Brando's SATA HDD Multimedia Dock includes video-out, media player
By Darren Murph 
posted July 30th 2008 7:02AM
posted July 30th 2008 7:02AM
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Cool! this is what I've been looking for, I wonder how much it retail on the street
You can probably just trade your media drive for it, and then you'll have an ultimate medi-oh noes, my pr0n!!!
Next iteration would allow you to plug in a motherboard.
Isn't that what the USB is for?
That went right over your head jay.viz
mkv is surely our of the question
If they make it into a DLNA appliance and make it cheak then they'll have something.
This is starting to get out of hand now, isn't it?
Next up, built-in screen!
How about ISO's? That would be great.
Add a torrent client/ethernet, and it could compete with the Popcorn Hour A-100.
This might be called the QNAP TS- series
http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00561
84.00
Only works with FAT32 drives
finally one worth paying for!
Great, but doesn't have HDMI - only S-vid and component.
if it had DVI or HDMI I would be sold. (just wait)
holy crap thats a badass product
holy crap thats a badass icon
It'd be great if they made one of these for SCSI drives so I could check my old ones for long lost data before tossing them.
man i really want this. but i wish someone had a review of it some place. is it just me, or does the plastic casing look kind of cheap in the close up shots? plus with the extra SD slot... man i need this...
Is there a remote with that thing? How do you select what you want to play back? Is there a GUI?
"This one also provides an SD card slot, S-Video / composite / component outputs and a bundled remote"
RTFA?
What a freakishly cool little device. I may have to try this one out.
I personally like the Sansa's TakeTV device better. It is a much simpler design. Unfortunately I think it is going away.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/20/sandisk-sansa-taketv-8gb-video-player-leaked/
Sorry, no takeTV for you.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/06/sandisk-kills-taketv-dead/
I think mkv, iso, HDMI, and space for a second drive would complete this product. At the rate they're going four more generations should be done by the end of the year.
Works with ide HD?
They should just have a branded version of VLC Player on it. Then, almost any video/music file could be played almost indefinitely.
Just because it can play back MPEG1/2/4, XviD and DivX doesn't mean it can play all files in this format. I'm sure movies encoded at high bit-rates would show up on your screen as slide shows, with the audio and video totally out of sync.
I fallen for devices that have the so called "play back" functionality, only to find out it the processing power of the device was crap and video would only show up if encoded to a lower bit rate. I think I'll pass on this, convenient dock though.
"A powerful tool for data transfer, backup and cloning"....how about HDD wiping. I would love to have that functionality built into it natively.
I want a review..
FAT32 who cares. I already use 500GB FAT32 with my Philips DVP5982.
This would kill the need for philips!
This a killer product for us media backup junkies.
The really cool gadget would be a “cheap” PMP with TV out and USB host controller. This way you could plug-in you’re external/portable USB HDD or pendrive.
Cowon P5 does all that but the price is, well, not for me.
Now it just needs another USB port for a game controller and some emulators...
this maybe a silly question, is there a media player built-in? In other words, can this truly by hooked-up directly to the TV as it says...or does it need to go through a DVD player or other unit that can handle the different video/audio files?
I bought one of these, and i have yet to be able to get it to work. It shows up fine in windows, but keeps saying "HDD media Not Exist" when you try and list a folder. Support has been no help.
If anyone know's how to get it going please email me at justifun (at) gmail.com
I tried a 250gb sata formatted to fat 32 with partition magic. = no joy.
I've just bought one of these as well and had the same problem as yourself at first.
To use the media player you have to power it on WITHOUT the USB connected, otherwise it seems USB hogs the hard drive and the media player can't access it.
Additionally the instructions say you must have them in a folder called Movies, this isn't the case, it seems to list all folders and gives you options to play the whole folder, just the one film etc.etc.
Seems to play stuff quite well at first look, threw an avi and mpg at it of dubious quality/source and it played em straight off.
Happy bunny now.
Next, an iPod slot to appease the Apple junkies!
One word: Fugly
wow is that an sd slot in the pic too? But still I wonder how useful it is. I mean more than likely your going to have it attached to a computer to use the usb opinion. And in that case, you can just hook the tv to the computer and have a media center like setup.
Um, Media Extender anyone? Does more, and prb with better functionality than this.
OMG
Here's my credit card number, please send ASAP
8888-8888-8888-8888 EXP 07-11
Thanks! (that does rule, but yes, ISO and MKV FTW!!!
for a second i thought a hard drive was popping out of a polaroid! i say the next iteration should be able to take pictures on 600 film. lol.
I don't like to operate HD's vertically, it's one of the things that would repel me from purchasing this.
Interesting... I still think my UltraDock v4 (from Wiebetech) is more useful though...
i don't see any eSATA output.
Look what I found...
* SATA 3.5 Inch HDD Enclosure
* Max HDD Size: 500GB
* Construction: Aluminium and Plastic
* File System: FAT32 or NTFS
* Supported Media Formats: AVI, ASF, VOB, DAT, MP4, DIVX, XVID, MP3, JPEG, WAV, WMA, MPEG2
* Subtitle Formats: smi, srt, sub, txt, psb, ass, ssa
This unit is not capable of playing native 720P or 1080P HD content files *.wmv9 for example.
* Outputs:
- HDMI
- Component Video (Yr,Pr,Cr)
- S-Video
- Composite Video
- Left and Right Channel Audio Out (RCA)
- Digital Audio Out (Coaxial)
* Inputs:
- USB up to 2 GB
- SD Card up to 2 GB
* USB: 2.0
* System: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS 9.2 or later
* Power Source: 5 + 12 VDC (Power Brick Provided)
* Dimension: 208mm x 42mm x 117mm (L x W x D)
* Manufacturer Ref.: 64SSDDO509Q8
Other Features:
* Cool Blue Screen
* Cooling Fan
* Easy Navigation by Remote or Front Panel Buttons
Accessories:
* Manual
* USB Cable
* HDMI Cable
* Remote Control
* S-Video Cable
* Stereo RCA Cable
* AV Cable (RCA)
* Stand
* Screwdriver
* Power Adapter
http://www.chinavasion.com/product_info.php/pName/awesome-sata-hdd-media-enclosure-with-hdmi/