Nearly two full years after DViCO introduced its
TiVX 5010-P HDTV recorder, along comes a new duo in the line to finally up the ante. But it's not the infantile TViX R-2230 ($399; pictured) that we're really interested in -- though it can play back ripped VOB / ISO files. Rather, it's the $599 TViX-HD 6500, which also includes support for playing back Blu-ray backups via HDMI. We'll spare you the legal spill, but for those too frightened to potentially scratch their precious Blu-ray Discs, this looks to be the unit for you. So far as specs go, you'll find HDMI 1.3, component, S-Video and composite jacks, support for a smorgasbord of file formats, a USB port for loading up media from flash drives / external HDDs and an optional digital TV tuner to boot. Why do we get the feeling both of these things will be next to impossible to locate in the US?
[Thanks, Geller]
posted Oct 17th 2008 11:31AM
Any Different then PCH ? I can play back Bluray Backups using the main M2TS file .. will this thing play back bluray .ISO's ? does it do Java ? i doubt it
but does yours have three fingers?
Crap .. no .. Your so right .. I need this
Dont forget to tell the readers here how the Popcorn Hour A-110 firmware is horribly buggy and not even remotely ready for public consumption. Thanks!
Maybe at launch .. but after the Aug Update its almost perfect .. And i think my point was i was hoping this would top the PCH ..
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Don't you need a PC to perform the rip? Why would you need this for playback if you have a PC that can do the same thing?
exactly, for this price, you can get a pc that can do the playback, with HDMI output
Notice the PAL coax connector on the back?
Don't think it's NTSC compatible..
That is not specifically a PAL jack, that is a very common adapter on many Laptops/notebooks which have TV tuner cards in them, it allows the computer to be hooked up to either a digital antenna or a standard coax adapter. It is actually called an IEC 169-2 connector which is most commonly used for PAL but has many connectors to convert it to other connection formats including the more common coax connection in the US.
Wow! I love the black glossy finish.!!!
Looks like it also makes a mean cup of coffee.
It's not supporting BD rips. It's supporting H.264 MKV files - these can be BD rips or they can be other things. That means no Java, no BD ISO, no menus, no extras. My XBMC setup on Linux can already do this, I'll save my money...
looks like a small grill
Mike, Jason. You guys are going to need to make up your minds because right now I'm not exactly sure whether I should dump these coffee grinds into it or throw this flank steak on it.
I'd say coffee:
http://www.coffeepodsdirect.com/catalog/senseo-black.jpg
I think I will still be getting the Popcorn Hour instead.
Anyone know the wait time on the Popcorn hour after ordering it?
About a month, month and a half
Popcorn Hour for the win.
Love mine :)
You mean this plays back .mkv ? Does it do both 720p and 1080p ?
Right now I have a custom hackintosh install running leopard 10.5.5 and Plex - Using a Manta reciever and the Mira software to run an apple remote - Plex is godlike once you spend some time tweaking it, but this would be a great little box to fill the hd up with.
This is NOT a new device. I've had it for about 5 months. It's very easy to get here in the states (I got mine from meritline.com). It will play back files of nearly any format and bitrate, including 1080p MKVs. It will also play back .m2ts. I have over 47 BluRay movies ripped inside. It has a quiet fan and a USB slave port in case you don't feel like networking with it. It eats the PCH for breakfast (oh, and it's less than $500 if you look hard enough).
ISO, IFO, VOB, AVI, WMV, MPG, MP4, TS, ASF, MOV
However, one of the previous people was correct -- it won't play ISOs of BluRays on the current firmware. But with all it's other options, does it really matter? If you want more info, just reply to my comment.
I love my popcorn hour 110. Took me two months to get it. Bittorrent downloading as we speak...
the PCH wait time is short. It usually ships 1-2 weeks after you purchase it. You can check weekly shipping status on their forum - www.networkmediatank.com
The PCH is awesome - the newest firmware is great, and no big flaws. I download 1080p blueray rips (MKV) files from newsgroups and play them without any hiccup.
Also, the newst firmware has the Transmission torrent client built int, and NZBGet support. From any pc , I can upload torrents for it to download, and upload a NZB file and the PCH will download, run a PAR check, then unrar it. I love this thing - I sent movies/HD tv rips to it while at work (upload the nzb file), then organize it via the built in ftp server. I go home, and I have all my movies and shows organized nicely.
The only downfall to the PCH is the music and photo support. Its complete shit - to put it nicely. Music is worthless on it. No cover art, horrible controls, horrible interface, etc.
If you want a cheap piece of hardware that will play 99.9% of every video format you throw at it, the PCH is your best bet. The new A-110 is slightly more $$, but it gives you SATA support, and USB drive connectivity.
My PS3 can play the .m2ts files extracted from BluRay discs over the next work too. And at the same price ($399) it can also play games and BluRay/DVD movies on disc.
That's true, but it won't handle 90% of the codecs and containers that the TViX will. It also isn't portable -- the PS3 looks like it was built by Noah. The TViX is the size of about 4 DVD cases stacked on top of one another, but not as quite as wide. Mine also has a terabyte of storage instead of 80 GB. Not a contest, really.
whats the GIO interface like from ur TV with this thing. cause PLEX is hands down the best GUI ull find for media management. Still this sounds like a good idea if i didn't already have a mac mini + 1TB usd drive handling all my digital media.
*GUI....-1 for me.
"smorgasbord" - sounds like some ones been reading the same word of the day feed that's on my igoogle homepage
$599 to play back pirated Blu-Ray movies? It's almost cheaper to buy the movies legitimately!
Almost...
The PS3 plays m2ts files, but I have not been able to get subtitles to play. With the PCH I can play back the m2ts file and sub titles will be displayed if I have an external sub file in the same directory with the same file name as the m2ts file.
Does anyone know how the TViX handles subtitles in m2ts files?
"We'll spare you the legal spill"
Spill=spiel? A legal spill is what happens when someone rips a blu-ray disc.
So ya it can play all these formats so can my pc, but can it record HD content from my cablebox?
My Popcorn Hour A-110 died about 30 minutes after turning it on for the first time. Now have RMA request in the works and am ording the TViX 6500 from Newegg to give it a shot.
That mount reminds me of Philips' Senseo (coffee maker with pods).
Is this the same as the m-6500a model or is it a newer one?