yet or not, am i the early adopters?

Bro, Bluray price on amazon will shock you. They're almost the same price as regular DVDs.
I don't have a PS3 or bluray player (gonna wait till one format wins) so these people who buy 720 or Full HD TVs are mostly also gamers. They play Xbox 360/PS3 at 720p/1080i/p.

bro ashe, faster go hidef lar, dun wait, i think this war is gonna last a long time

not neccesary gamers, a lot of those family who has 42 inchers doesn play games

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Added on October 25, 2007, 9:44 amit does DTS

This post has been edited by rx330: Oct 25 2007, 09:44 AM

My LCD TV is 1366 x 768 (not FullHD...i know)
If I have a file which is 640x480 (usual TVB serials), will it stretch to the fullest screen possible while keeping the right ratio ?

Any models support PATA drives ?

This post has been edited by ronnie: Oct 28 2007, 10:54 PM

My FullHD sources are from PS3 which can play games and movies (Blu-ray) at 1920x1080p resolution.

I bought the FullHD stuff b'coz of my passion aka hobby.............not b'coz of "it is new technology" or "my fren have i oso must have" or "showing off" that kind of crap...............

i dun think there is anyhting tat can really strect a 4:3 to 16:9 and keeping the right ratio

i can only say those 4:3 files played in full screen mode is acceptable to me

newer models only support SATA

i recorded a 2 hour HD5 movies, cost me 20gbs commercials included

Is the body of the 4100SH made of aluminium or plastic ?

the 4100 is made of plastic, but it doesnt look and feel tat plasticky

the 5100 wherelese is made from alloy

I'm doing a bulk buy for the TVIX HD M-4100SH & TVIX HD M-5100SH.
Link: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/545533

good for u, good price there
i got it for 1550 but i heard penang no need bulk also 1450 liao

I guess it's for Klang Valley

hope u can get urs soon
i need some tvix kakis

rx330 : sure or not ??
which shop from penang ? i want goto see see ~

Hmm at RM1650 the price is quite near to HTPC level

vex, u can try looking at thei rdealer website for penang address

i think its under www.idealtools.com.my

drian, yeh, many would prefer to opt for a htpc, but for me, only 2 models of pc tat can suit the appearance and size, one is mac mini, and another is the acer slim series, but both of them lacking something, tats why i go for the tvix in the end

With HTPC, do we need to use mouse and keyboard ah ?

u can get wireless mouse and keyboard

and like mac mini, they even have a bundled remote control as well:P

Why go to such trouble... adding the cost of the wireless keyboard+mouse, might as well get just the TVIX HD instead.

well not everybody think tat way
in long run, i think a htpc will be better becos of newer codecs and it can play virtually all files

yupe, dunno later got newer codec or not ...
now h.264 and vc1 is the best, but later we dunno.

Cause can also use as DVD player for HTPC and HTPC upscaler is better.
If you add more money can even be a game console.

I guess it all depends on individual needs.

yea, individual needs
htpc can upscale one ar?????? wahhh

yah but you need a video in card or a tv tuner card or something like that to capture all the analog signal.
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so the htpc gonna be like dem big in size? have to add this add tat?

i still prefer my TViX though

Interesting stuff.. only if I have an LCD TV..

u dun need an LCD tv, u need a tv capable of displaying HD tats all

It does not necessary be big. THere are HTPC that are in SFF size, but as you can expect, it;s not that powerful. You can hardly play game on it as well, i mean the new games. There are HTPC casing that are desktop type, like the Silverstone casing. It's kind big, but at least it's not standing and it look nice and matching to home theater sets.

There are motherboard that can let you go pass if you do not attach keyboard and mouse. I think newer mobo do support this. You just need to setup and config the HTPC, the rest is up to you. HTPCer will put in a remote control as well, and it's will your mouse. Read up on HTPC, those who set it up make it so convenient that it;s almost the same as normal DVD player, no hassle at all.

For the slow loading time, there is always hibernation mode or you can leave it on and put it into either sleep or standby.

