• Which is the Best HD Media Player?

    Which is the Best HD Media Player?

    Frazier Barretto, Feb 18, 2010 1354 hrs IST

    Find out which media player is worth your moolah

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The number of HD Media Players in the market seems to be increasing as more manufacturers are realizing the potential of this new kind of device. The day is not far when media players will cause CDs and DVD players to cease. There is still a debate if it's better to have a DVD player with USB support over a media player. The argument hasn't ended as yet since it is always possible to see DVD Players with USB support portable drives and sport similar format support like that of the HD Media Players. Nonetheless, currently, an HD Media Player is a good choice to opt for. Here, we list three HD Media Players which are the best in the markets today and will help you take that buying decision.


Asus O! Play Air (Best Value)

The Asus O! Play Air sells for Rs. 9,000 with a three-year warranty. With a three-year warranty, the O! Play Air is something that one can really opt for. This HD Media Player has everything one can ask for except for the component output which, according to us, is not really something to crib about. On the brighter side, this media player offers lots of features like e-SATA support, memory card reader and an in-built Wi-Fi is like an icing on the cake. The player is good overall with its format support up to the mark and with this kind of pricing, it takes the Best Value deal in the field of HD Media Players today.

Read our review of the Asus O! Play Air here.

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(19) Comments
vfx
,Mumbai, on Oct 13, 2011 12:21 AM
Asus can give 7.1 audio but any one let me know how to connect 7.1 speaker system to HD player
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jaymin dave
,ahmedabad, on Sep 02, 2011 01:29 PM
pl compare with AMKETTE FLASHTV HD1080P{hd player} price/availability/quality ....
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Manju
,bangalore, on Feb 19, 2010 01:11 PM
Honestly I was disappointed with this article...I was very happy to see the "Whats the best HD Media Player" title thinking there will be an in-deapth review by Techtree team (which I always consider seriously), but his was just a high level feature by feature comparision ....Can tech tree team do a deep dive and then compare these players...Thanks
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Manish
,Chennai, on Aug 09, 2011 10:40 PM
Seriously. There are some any so much better (and so very diverse) media drives out there these days. Hope techtree comes to our rescue in a better way.
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Birendra
,Bangalore, on Feb 19, 2010 09:18 AM
What about CinemaTube form birte View , it comes about same price as Asus O play (not air version), but have additional functionality like Inbuild torrent and YouTube where as these are missing form Asus O! Play.
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sanjay arora
,MUMBAI, on Mar 16, 2010 03:06 PM
BASED ON YOUR COMMENT I BOUGHT THE CINEMA TUBE FOR RS.7280/- ALL INCLUSIVE FROM AN ONLINE SITE , AND THE RESULT WAS AWESOME , COMPARING IT WITH MY EARLIER WD HD MEDIA PLAYER
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Mohit
,Chandigarh, on Nov 17, 2010 06:53 PM
Birendra, is this product available in India ? If yes please let me know where i can get it from? This looks an amazing product with almost every format supported. Plus you can connect it with your WiFi network.
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Sumit
,Chandigarh, on Jun 02, 2010 12:30 PM
What's your openion about xtreamer? I have gone through its reviews from other sites and I think while reviewing it should have been considered. Should I go for xtreamer?
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blu ray ripper
,qingd, on May 22, 2010 06:21 AM
BestHDSoft just like other companies of multimedia industry has begun to focus on the growing Blu-ray Disc market. In mid-last year, BestHDSoft introduced one of the industry's best all-in-one Blu-ray DVD Ripper. Featuring of remove the DRM and the high quality output available, this new super ripper has been well received by users. Needless to say, this is only a taste of what's BestHDSoft's new super converter has to offer. To give you an idea of what to expect, we'll take an in-depth look at the BestHDSoft Blu-ray DVD Ripper's features and then see how does it works. Can it handle all blu-ray discs in the market? Is it the fastest Blu-ray DVD Ripper around? Keep reading as we find out.
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Arghya Mitra
,Kolkata, on Mar 15, 2010 04:14 PM
I use PS3 as my media player & it does all including support for BD moviez.
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rohan
,mumbai, on Feb 18, 2010 02:59 PM
I use my ps2 to watch movies stored in my pendrive ,Hardrive.What else can u expect from cheap 5000 console.........
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Amit
,New Delhi, on Feb 18, 2010 03:23 PM
how do you do it?
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vipin786
,Mumbai, on Feb 22, 2010 05:05 PM
can you guide how do you do play movies on ps2???
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Umesh
,Mumbai, on Feb 18, 2010 04:52 PM
I have LG DVD player with HDMI out and USB in. upscalling is quite good and it looks superb on my 32 inch LG full HD. the only problem is i have to copy movies on pen drive before watching. i tried to plug my 500 gb HDD which is FAT 32 formated but it didn't recognise.
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Rohit
,Secunderabad, on Feb 19, 2010 02:12 PM
Which model of LG DVD player are you using. I have a 1.5 T HDD connected to my LG DVD (DV 388) player and it works perfectly. It has to be FAT 32 formatted as you correctly said.
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Umesh
,Mumbai, on Feb 22, 2010 11:48 AM
I have DV 388 only but my HDD is NTFS formated, filled with more than 500 movies and i dont have sufficient space on PC to back it up and do u know how to format 500 GB HDD in FAT format since i m not able to do it on PC.
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depman
,NOIDA, on Feb 20, 2010 03:55 PM
Initially went in for Iomega Director as it was for 10.5K with 1 TB inbuilt drive, after 5 hours of head banging and profanities returned it for WD TV Live plus 1 TB WD Ext. USB HDD 9.8+4.8=14.6K. WD plays everything beautifully 1080P, all my downloaded HD movies and documentaries finally in full HD glory!
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rere
,rerere, on Feb 18, 2010 07:50 PM
lol you retards forgot the PS3. It quite simply has the best A/V quality. AND it plays games. Noobs
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Jose Mathew
,Cochin, on Feb 18, 2010 03:29 PM
If these players are compatible with HDMI 1.4 standard devices ??
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