Astone Media Gear MP-300T 1080p Media Player DVB-T PVR, EPG, HDMI, H.264, MKV selling below cost at $59 with Free HDMI Cable link below. Offer expires on Midday 7/11/2011
The affordable Full HD media player and set top box with recording function.
DVB-T Receive and Recording
Support one touch REC and timer schedule Recording
Support High Definition (HD) H.264 Video
Support Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and Teletext
Support one touch REC and timer schedule Recording
The Astone MP-300T is a cost-effective but powerful all-around players, digital TV receiver and recorder, which integrate Full HD HDD Media Player, DVB-T STB (Set Top Box), and HD PVR (Personal Video Recorder) all together seamlessly.
Play from internal hard disk, card reader or USB hard disk, MP-300T supports an optional internal hard disk (SATA) that you can easily place inside. The high speed USB 2.0 port makes it easy to connect to your pc to be filled with movies, music and pictures. And if you need more storage, simply connect a USB stick, SD/SDHC card or USB hard drive and play your media files on your TV, which allowing you to directly connect by USB and play back the media stored on them.
Specifications
HDD Support: 3.5"(SATA) support up to 2TB
Language: Multi Language
Video Out: Stereo(L/R), SPDIF(Coaxial+optical), CVBS, Y/U/V, HMDI
TV input: DVB-T HD (Antenna Loop Out)
Connectivity: 2x USB Host (Side), 1x USB Device (Rear), MS / SD Memory Card Slot (Side)
System Support: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
File System: FAT32/NTFS
Output Resolution: up to 1080p
Support TV system: NTSC/PAL
Subtitle: support SRT, SSA, SUB, SMI format
DVB-T: Built-in, support EPG and schedule recording
File Format Support
Photo Format
JPG/JPEG, BMP, PNG, support Music Slideshow and Zoom
JPG (baseline): up to 16384x12800
JPG (progressive): up to 1280x1024
PNG/BMP: up to 9600x6144
Video Containers
AVI, MPEG1/2/4(Xvid), M2TS, MTS, MOV, DIVX, MKV, MP4, TS, VOB, DAT
Video Codecs
MPEG1
HD MPEG2 (UP TO MP@HL)
HD MPEG4 SP/ASP (UP TO ASP@L5 HD, not supporting GMC)
Xvid, H.264 [email protected], [email protected], Up to 25Mbps Data Rate
Audio Containers
AAC, M4A, MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA), PCM, WAV, WMA, OGG
Audio Codecs
WMA, AAC, MP1, MP2, MP3, LPCM
Package Contents
MP-300T
Power adapter
USB Cable
AV Cable
Remote Control
User Manual
Manufacturer's Link
http://www.astone.com.au/index.php?productID=51
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I'm in the middle of writing a review for this media player, and I can say it's easily the worst player I've ever used. Many people have made complaints on the Astone forums, and at this stage there is no word if these issues will actually ever be fixed.
I am a big fan of Astone, particularly their older generation players (the 300/380/410 etc), but the two new MP series players (the MP-300T and MP-310T) are both rubbish.
Side by side, my old AP-300 to my MP-300T:
Format support:
AP-300 - No problems playing back every format I've tried
MP-300T - Fails to play sound on any h264 file with DTS sound
Playback Ratios:
AP-300 - Plays all media in the correct ratio for the file. (eg. a 1080p rip recorded in 1920x800 plays back in the centre of the screen, with the appropriate black borders shown above/below the media to avoid a stretched image).
MP-300T - Stretches all images full screen, distorting anything recorded in wider formats (eg. the new Transformers is shown in 1920x800, and as a result is stretched full screen making everything look skinny)
Usage:
AP-300 - Haven't found any difficult or annoying features with using the box.
MP-300T - Will automatically start the media currently playing back at the start if you accidentally hit 'fast forward' again already fast forwarding through the media at 32x speed. In other words, if you press 'fast forward' too many times it will jump you back to the start of the media whether you wanted to or not.
UI and Navigation:
AP-300 - The AP series has a fairly basic menu structure, and while not the prettiest it is functional and easy to use for playback.
MP-300T - The MP series has a slightly nicer interface, that is again functional and easy to use for playback.
Long story short, if you want a quality media player… get an older Astone, a WDTV, or a Boxee… but for the love of god DO NOT get one of these new MP series from Astone.