bobc292001
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Hello,
I'm sure this has been asked many times before but I'm losing the plot with all the different options available and I wondered whether you clever ladies & gents would help me out ?
I thought what I wanted would be easy to get, but I can't quite find the right player.
Here's what I'm after -
A media player that :
1) I can connect to my wired network.
2) It must have a hard drive on board.
3) Needs to be able to output HD video (via HDMI), display photos and play music (generally MP3's).
4) Needs to have L+R audio outputs as I want the music to play through my NAD amp rather than the TV.
5) Needs to have a good menu system with search facilities so I can search through and find music and movies with ease.
6) Would really like the menu system to have thumbnails / artwork and track details etc. so it's like having a CD collection available to flip through.
7) Needs to be whisper quiet as it will be used in the front room.
8) Needs to be pretty straightforward to use, as the wife and kids will be using it (the straightforward requirement is mainly for the wife... not the kids...if you know what I mean !)
That's it !
It looks like a lot but don't think I'm asking that much.
I was considering the ASUS O!PLAY HD2 as this seems to tick all the boxes...except I have read that there is no search facility and you have to scroll through pages of data to get the track you want.
Can anyone help with some suggestions.
Thanks,
Bob.
I'm sure this has been asked many times before but I'm losing the plot with all the different options available and I wondered whether you clever ladies & gents would help me out ?
I thought what I wanted would be easy to get, but I can't quite find the right player.
Here's what I'm after -
A media player that :
1) I can connect to my wired network.
2) It must have a hard drive on board.
3) Needs to be able to output HD video (via HDMI), display photos and play music (generally MP3's).
4) Needs to have L+R audio outputs as I want the music to play through my NAD amp rather than the TV.
5) Needs to have a good menu system with search facilities so I can search through and find music and movies with ease.
6) Would really like the menu system to have thumbnails / artwork and track details etc. so it's like having a CD collection available to flip through.
7) Needs to be whisper quiet as it will be used in the front room.
8) Needs to be pretty straightforward to use, as the wife and kids will be using it (the straightforward requirement is mainly for the wife... not the kids...if you know what I mean !)
That's it !
It looks like a lot but don't think I'm asking that much.
I was considering the ASUS O!PLAY HD2 as this seems to tick all the boxes...except I have read that there is no search facility and you have to scroll through pages of data to get the track you want.
Can anyone help with some suggestions.
Thanks,
Bob.
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