ASUS OPLAY_MINI/1A/NTSC/AS Media Player - Black

Before I bought this I was heading more for the most expensive micca player since it can handle 3tb and I did not know if this can do the same thing especially not being a 64bit pc system... I only bought this model too for simple media when i am not around a pc and want to view usb files instead via flash drive...

Boy was I wrong though. This model blows the competition away. It can read my 3tb hard drive with i plugged in just for a joke just to try to give this model a heart attack... Did not have a heart attack and it kept on running. Plays all video and audio formats even the ones that western digital have problems playing so that is a great plus.

The only flaw this model has is probably the remote response time. Like with other reviews there is a delay but it is not that much of a difference in my book. Remember that this digital media player is acting like a pc in its own way and it does what it supposed to. For under 70 dollars this player is hell of worth it even if you plan to take it out when spending night with friends or showing off a new gadget on your tv if your pc does not have hdmi or rca connectivity.

Normally you get what you pay for but in this case if you pay under 60-70 dollars than you have a steal since most other digital media players can only handle 2tb at most and I already did the shopping around. I will be the first one to confirm that this does handle my 3tb western digital external hard drive very well....

I have the other O'Play R2 that we really love. Since I think the R2 is no longer in production, we got this O Play mini. This little devil plays all mkv, avi, mp4, mpg, ...that we tried. looks like it is going to be able to play all what R2 could play, including rmvb, jpg, mp3, and other formats. We played tons of k-drama, c-drama and tw-drama from sdtv,720 p to 1080 p format, from those of 200 mb size per file to 2+ GB size of 1 hour series, in mkv. The subtitle can be changed colors, can move up and down (to avoid the low bar ads/tickers), can change size, etc. The Main menu allows me to select the hard drive, the different with the R2 is that it does not display the preview while selecting video files, but that's not important for me. But access to hard-drive is faster (connected to usb 2, 2TB WD), connected to the tv (1080 p, Philips or Sharp) via HDMI. The charger, 100 to 240 voltage, has a deep blue LED lite, serves as a night light to our room... I have been playing the R2 roughly 3000 hours, the minis is just new, so it has just been played for 200 hours roughly during 2 months, at many times played for consecutive 12 hours w/o problems. It hanged twice so far, I just restarted and it was back to normal. To my observation, the default setting of this Mini is brighter and sharper (mo contrast) than the R2. We love either settings. I have another media player than the ASUS, but we love the ASUS. In my comparisons, ASUS is better in playing more varieties of Codecs as well as new codecs mostly used to record the hdtv broadcasts in korea and japan. In conclusion, ASUS OPlay Mini is a low price minis but delivers a high value.

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This is my third media player, but first ASUS. I had two Western Digitals in the past. The first was given to me used and died within a month (no power). I bought a new one and it started having issues after about 3 to 4 months. It still had power but it wouldn't view anything but photos. So, I decided to switch brands.

So far, it plays all of my home movies and the digital copies of my DVDs/Blurays. It does not have a lot of bells and whistles but it doesn't need to have them. My 9 year old son and wife can use it with no problems. It also has an SD card slot which is perfect for taking the card directly out of the camera and popping it in to view the pictures/movies.

The HDMI auto-formatting is ok for my HDTVs, but it has some issues with you take it to a standard def TV (yes I still have one). I have to specifically set it to 480i/p for it to look normal.

Overall, its been a month and I've had no problems. Hopefully I don't update this in a few months with another "Death of a media player" story.

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I really like this little media player (especially the fact that it easily reads 3TB drives), but despite this, I'm going to list the two things I did not like:

1. The older model's remote had a subtitle button that made turning subs on and off a breeze. Now you have to go into 'options' to turn them off (or on) for each movie you play. Makes no sense to me. Why remove the button?

2. The USB input is on the front of the player, which means I now have an unsightly USB hub and three cords hanging down in front of my entertainment center. Again, this makes no sense. Why?

UPDATE: I unfortunately have to add a third complaint only days after purchasing.

3. The player only recognizes my Western Digital Elements external hard drive when I push the USB plug firmly into the port and arrange the cord so there is no slack. Otherwise, the Mini says that a new device has been added but never loads any folders or files. EDIT: I'm not returning the player, because it does work, but it's kind of a drag that the USB input is so overly sensitive.

UPDATE (12/21/12): The problem, apparently, was with my USB hubs. The player works just fine when there is only a single HD attached. So, I take back complaint number three and upgrade my rating to 3.5 stars.

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It does exactly what i need.

(1) It plays RMVB. I don't need to connect my pc to the tv to watch my rmvb anymore. I can sit back and use the remote to watch my rmvb on my usb drive.

(2) It plays DVD ISO. I don't need to suffer from those hiccups and frozen scenes from my DVD player. I back up my DVD as ISO on my usb drive and I can watch them smoothly with my o!play. Although the quality is not as good as my upconversion dvd player with my HDTV, it is better than regular DVD player.

(3) It plays my photos and video taken by my cameras, with better quality than my pc.

(4) It also play all my mkv, avi, mov... so I don't need to download any codec to my pc.

Notes:

(1) I disabled the Auto Scan feature and used the File Manager feature instead of the Movies and Photos feature. So, it can load the disk much faster.

(2) The remote is ok. Not extremely quick response. Just be patient and wait about 1sec per click.

(3) It also shows the hidden and system folders in my drive. Better have them hidden.

(4) Fast forwards works great, but rewinds is a bit of a problem, but at least it can jump back and for.

(5) The usb port is on the front, so the usb cable will be visible. It is better to be on the back or the side, so the cable will be hidden.

(6) No network connectivity. So, can't access files from Network Storage nor PC. It is ok to me, since the purpose of buying this is not to have my PC or other equipment on. I have a dedicated usb drive attached to the o!play to hold all my movies.

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