Eminent EM7075-DTS hdMedia Stream Media Player
February 15, 2010 | MP3 Player, Portable Storage | Comments OffMedia players are becoming more common as the market for them is growing. Many fans of tech-savvy video save their DVDs and Blu-ray digital collections, or buy movies in digital format via the Internet. To play these back, a media player can be a cheap alternative and flexible to a dedicated Home Theater PC (HTPC), especially as the quality and functionality of these devices continues to improve. So today, we look at another model, this time of Eminent – EM7075-hdMedia the DTS stream.
This media player is a good first impression with a bundle full of extras in the box. You get a remote control with batteries, HDMI cable, composite cable, a digital optical audio cable (by no means a joint entry), and even an Ethernet cable. The power cable media player itself is very unusual in that it includes a useful power switch built halfway between the device and power supply. This allows you to drag the box of the road while being easily extinguished if you do not leave appliances on standby.
The EM7075-DTS is greater than the Western Digital Live WDTV with whom he shared very similar capabilities. Although not nearly as heavy as the great ACRYAN CAB-PV73100 Playon! HD because of the absence of an internal hard drive, it is roughly comparable to O Asus! Make HDP-R1 in size and appearance. It sports a glossy piano black finish that scratches easily and shows dust to best advantage, though with a little care it should not be too much problem.
Quality construction leaves no room for complaint if, as it was not an indication of flex or crack. In addition, as it contains no moving parts the unit is totally silent in operation. In front of the drive is a blue power LED turns red when in standby, and there are separate indicators for USB and LAN activity.
Connectivity is the first area where the player is lagging slightly behind the competition. For example, it offers only one USB port, the WDTV offers two and O! Play has a more dedicated USB handset USB / eSATA connection. It also lacks the component video output device of Western Digital, although this is only a concern for those with older HDTVs without HDMI or DVI.
However, for the rest, there is no reason to complain. It may lack wireless capabilities, but an Ethernet port is provided for hooking the hdMedia Stream up to a network. A separate digital audio output is provided with composite video and stereo audio connectors and the HDMI output is Version 1.3. Connectivity, only ACR-HD PV73100 Playon! Assets still all its competitors, but a unique feature of the prominent is a 3.5mm jack for connecting an IR extender. This is a very convenient if the extension requested is not included in the box. [via trustedreviews]
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