Prismiq MediaPlayer (01/10/2003)

Donate to charity instead of buying this deviceby Scott3784 - July 13, 2006

Pros: There are no pros for this product

Cons: Everything about Prismiq is terrible

Review: I had (and still have) a Prismiq and it is the worst money I have ever spent. It wasn't capable of streaming anything tolerable except for radio stations and even those would be interrupted by loud digital noise every 5-10 minutes (both cable and 802.11g wireless).

Later it crashed and would not boot. I had to spend more money and buy a keyboard from Prismiq in order to restore the system.

If I didn't have a conscience, I would have tried to sell it on eBay in 2004 after buying it, but instead I kept it on a shelf never to be used again. I should just throw it out, but the thought of the $250+ I spent has still kept me from doing it .

Cheap, but you'll pay for it in frustration and time.by ekarbakar - January 1, 2006

Pros: Does work with still pictures and audio

Cons: Video is virtually useless

Crap Crap Crapby Par10 - August 27, 2005

Pros: Works well with ethernet

Cons: Crap with wireless unless you are under the router

Plays Mpeg & Divx. Free Streaming Radio Stationsby MasterFu - August 24, 2005

Pros: Plays Divx!

Cons: Menu System could be tighter

How can anyone endore this POS!?by joseywales--2008 - June 18, 2005

Pros: What it finds on your HDD it'll play, but beyond that there's not much to like

Cons: Where to start...well, I guess by saying that it doesn't work as advertised.

Never Pay this kind of $$$ w/o CD Cover Artby rabberdoodle - June 12, 2005

Pros: It looks nice and comes with remote

Cons: Cover Art and Lyrics are mandatory

hugely over-ratedby condaelu - June 8, 2005

Pros: Has wireless capability-supposedly

Cons: could not watch real or windows media files

Best among other media playersby thomas_ptng - May 31, 2005

Pros: has web browser,

Cons: UI need to be polished a bit more

Good cheap streamingby overD0g - May 25, 2005

Pros: Cheap; simple interface; quality sound

Cons: No local buffering so wireless streaming doesn't work

Good appliance that tries to do too muchby McCrackine - April 9, 2005

Pros: wireless streaming music and TV in G, UPnP support for RealPlayer Rhapsody, relatively stable wireless IF there is nothing between the router and the box

Cons: internet surfing is useless without keyboard, streaming video can be touch-and-go, remote signal can be jumpy

Good for audio and video, bad for browsing.by LandoVengian - March 8, 2005

Pros: Streams audio and video well with ethernet connection. Internet radio is nice. Connection and set up is simple. Remote control works well.

Cons: Browser is lame compared to what you're used to. Setting up playlists can be a hassle. No LCD display to view content. No component video out.

Fantastic Product!by Steve V - March 5, 2005

Pros: Great at streaming audio.

Cons: Images lack HD quality.

Not up to Expectationsby - February 14, 2005

Pros: This unit has a built in web browser that would be really neat if it worked as well as a PC browser. It is not possible to download pages from some sites. Seems to have trouble with Java code. Has decent PC software to organize your media files but I fou

Cons: It was a nightmare to setup the wireless port. They tell you to contact support to find out what versions of wireless card they support but its not until you but the wrong one that they send you the list with actual version numbers. Even with the right c

It was really disappointingby - February 14, 2005

Pros: Built in Web Browser Decent Control Interface

Cons: Does not support very many wireless adapter cards Difficult to setup Poor graphics on setup mode Web Browser doesn't work very well.

Will NOT play DVDs, just "DVD quality"by - February 8, 2005

Pros: Prismiq is good for playing MP3s and .avi video and pretty much works as advertised.

Cons: The product promotions trumpeting "DVD quality" are HIGHLY misleading. It can in some cases play individual .vob files from a DVD, but does not support DVD menus so you can't select anything and the only way to watch a movie is to try to pick the correct

Good for photos-Bad for wireless musicby - January 23, 2005

Pros: Easy to setup and fairly easy to use. Streams photos well. Streams wired music well.

Cons: Don't bother streaming wireless music via 802.11 a or b. You will get dropout. Also, navigating through the menus is somewhat slow and time consuming especially if you have a lot of music listed. I would wait for the technology to improve which these days

Great Features, Slower Than Molassesby - January 12, 2005

Pros: Great Value for all the features you receive.

Cons: Takes 3 or more seconds to figure out if a button on the remote was pressed. Would give it high marks if not for ultra slow response.

