rite now still testing the player..
so far it works great ..1080p plays smoothly
I was worried that the player was gonna take longer to arrive to my house
also rite now in the process of updating the firmware as well
gonna take some pics later
btw bro..what's the difference between the two firmwares u posted?
also can update the latest firmware just like that to replace the old? or do u have to update the firmware one by one .. I mean other updates b4 the latest one

This post has been edited by alucard89: Jul 2 2008, 05:01 PM

thx for tip...gonna try updating the firmware A.S.A.P..
How to actually safely remove the external HD from the HD-X?
or do u just plug it out like that?

This post has been edited by alucard89: Jul 2 2008, 05:21 PM

there's some special price rite now
+RM800 including shipping
bought it from china reseller..lousy customer support
but still got the player delivered exactly after 2 weeks
speaking of monkey audio..thought you were saying about mediamonkey LOL

This post has been edited by alucard89: Jul 4 2008, 02:01 AM

Low quality RMVB files?
I think there's one player someone is selling in Garage Sales..
people buy this player just to play those high def 720p and 1080p .mkv files me
star wars 1080p looks really damn good on my Sony LCD tv
never heard of MonyetAudio/ .ape before this coz I just use MP3's

This post has been edited by alucard89: Jul 4 2008, 02:22 AM

Sony is just hd-ready..
full HD is just too expensive
...got some other 1080p movies since last year anyway.
I only get THOSE MUST HAVE 1080p movies like Transformers/StarWars...
normally just 720p's...

FYI..
I got the price +RM800 price from hdtvplayer.info = China reseller
just beware of the lousy customer support..unlike hdx1080.com is a whole lot better but probably a lil bit expensive

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Added on July 4, 2008, 2:31 pmI'm still trying to get some pics..unfortunately my sony camera got trashed by my sisters so bad it won't even turn on when charged..left with only my JVC camcorder rite now wif not so good quality pics..
but I'll try posting some pics soon

This post has been edited by alucard89: Jul 4 2008, 02:31 PM

Some pics

The HD-X itself next to my 37" LCD

Yeah..the RED light can be really annoying

The interface


Rambo 4 720p + DTS


Die Hard 4 720p


Shrek 3 720p ..the CGI looks really stunning in HD..


Star Wars Eps 3 1080p + AC3 ...


Serenity 1080p + AC3


Subtitle rendering is good..way better than my Divx player...can even adjust color/position/font size/time delay with the latest firmware


TF 1080p..plays smoothly and the movie+visual = awesome..


Snapshots from DK trailer ..


Pics were taken with camcorder..digital camera somehow damaged..so yeah..that's the quality i got
Had some problem with 720p output...shows some "unsupported signal" error..so I changed it to 1080i..problem solved
I haven't got my HD-X connected to router yet coz the distance is quite far away..need to buy extra long LAN cable
Can play all my HD collection so far ..there was one problem with one movie though..Saving Private Ryan...it had some kind of an extra Czech audio...after I removed it..plays smoothly
the only thing I don't have now is an AVR for DTS..planning to get one tomorrow after my dad agreed once seeing the awesome quality of HD movies

This post has been edited by alucard89: Jul 4 2008, 04:48 PM

Movies have different aspect ratio.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio_(image)
most movies are not filmed in full frame of 720p/1080p..that's why you get those black bars
if u download those HD movies...you will notice the black bars are cropped

Original Frame
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This post has been edited by alucard89: Jul 4 2008, 07:52 PM

About the composite audio..I already tried connecting the cable but I still can't hear the sound when I play some of .mp4 files with AAC 24khz sound..anything else I'm missing?

OK ..I officially have some problem with AAC 24khz even with .mkv files ..I'll try changing the cables..still composite audio cable are like cables used for dvd players rite?
Maybe I have to change something with the video/audio settings?

This post has been edited by alucard89: Jul 5 2008, 03:55 AM

Some update..
Tried streaming mkv files from my pc today..
Surprisingly... no stutters even for 1080p .mkv playback with my 10m long LAN cable I got today and 54mbps wireless router..I mean even I notice some video stutters for 1 sec in certain scenes when I played movies directly from the external HD....that's SOMETHING

Haven't try external USB DVD rom yet..coz haven't got one yet..
What's the brand that you have anyway?
I stream it directly from my PC..considering I just left it on most of the time to download stuff..most of the time I just stream the files from my pc because the playback is much more stable/no stutters even fast forwarding is more faster than using the external HD..

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Added on July 8, 2008, 1:45 amWell..got Serenity from joss whedon..
Blade Runner
You would love HDX much more with Usenet/Newsgroup + 4mbps broadband
Also..can recommend some home theater system/amp with budget <1k?
Just getting this one to decode the DTS sound
Tried looking for that Sony model you mentioned before this..but couldn't find it in Kuantan



This post has been edited by alucard89: Jul 8 2008, 01:52 AM

Went to the shop looking for it..they say it's out of stock..I notice there was Pioneer/Panasonic/whatever HT starts with P brand under >1k..probably getting one if I still can't get the one from Sony
Just plug in the LAN cable from HDX to the Wireless Router...then use myiHome apps for sharing those movies..I think this a lot better because this can detect subs..unlike WMP

This post has been edited by alucard89: Jul 8 2008, 10:18 AM

Yes..you can either just use external HD or just installed HD right into it..

Latest firmware update gives more subtitle options like changing color/font size/subs position/subs time delay which is more than enough for me
dun think there's the deblocking option..even on other NMP ..in fact I never bother much about tweaking other settings when playing mkv's on my pc before this coz the picture quality is already superb
what surprises me is the smooth 1080p playback for HD-X.. before this I wasn't expecting much because of really high bitrate+resolution...

Yes it can connect to the internet/stream videos from youtube and such/also can download movies using torrent/even downloading files with newsgroup(ur gonna have to visit nmt forums for further discussion about this part)...still I prefer to download just using my laptop/pc, a lot simpler
But damn...the new features for the hdx 1000 are certainly "kick-ass" worthy..got the composite output,not to mention they got dts license to decode dts audio..no need to encode back to ac3,hdmi 1.3 and the price is even cheaper than hdx 900, the only downside is the eSATA port missing, still I just stream the HD movies using LAN connection,
This is certainly gonna burn some more holes in my pocket LOL..gonna for wait some reviews for this player

Yeah,it can read NTFS and FAT32 format hdd..using hdx 900, but it's already busted rite now, still haven't RMA it back yet LOL..
btw the nmt forum --> http://networkedmediatank.com/