[TheArchedOne]

I'm looking for a PVR that can also play mp3s. Ideally it would play these from an external device such as a NAS or external HD presumably connected by USB. What are the best options?

I see that the Humax 9200 does this, but have read reviews that it is fussy about the mp3 files it will play.

Thanks

TAO

[nwhitfield]

Humax: allows you to copy up to 5Gb onto a partition of the hard drive
Topfield: no limit
Both are based on the same chipset, so I suspect that they both grumble on the same files - sometimes the Toppy, for example, is picky about VBR files. Both are USB slave devices, so you'll have to copy info onto them.

Some Sagem models (64250 is one) can play MP3s too. I didn't test that extensively when I had one here; it's a USB host, so you plug a memory key or something into it, and copy stuff onto the hard drive.

If you want to play over the network, I'd suggest looking at a standalone streamer; if you're happy copying onto the PVR's hard drive I'd go for the Toppy because it doesn't have the 5Gb limit of the Humax, or the really fussy interface of the Sagem.

[nvingo]

There's this Elonex PVR, £99.99 at Woolworths.

[TheArchedOne]

Hmmm. Not much info about the Elonex around. Anyone have any opinions about this product.

TAO