Asus O!Play HDP-R1

[Reddwarf]

Has anyone been looking closer at the Asus O!Play HDP-R1 mediaplayer? It has some rather impressive specs. considering the price:

Specifications
Supported Formats Video: MPEG1/2/4,RM/RMVB,VC-1,H.264
Video File Extension: .mp4,.mov,.xvid,.avi,.divx,.asf,.wmv,.mkv,.rm,.rmvb,.flv,.ts,.m2ts,.dat,.mpg,.vob
Audio: MP3,WAV,AAC,OGG,FLAC,AIFF
Image: JPEG,BMP,PNG,GIF,TIFF
Subtitle: SRT,SUB,SMI,SSA
I/O Port Input:
DC Power In
1xUSB 2.0 Port
1xUSB 2.0 / eSATA Combo Port
RJ-45 LAN Port

Output:
Composite Video
Composite Audio L/R
S/PDIF Out
HDMI 1.3

Network LAN:
TCP/IP (DHCP or Static IP Address)
10/100Mbps Wired LAN
Accessories AC Adapter
Power Cord
Remote Control
Composite A/V Cable
Quick Start Guide
CD (User Manual)
Dimensions 181.0x125.3x47.7mm(W x D x H)
Weight 491g
Power Power Source: 12V DC, 2A, 24W Power Adapter
Power Consumption: < 10W

[pBS]

i always liked that combo usb/esata port...
upcoming usb3 is interesting, both power and signal on one connection..i think maybe it can be an actual esata as well..

but i think that Asus unit has the wrong chip inside..tons of them showing up thesedays really cheap..look for sigma chips inside..[i forget the #]

[bobbfrommn]

I just purchased this. Not sure if it will work as a PVR but as a media player I'm pretty happy. It even plays ISO files so I can rip dvds and not lose the menu functions and the quality is excellent.

[Reddwarf]

Does it have, or can it have an internal harddisk? I didn't quite get it from the specs...

[fender]

Does it have, or can it have an internal harddisk? I didn't quite get it from the specs...

External drives only.

It's the Patriot Box Office that has the internal drive capability.

There are more devices coming to market soon that will allow it as well.