One of the advantage of HTPC is its upscaler capability. It's rival even the best hardware upscaler, but there is always a cost. YOu need a good processor, ram and gpu to do that.

so in the end it cost more than my TViX? and its still bigger? need configurations? need to search for newer graphics tat support hdmi? need know how in pc assembly?

as i say b4, it all depends on ur needs

tvix suits me better

and heroes in HD + dolby surround + free to air is GOOD

Ya, you still need to do a lot of setting and ya, the smallest HTPC will be bigger than TVix.

I think HTPCis for the people who wanna experiment and have the satisfaction feeling when it works. TVix is for the people who want to get straight to the point.

ppl like me

quite thru there, but everything has it pros and cons, wat i can say is, tvix isnt perfect yet

ya TViX isnt perfect yet... but most of the time nothing is 100% perfect... what i know TViX is very popular in Europe & Russia and Dvico is a very aggressive company which emphasizing on DMP (Digital Media Player) you can have a look at this Russia website http://www.mpcclub.com/ .. and Dvico even release 1~2 new firmware within a month... just imagine how aggressive they are.. frankly speaking.. some hardware in the market even branded one also dun even release firmware within few months or half a year... although they found the known problem..

yea, been to the web b4 i bought my unit
so far its working abt 70% for me, glitches are unavoidable

but i guess there aint tat much users here in msia or lowyat

r u using M-x100SH model? have u upgraded to ver 1.3.05? this firmware improved MKV playback perfectly.

r u hdbits.org member? wanna share HD contents?


This post has been edited by summer4128: Nov 22 2007, 10:09 AM

yes, im using the 4100 model, aredi upgraded
still not perfect my fren, some audio issues, and certain files tat are jerking

every files tat has a problem, i would play back on my notebook and imac to ensure whehter its file issue or 4100 problem

how to share?

ya.. some of my contents also got sound problem... but mainly is DTS audio... the rest are ok.. do u know TViX USB can support movie playback with high bitrate up to 40mbps? but very seldom movie come with 40mbps bitrate and i tested movie with 38.26mbps very good... and i have a sample content even with 52mbps n only can playback from the internal HDD instead of external USB HDD..

but now I download H.264 contents more... coz small file size (it's about 1/3 of normal HD contents) compare with VC-1/Bluray contents...

for content sharing very simple.. just drop me a mail at summer4128@gmail.com with ur contact, location, list of contents u hav currently,
msn id n we discuss further through email or IM (my msn id same as my email...).. n i have more than 500GB contents...

my contents no problem, mainly becos of hardware

are u using the tvix as well?

yes, im using M-5100SH what about u?

finally...... i have been searchin for u so long...

im using the 4100

5100 for the elites , keng

rx using 4100sh.
anyway, I also wan share urs HD content ~~

Do u suffer from static shock from the 5100SH ? I went to demo my firend's unit... very shocking his unit

er.... vex thanks for echoing
u also tvix user?

ronnie, tat serious ar?
mine no issues

plastic also can shock meh ???
rx330 : not yet, thinking to buy after i received my cheapo pana 32" ~
but the price look like very firm ... never drop since from the beginning ~

r u tvix kaki? wat model is ur tvix?

wanna share contents? sure no problem... just drop me a mail at summer4128@gmail.com with ur contact info n we discuss futher there...

4100SH is made of plastic casing
5100SH is made of aluminum casing

oh u also bought pana 32", im using pana TX-32LX70M... but not bad although is not full hd...

yeah ~~ MBF Promo ~ RM1999 punya ~
lagi 1-2 week baru can received ~
Anyway, not TVIX kaki yet ... willing to join soon ~
will drop u a mail later ~ but my HD contain is 720P only, and around 100GB nia ... still collecting now.

sometime got... but after i plug to difference power source it work fine until now... i think it depends on the power source maybe the
grounding is not good...n maybe too many things plug into 1 multi-plug extension gua... maybe u can try with other power source...
or change the better trailing socket...

ic,aluminium will shock ar?

summer, i dun see u in my msn yet ler...

How's the TVIX display quality on the pana TX-32LX70M ?

sorry.. bc mar.. appointment with customer...not in office most of the time... probably at nite is more convenient...
u see just back office not even 10 mins... need to go out again....

hahhahaha, ok ok

so far so good...no complain.. but this model oledi face out... the latest model TX-32LX75MK even better...
it's 32-inch HD LCD TV, 7000:1 contrast ratio, Backlight Control, VIERA Link, HDMI Input x 2 & PC Input

yea, but lx 70 for rm 2k its a steal regardless phase out or not

any new owner ???
or and nice place to get cheap tvix ?

the price is quite fixed, dun think u could get it real cheap

but i heard the 4000 series is cheaper, u can get tat as an alternatives

that 1 dun have H.264 lah .... now all HD come with this codec 1 ...

