RichKS
Established Member
OK, I'm not sure this is exactly the right place for this to be posted, but it's like an alternative to a HTPC.
I've recently seen these gizmos appear on a bunch of sites:
H&B MMAV-512
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Prod...roductID=198729
And
Freecom MediaPlayer-3
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?FRE-24963
They're basically a USB2 HDD with a built in mediaplayer style gui and Component/RGB Scart & Stereo output. Play a whole bunch of formats like XviD, DivX, MP3, OGG etc. And for the price (~£150-£200), it's looking like it might actually be giving a modded XBox with XBMC a run for it's money. 40GB is enough for a decent MP3 collection and some video, plus they HAVE to be quiter than a bloomin' XBox! The freecom one comes in sizes up to 400 Gb. Both have remote controls.
Only thing is, I can't find any reviews of the things. Anyone seen anything about these?
I've recently seen these gizmos appear on a bunch of sites:
H&B MMAV-512
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Prod...roductID=198729
And
Freecom MediaPlayer-3
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?FRE-24963
They're basically a USB2 HDD with a built in mediaplayer style gui and Component/RGB Scart & Stereo output. Play a whole bunch of formats like XviD, DivX, MP3, OGG etc. And for the price (~£150-£200), it's looking like it might actually be giving a modded XBox with XBMC a run for it's money. 40GB is enough for a decent MP3 collection and some video, plus they HAVE to be quiter than a bloomin' XBox! The freecom one comes in sizes up to 400 Gb. Both have remote controls.
Only thing is, I can't find any reviews of the things. Anyone seen anything about these?