Omisys PN-210V WiFi DVD player does it all

Not content to merely do that DVD, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, CD, MP3, WMA and Ogg thing, this new PN-210V DVD player from Omisys has all manner of good things stuff inside its thin and generic-looking case. First off, the device can connect to your network and the Internet via the built-in 802.11b/g or Ethernet, and can access USB Mass Storage devices to play that content with its expansive format support. But the fun doesn't stop there, since the device has full 1080p support, with decoding capabilities for WMV9 and MPEG videos, and DVI and component outputs. There's also coaxial and optical digital audio out, along with support for Online radio, news and search. We're actually not quite sure what they might have left out, but we're sure we'll think of something.

[Via TRFJ]

[Mile Posted Jun 13th 2006 11:30AM]

We're actually not quite sure what they might have left out, but we're sure we'll think of something.

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Price, comes to mind.

[mackswift Posted Jun 13th 2006 11:30AM]

Anyone got a price and release date on this sucker? The Omisys website has this player up on it's page with all specs, but I don't where I can get all this video goodness.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2006 11:36AM]

I wish they had announced this 6 weeks ago. I would have definitely considered it instead of building a(nother) computer to do just this.

Looks like all it is missing is the ability to play bin/cue files.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2006 11:37AM]

For a start, DivX 6.0 support seems to be absent..

[mroach Posted Jun 13th 2006 11:38AM]

It looks like they forgot Samba or NFS support and you have to use this crappy Omi PC desktop server to stream content from your file server, which presumably only runs on Windows, leaving us Mac and Linux folks high and dry. Looks like I'm sticking with XBMC + Samba + Linux file server...

So close, yet so far away...

[mroach Posted Jun 13th 2006 11:41AM]

[Sorry if this is a repost, I don't think my last one went through]

It looks like they forgot Samba or NFS support. From the documentation, it looks as though the only way to stream media from your desktop or file server is to have this Omi PC thing installed, which presumably only runs on Windows and leaves us Mac and Linux users high and dry.

The great XBMC + Samba + Linux file server solution is still the best.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2006 11:45AM]

HDMI and HDCP would have been nice too.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2006 12:10PM]

If it's anything like the Snazio from Snazzi, they will have left out everything they list in spec! Which would make it worthless! They will sell you an unfinished product; they say that it will do as promised after you install the latest firmware. Which will never appear! And then you end up with nothing more then a very expensive crappy dvd-player. And this one looks remarkably like the Snazzio! So, who wants mine?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2006 12:16PM]

or you could just get an xbox with xbox media center on it for about $150 (no need to open up and mod them anymore) and have all this goodness pluss samba and support for every format from divx to bin to even flv.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2006 12:29PM]

sounds just like the LinkPlayer http://www.iodata.com/usa/products/products.php?cat=HNP&sc=AVEL&ts=2&tsc=&sc=AVEL&pId=AVLP2%2FDVDLA06 except for the DVI and WIFI. And the LinkPlayer has a Linux "server" as well as many 3rd party server options if you don't like the official one.

have to say I absolutly love the linkplayer, I even wrote my own little "server" for it (apache/php based) that lets you browse and play video.google.com's "popular" vids (other tags could be added though), you can get it here http://www.swisscenter.co.uk/component/option,com_simpleboard/Itemid,/func,view/catid,12/id,2477/#2477

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2006 12:40PM]

If it's not region-free, I'm not interested.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2006 12:43PM]

Thank god for bootcamp! sure, its a little inconvienient to reboot into windows to run software that connects to this player, but hey, at least i dont need another computer now!

[ShiftLft Posted Jun 13th 2006 12:59PM]

"Suggested retail price of the Omisys PN-210V: 319 euros (approx. 216 pounds according to current exchange rates)."

So about $400, which seems a tad hefty for this nice little unit.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2006 1:24PM]

Yeah, HDMI outputs would be good. And the lack of any sort of support for H.264 means it will be of limited use in a couple years.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2006 1:29PM]

"So about $400, which seems a tad hefty for this nice little unit."

It will be closer to $300. In effect us poor old European consumers seem to have a much less favourable exchange rate when it actually comes to spending our cash than it may seem. Check the same thing on both amazon uk and com and you'll see what i mean...

[Teemu Posted Jun 13th 2006 4:17PM]

If you could just stick in a digital set-top box with 2 tuners and a 360GB HD I would buy it no matter how expensive it would be.

[Rwilson Posted Jun 13th 2006 4:22PM]

I thought you couldn't do 1080p without an HDMI port? (True 1080p that is)

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2006 4:25PM]

Maybe they forgot an optical-input ??

just in case you want to connect your Xbox 360 or PS3 on it...

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2006 5:29PM]

Sounds like a device that will help pave the path away from the scams of Bluray and HD-DVD.

[scythelt Posted Jun 13th 2006 7:38PM]

Sounds very similar to the Zensonic Z500, but it fully supports NFS, SMB and uPnP on the server side.

Approx AUD$500

http://www.z500series.com

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2006 8:19PM]

"I thought you couldn't do 1080p without an HDMI port? (True 1080p that is)"

I believe DVI is the same thing as HDMI, but just without the audio.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 14th 2006 7:33PM]

Yeah, add HDMI upconversion and a DVD recorder that supports all formats, then it's perfect. (And a low price)

[rpeck Posted Dec 19th 2006 4:40AM]

My LinkPlayer is pretty good (especially after upgrading the drive and output filters). I have been using it for a year and can't *believe* that companies are still releasing new products that add no new features.

First solid alternative that SUPPORTS H.264 will replace my Linkplayer. Until then, you've got to be kidding!