| Argosy HV675 MediaPlay HDMI Media Player
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Geeks.com carries a wide variety of tech goodies, including a large inventory of discount electronics items that you might not necessarily see anywhere else. The Argosy HV675 MediaPlay HDMI media player is one such item, and it was chosen for this review due to its rather unique attributes.
The promotional image below shows an overview of the HV675, where you don't really get much in the form of hints as to what the device might do. Basically, the slick black box connects to your television via HDMI, composite, or component video and can be used to play back a variety of audio and video files stored on a USB flash drive or hard drive.
Before checking out the sample provided for review, let's take a look at some published information on the Argosy HV675 MediaPlay HDMI media player. The bullet points below summarize features and specifications found at the product listing on the Geeks.com website.
Features and Specifications:
» General Features:
» Slim, portable design
» USB 2.0 interface
» Plays back media files via HDMI
» Video upscaling to 1080i
» Displays photos at HD resolution
» Supports music slide show
» Supports full DVD menu
» Extensive language support
» Supports NTFS and FAT32 file systems
» Supports NTSC and PAL TV systems
» 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios
» Includes remote control
» Connections:
» Coaxial
» Composite (RCA) video
» Component (YPbPr) video
» HDMI
» USB port
» 5V DC in
» Supported Media Types:
» DVD Folder
» VCD
» MPEG1
» MPEG2
» DivX/XviD (AVI) movie files
» MP3
» WAV
» AC3
» JPEG
» Max. Content Resolution:
» Video: 720 x 576 pixels
» JPEG: 5120 x 3840 pixels
» MP3: 320 kbps
» IDX/SUB: 480i/p / 576i/p
Of the variety of file types you can enjoy, one of the more interesting is that DVD folders are included. For those unfamiliar with software like DVD Shrink, you can 'back up' your DVD movies to folders on your hard drive and the Argosy HV675 will access them for play back.
On the downside, one of the specifications corrects my assumption that this device may be capable of high definition. I guess I mistakenly assume that when something uses HDMI that it supports HD, but given the 720 x 576 pixel resolution you see that is not the case here.
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