For me 4000SA is good enough already

then u have to pay abit more for H 264 lor

there is another unit, but i dunno avaialbel yet or not, msia company, named syabas

syabas ?? never heard b4~
dunno during pc fair, tvix got discount 1 or not ~

哈哈 u need to check with idealtools lor... i think most prolly not, but i do really hope they do, and vex shud go get one

din c any dealer selling tvix in penang pc fair pun ~~ lol ~

i just bought a M-4100SH .....very nice to use but i m having problems playing some of the codec ....it couldnt play some of d MP4 files that i have but i downloaded some 1080p HD content ....no problem playing them ....even after i downscale it to 720P, the picture still look nice.....

the thing i lov most bout the player is the USB port .....i can just plug in my card reader n view all my picture thru it without a computer....and i was told that u can use a USB wifi to connect it to your wifi router at home .....it will bcome a mini storage device for all the computers connected to the router....

This post has been edited by Fusion: Dec 1 2007, 03:22 AM

congrats fusion, another happy user

u can even connect to internet radio
wat mp4 movie files u toking abt?

the mp4 file that i have is :

Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 704x396 23.98fps [Video]
Audio: MPEG Audio Layer 3 48000Hz stereo 1536Kbps [Audio]

couldnt play it ....not supported wor....sigh

and the Gundam 00 files that i have downloaded loses sync with the vocal and it keeps jerking but it works fine on my computer.....the file is:

Video: XVID 1280x720 23.98fps 1210Kbps [Video 0]
Audio: MPEG Audio Layer 3 48000Hz stereo 160Kbps [Audio 1]

wow, ur gundams in HD ar? can gip me the source?

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Added on December 3, 2007, 11:22 ambtw, the latest fw was on up few days back

This post has been edited by rx330: Dec 3 2007, 11:22 AM

thanks bro ....downloading now ....hopefully it will solve my problems....

u can download the HD gundam from www.animesuki.com

don expect much though

anyway, where is summer ar?

i need help

can the 4100 link to imac wireless thru the usb wireless thing?

if i wanna plug a usb dvd drive to the 4100, wat type shud i buy? is there any limit on using a dvd drive?

Any standard USB connected DVD-ROM should be ok...

thanks bro...

but it means it will read directly from the drive?
are those usb powered or wat ar?

It can be DVD movie or DVD with h.264 files
As long as it's USB connector... can be both usb powered or via ac adaptor powered

woooo.... tat means the movie i burn it to dvd, then no need buy new HDD liao?

ya ya.... safe HDD cost hehehe/// or you can always buy a NAS

bro, wats a NAS?

read this : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached_storage
It's a like one or more HDD connected to the network, enabling other PCs to share the contents

thanks for the link.. but i read until blur blur.... wats is it abt?

externall HDD storge which can be shared?

this NAS contains the HDD (1 or more) and connects to ur network.
Then you can TVIX and computer access it.

Now using usb hdd, only one device can access at one time

icic, but my dvico not connected to netwrok, the only way is to get a wireless usb
but dunno how stable

where is summer ar?

when i ordered mine 2 PC fairs ago, I think I got it for under RM1400....(can't remember exactly )

we got another member

u also 4100?

wow ...under 1400 !!! nice price ~ which shop ?

yah I got a 4100SH. I pre-ordered it somewhere in July/August but only got it in early September. When I got it, the official FW still could not support MKV yet...so I guess I must be one of the early adopters in Penang
I got it from the disti I think. The office is sumwhere in Bandar Sunway. I' can't really remember the exact price, but I remember they got give me sum freebies when I bought it (free cable, mug, tshirt)

oh, BTW, my setup is I connect it to an external 160GB USB drive with HDMI cable to my Sharp LC37. The audio i run it to my Pioneer HT set.... Not the ideal setup but it works


This post has been edited by oe_kintaro: Dec 12 2007, 11:53 AM