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Thursday, October 27, 2011

New Arrival! brite-View "CinemaTube Mini (BV-5005HD Mini CT)" 3-in-1 1080p Full HD Networking Multimedia Player/Streamer/Torrent Downloader, Black (HDMI cable INCLUDED)

OVERVIEWbrite-View CinemaTube Mini is a compact (dimensions : 4 X 1.4 X 5.5 inches) full 1080p HD networking media player/streamer features HD playback from removable USB/eSATA HDD, streaming contents from remote computers.Full 1080P HDIt supports 1080p video formats in VCD 1.0/2.0,SVCD,MPEG1(DAT/MPG/MPEG),MPEG2(MPG/MPEG/VOB/ISO/IFO/TS/TP)/M2TS,MPEG4(MP4/AVI/MOV),DivX 3/4/5/6(AVI/MKV),Xvid (AVI/MKV),H.264/AVC(TS/AVI/MKV/MOV)/M2TS,VC-1(TS/AVI/MKV/WMV)/M2TS,WMV9(WMV),Real Video 8/9/10 (RM/RMVB,to 720p) and FLV. Note:Media files protected by DRM are not supported.DVD MenuIt supports ISO files, so you can navigate the DVD menu and watch your video as if there was a regular DVD.Playback FeaturesYou can play media files directly from removable USB/eSATA storage devices (HDD,Digital Camera,HD Digital Camcorder,FLIP Video) with zooming. A preview function with video playback, panoramic photo slideshow with background music and editable playlist to play preferred files continuously!StreamerBuilt-in wired connection with an Ethernet cable included (Or an optional dedicated USB WiFi adapter which is sold separately for easy wireless connection), it can stream contents stored in shared computers (with or without password-protected), or stream online contents like YouTube and Hulu etc from UPnP devices (*3rd parties apps like PlayOn installed in computer*). Due to the "best effort" nature of networking, the streaming playback quality might not be in HD .BONUS FEATURESBuilt-in torrent downloader, you can download torrents without turn PC on.Built-in MUZEE Internet Radio can live broadcasting tens of thousands of sports, music, news or talk show channels from 210 countries.What's in the BoxBV-5005HD Mini HD Media Player, Ethernet Cable, RCU, HDMI and RCA cables, Power Adapter, Quick User Guide.

Amazon Sales Rank: #3756 in Consumer Electronics Color: Black Brand: brite-View Model: BV-5005HD Mini CT Dimensions: 1.40" h x 5.50" w x 4.00" l, 2.00 pounds The compact "CinemaTube Mini" (dimensions : 4 X 1.4 X 5.5 inches) is a networked 1080p HD media player featuring multi-format decoding; outputting via HDMI and composite video. Streams contents from computers and NAS, or via UPnP. Bonus features include built-in torrent downloader, Flickr and MUZEE Internet Radio. A HDMI cable is included in the package for better HD video quality output. It supports multiple Audio output formats: DTS (7.1-channel surround sound can be decoded, but only is downmixed and output to 2 channels on TV), Dolby®Digital AC3, MPEG1 Layer 1,2,3(2-CH), MPEG2 Layer 1,2 (Multi-Channel), LPCM, ADPCM, FLAC, AAC, WAV, WMA, OGG, RA. Photo formats supported: HD JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG. 2 USB ports; 1 eSATA interface to boost the data transfer speed up to 3 times faster than the USB 2.0 interface. Content playback from locally attached USB storage device, including hard drives (R/W: EXT-3 and NTFS; Read only: FAT/FAT32, HFS+), digital cameras, digital camcorders, Flip..., etc. Comes with playlist/preview/thumbnails/slideshow features. Ethernet port for wired internet access, and optional USB Wi-Fi adapter (sold separately) for Wi-Fi access. Bonus features: Built-in torrent downloader for PC-free downloading; 3 torrents can be downloaded simultaneously (with up to 20 torrents in queue). Built-in MUZEE Internet Radio can live broadcast tens of thousands of sports, music, news or talk show channels from 210 countries, and Flickr for easy online album access. It can decode 1080p video formats in MPEG1, VCD 1.0/2.0,SVCD, MPEG1 (DAT/MPG/MPEG), MPEG2(MPG/MPEG/VOB/ISO/IFO/TS/TP)/M2TS, MPEG4 (MP4/AVI/MOV), DivX 3/4/5/6,Xvid (AVI/MKV),H.264/AVC(TS/AVI/MKV/MOV)/M2TS, VC-1 (TS/AVI/MKV/WMV)/M2TS,WMV9 (WMV), Real Video 8/9/10(RM/RMVB) up to 720p, FLV (M-JPEG:640x480x30,FLV(H.263): 352x288). Subtitle support includes Unicode (UTF8), Simplified Chinese (GBK), Traditional Chinese (BIG5), Western, Turkish, Central European, Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew, SE European; "Subtitle Menu" to support "Subtitle Encoding", "Time Sync", "Color", "Size", "Offset" functions.

