itreviews.com Updated: 2011-08-14 01:40:22
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The era of the media PC is surely shuffling away, as more and more capable media player devices come to market. And in the past year especially they seem to have become suitably refined, reading media from an assortment of sources and integrating seam...
An impressive and very capable media client, although you do pay a little more for it than some of the competition. Still, a welcome step in the right direction for Asus and another competitor in an increasingly interesting and broad home media streame...
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With the ever growing market for home networking, it makes sense that companies create media players that can replace the common PC for viewing pictures, playing video content and streaming files from NAS systems.Kitguru recently looked several of t...
If you need wireless support and aren’t that bothered with regular firmware updates or lack of a bundled HDMI cable then the Asus is a good choice, if you can find it on sale.Asus O!Play Air HDP-R3 @ testfreaks.co.uk...
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digitalversus.com Updated: 2011-08-14 01:40:44
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eSATA? What for? On the side of the box, there's an eSATA connector. You can use it to link up an external hard drive. The advantage of eSATA is that it gives a much higher transfer rate than USB. In fact, an eSATA external hard drive is just as rapid...
Pluses, Supports numerous codecs, SDHC card reader, Can decode DTS and transform into stereo...
Minuses, Graphics interface from another era, WiFi is very slow, Debatable practicality of eSATA, High bitrate videos will be jerky...
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To those familiar with the latest technology but with limited budgets, the arrival over the last couple of years of simple and affordable HD multimedia players like the Western Digital WDTV , and the original Asus O!Play HDP-R1 will have brought joy to yo...
Great media support, Silent, Easy set up...
Bulky, Average UI, No WiFi...
So, all told, the HDP-R3 is a capable if somewhat unsophisticated multimedia player. It certainly plays back all the files we'd hope for and with Wi-Fi, eSATA, USB, and memory card slots, it's plenty versatile enough in its connectivity. However, its menu...
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It's only been a few weeks since we've reviewed Asus' diminutive streaming media player, the O!Play HDP-R1, but the company is already back with an update, the HDP-R3. The main difference between this version and the old is that HDP-R3 has built-in wir...
The card reader and wireless network adaptor make the HDP-R3 more flexible than the original, but we don't feel that they're quite worth the price difference...
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As the first of Asus's O!Play range of media players to land in PC Pro's labs, the HDP-R3 has a lot to live up to. Our media streamer A List category is currently topped by Western Digital's small but perfectly formed WDTV Live, so Asus is going to hav...
Decent enough at what it does, but that isn't enough to match its cheaper and better competition...
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techradar.com Updated: 2011-08-14 01:41:06
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Asus' new media box, the bizarrely-named O!Play HDP-R3, is sold as the easiest way to enjoy HD content in the living room.With no set up required aside from choosing the display format and time zone, it's not far from being just that.And at £80 it's a...
Plays lots of formats, Easy to use, Simple setup...
No internal storage...
It does feel a little lightweight with the plastic surrounds, but that's only a minor grievance. The remote is responsive and small enough to be unobtrusive without being too easy to drop down the back of the sofa, and it can be yours for less than a...
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firstpost.com Updated: 2016-11-26 03:26:58
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HD media players have sprung out of every rabbit hole in wonderland, the concept has proliferated faster than you can imagine. It’s a great concept no doubt, who needs those bulky old DVD players anyways now that we have HDD form factors that play even...
Rs. 10,500 excluding taxes is the rate one has to shell out, which we feel is a decent price to ask, considering the market has product similarly priced. This model has superior wireless performance, plus core playback of all formats was handled with c...
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techtree.com Updated: 2016-11-26 03:26:58
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After having reviewed three variants of the HD Media Player from WD, it's now time to focus on similar players from other manufacturers. We have for review Asus' O! Play Air with us today. Asus internationally has a standard media player without th...
Good looks, built-in Wi-Fi, e-SATA, memory card reader, file copy (devices & network), simple & good looking menu...
No component, odd placement of playback keys on remote, heats up...
The Asus O! Play Air sells for Rs. 9,000 with a three-year warranty. Now a three-year warranty is something that really gets my attention, especially for all the heat the device produces. But the bottom line is that there hasn't been a good word about...
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ld2.ciol.com Updated: 2016-11-26 03:26:58
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It seems that out DTH operators have taken an oath of not providing us with HD content for the flat panel beauties sitting in the living room. But fret not, because help has arrived. At least watch your movie and video collection in high definiti...
Performance, Price...
Menu needs overhaul...
HD Media Players << Home Just IN! LD’s Apple FAQ – The Pre-Tablet HooplaSteve Jobs launches the Apple iPad tablet PC Asus O! Play Air HDP-R3: Breath of Fresh Air If your HD TV is starved of HD content, this may be the solution Monday, Februar...
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