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I've only owned this for a weekend, but opening thoughts are positive. It takes about a minute to upgrade and restart, very simple indeed.
#Ac ryan mediaplayer update#
Just put the latest image file into the root directory of a USB stick, plug into the PlayOn and then goto the system update menu option. Upgrading the firmware is a simple process.
#Ac ryan mediaplayer manual#
And obviously as new features come with firmware upgrades, the manual becomes more and more redundant. I am looking to find an on-line manual as there also elements and options within the menu system that don't appear to be covered in the instruction booklet either. Again, the manual doesn't cover everything, so its a voyage of discovery as you go along. The remote control supplied is certainly feature filled. Running is silent due to no hard drive or fans, a real bonus when sat under the TV. Power is supplied with a very small PSU on the plug. (SPDIF has raw pass through direct to your amp, which i'm using)ġ00mbit Ethernet, 2 USB ports and a power socket make up the connectivity. Video outputs on the back are HDMI and component, with audio supplied via Toslink SPDIF and phono L&R.
#Ac ryan mediaplayer how to#
The manual wasn't all that helpful to be honest, so I ended up on the forum looking to find out how to browse over a samba share. The menu system gets some getting used to, and the network/sharing set up isn't straight forward. The AC Ryan forum is very active and there appears to be plenty of help on there too.
#Ac ryan mediaplayer 1080p#
I've so far testing SD divx, 720 & 1080p HD mkv and HD quicktime files off my Panasonic FZ28 camera, all play fine.Īs you can see from the specification sheet, the list of playable media is vast:
#Ac ryan mediaplayer Patch#
Its not a patch on XMBC, Plex or the Apple TV interface.īut I didn't buy the PlayOn to look at the menu system, I bought it to play media files and it certainly does that. The menu system on the PlayOn is certainly a little clunky. The latest firmware for the PlayOn allows a connected USB drive to show up on your network, so you can copy files from your PC for example directly to the connected USB drive.Īlternately, you can just plug the USB drive into the source PC and then back into the PlayOn to play the files off there. There is an optional Wireless adapter available, but I wouldn't recommend this for streaming HD at all. The Ethernet port on the PlayOn is 100mbit, which is plenty fast enough for streaming all HD file types. Personally, I'll be streaming everything from my Synology DS710+ NAS. There is a larger PlayOn unit that hosts a 3.5" SATA drive internally, but this is an extra £45. Blu-Tak or purchasing some small rubber feet from B&Q is recommended. One problem with it being so small is that the cables you plug into the back move the unit around.
Its so small because there is no hard drive in it, all media is streamed via over the network OR via an attached USB drive. Measuring just 151 x 102 x 42mm, its the tiniest device you're likely to see. So after a bit of research, I have a AC Ryan PlayOn!HD Mini media player retailing around the £90 mark. (The Apple TV solution was still in development) Then I wanted something smaller, so I moved the Mac Mini upstairs and bought an Apple TV (with the Crystal HD card), but after playing with that for a while I decided I wanted something that could be guaranteed to be play all HD types. I sold that and moved onto a Mac Mini running Plex, which was great having all the codecs built into the software, so no messing. The Mini makes no noise at all which is a huge plus for the wife-acceptance factor.My High Definition media player history is certainly varied.Īround 2 and a half years ago, I started with a custom built HTPC and all the codec issues associated with that. Yes, it was only a small fan, but it was an annoying one. Noise was a big factor for our lounge room. My wife loves the Mini (what does that say about me?!) compared to the larger player. I tested the same videos that I did on my previous review and it played them absolutely identically to the bigger brother, so I won't bother wasting precious bandwidth for you to read it over again.Īll products have to have a wife-acceptance factor. It flowed through everything I did, changing it to thumbnail, preview, list, icons all without breaking a sweat. I started messing around with different layouts for my videos, allowing the metadata to take control and show me those beautiful TV folder art. When testing the Mini player, I thought I'd delve deeper into the abyss that is the UI. The remote seems much more responsive in tasks too, be it turning the player on, or using up/down to navigate through the (I'll mention it again) gorgeous UI. The bigger brother (after more use) seemed to "lag", where the Mini just powers through. I don't know if it's just me, but my wife agreed with me on this point the Mini player "feels" faster, more responsive to the remote control.
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