Most helpful customer reviews 16 of 17 people found the following review helpful. Excellent & inexpensive networked media player for those saying no to wireless By mukhi I have previously tried WD TV (1st generation) and CinemaTube and compared them since these were the media players having similar features at similar prices. Despite WD TV was the most popular media player, I had shown that CinemaTube was the winner. Read my review for CinemaTube here: http://www.amazon.com/Brite-View-BV-5005HD-CinemaTube-Multimedia-Downloader/dp/B002CNOYRS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280036605&sr=8-1 Now that both WD TV Live Plus and CinemaGo are out to fight, I can see CinemaGo is still going to be the winner for similar reasons. Although this time I did not try WD TV Live Plus (I didn't feel to), but after comparing their available features, from my previous experience with WD TV and CinemaTube and current experience with CinemaGo, I must say it will be hard to get a better product in the market at this price point. Don't care about wireless? Save money then! You can get CinemaTube Mini now for less, which is nothing but CinemaGo sans wireless. You can still buy a wireless USB adapter in future to make it wireless (Brite-View recommended adapter desirable). Read my review for CinemaGo here: http://www.amazon.com/brite-View-BV-5005HD-Mini-Networking-Multimedia/product-reviews/B003TUB2VE/ref=cm_cr_pr_recent?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending CinemaTube Mini can do "everything" that CinemaGo can do!!! NOTE: Muzee now offers some TV channels for free! I liked some of the channels and added to my favorites. Quality is standard internet quality. Parenteral control can be done by using a password. Some bugs need to be fixed through firmware updates: As someone else also reported, # ISO's DVD menu is still kinda buggy. For example, the movement of the DVD menu's pointer doesn't match the graphic sometimes. # IDX+SUB subtitle doesn't work sometimes. As soon as a video is loaded with IDX+SUB subtitle, the screen turns black, and the device restarts automatically. # If you come across a radio/TV station where you cannot get a signal (nothing plays), the whole player freezes up. You cannot power it off via the remote; you have to yank out the power cable. I came across several of these stations that froze my player among the handful that I tried out. For now, best option is to add the working channels to favorites. That works perfectly for me. # Sometimes even after I power off the unit (red light), sometimes it comes back on even though I wasn't doing anything. # Some folks reported slow torrent download. I don't see that much problem. Remember, speed of download depends on the number of seeds/peers at a particular time and their upload speeds. Nevertheless, torrent may be slow because of BitTorrent client Brite-View is using. The advantage is CinemaTube Mini can be left on overnight to finish downloading as this device uses very low power. And guess what? You will see ALL folders, even system/hidden ones!!! It doesn't affect your unit, but you may not want someone see these folders. Built quality could be better, but that might make the product price higher. Bottomline: If you are looking for a compact computer-free media file playback, torrent download and streaming, you are going to fall in love with this inexpensive but powerful gadget. For your peace of mind, frequent firmware update and excellent customer service from Brite-View are also right there. For the price, I could not find anything better. 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Okay Media Streamer with Weak GUI and No Support By S. Chervets Recently switched to recording over the air TV and needed a media streamer. I tried Asus, BriteView WD, Boxee Box, and the old Popcorn Hour (a110) box. Here is a summary of what I found: BriteView o This is the streamer I kept o Plays everything (except for DVD VOB directories) o Doesn't show subtitles

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