Buy this thig, but pray for serious software upgradesby - January 12, 2005

Pros: It does what it says, sort of. It will stream video, very nicely, but it's picky which vids will have Hi-quality playback, the FFwrd and Rewind feature doesn't work, who cares? mabey you? I suggest an ethernet connection, perhaps that will do the trick, p

Cons: cont: It's not where it needs to be, but it's a solution to the problem I was faced with, get my 60GB of Mp3's to my surround sound, watch sildshows to music during parties, and stream porn to muy living room..all's well that ends well..I hope this helpe

By 8-Track Tapes Insteadby - January 12, 2005

Pros: Nice idea

Cons: Does not work. Little or no customer support. I am an IP professional and could nto get it networked in XP with the recommended network gear. Bottom line. If you need to waste your money, by eight-track tapes instead; they work about as well and are al

software if fatal limitby - January 12, 2005

Pros: simple to set up and run

Cons: the box doesn't give you even basic capabilities to organize, sort & play large libraries of audio files. Without this, the box is worthless as an interface to your media collection

mostly worked as advertisedby - January 3, 2005

Pros: Nice product for displaying photo slide shows and playing mp3s through home entertainment system. Low cost and easy set-up make it a good buy if these are the only features you need.

Cons: Seems to cause a great deal of network chatter when MediaManager is running, even when MediaPlayer is not. MediaManager runs very slowly and seems to have an adverse effect on other system applications. News and Weather don't work...and won't according to

Poor User Interfaceby - December 31, 2004

Pros: Compact package with support for many types of media. Provides good display on low resolution TVs.

Cons: User interface is weak for large MP3 collections. It does not allow the user to sort the collection based upon any of the ID3 tag fields and only sorts on Album name. The unit also did not allow for play lists to be created and navigated from the set top

May be good, Wireless connection Notby - December 29, 2004

Pros: Features. I will be thrilled, once I get it connected.

Cons: Their wireless connection documentation, support, and support for adaptor cards is very poor! Their published documetation is general such as you can use a Linksys WPC54G wireless card. In reality, their product will only work with Version 1 or 1.2, but

jamming too much features into an unstable systemby - December 18, 2004

Pros: - stream music, movies, pictures - stock quotes, weather

Cons: - ridiculous mouse interface; like using a regular computer - could not get network to setup correct initially for a few hours

I gave it three hours and several attempts but no luckby - December 5, 2004

Pros: Never got it to work so I cant say

Cons: Very difficult to setup, I tried with direct connect to hub, then wireless, then direct to PC, then direct to laptop. 0 for 4 and 2-3 frustrating hours of wasted precious weekend time. Disappointing.

Best new addition to A/V centerby - December 2, 2004

Pros: Great way to get pics and music to your entertainment center. Easy to use.

Cons: My 802.11b network doesn't allow for video streaming (not PRISMIQ's fault, I guess)

Neat features but no real musicby - November 17, 2004

Pros: It was somewhat easy to setup and great to view pictures.

Cons: The instructions don't tell you to deactivate the windows firewall or it won't work. I had to spend over an hour on the phone. I haven't been able to listen to my music files yet. It looks like they need to be in a special format in order for Presmiq t

Does a lot at a great priceby - October 15, 2004

Pros: Provides great sound. UPnP capability for Rhapsody makes my stereo a virtual jukebox. Works with Shoutcast to stream Internet radio in ANY format from anywhere in the world

Cons: Wireless card support is lagging. Had to find an old supported card on eBay, but it works flawlessly. Screen navigation is slow.

Outstanding Hardware, lackluster softwareby - October 5, 2004

Pros: Easy setup. Main UI screen on the TV is nice.

Cons: The on-screen UI gets a bit cumbersome if you have a lot of images or audio files.

Not compatible with wireless cards; Awful supportby - October 2, 2004

Pros: No idea, not able to find out.

Cons: Incompatible with version 2 11G cards. Version 1's are no longer sold, so, um, there you have it. Support keeps repeating "get a version 1".

You get what you pay for???by - October 1, 2004

Pros: I do not understand all of the complaints. This product works as advertised. I do agree that there should be a better menu interface, but there is not so??? As far as the issue of not being able to see all the music on an album, change the font size in th

Cons: Limited and slow web browser. But if you have a product like the Prismiq, you more then likely have 5 other devices that you can surf the web on. Use them.

Does as claimed at bargan priceby - September 21, 2004

Pros: Using 802.11g wireless I can stream audio and video onto a 61" TV with no gliches or pops. Setup is a snap. If they keep updating the firmware and software you cant beat this product

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Who would think that you can use this wirelesslyby - September 8, 2004

Pros: Works as advertised. Sure the remote is a lame way to navigate but it is still very easy to use. I waited a month to write this review as I wanted to make sure that it actually works. I am not kidding - streaming home movies, my 4500 images, TV shows a

Cons: None. As I have never tried to use it wireless.

Great Box - Bad Web Browserby - September 3, 2004

Pros: For the price this box is great. I have it hooked up to my HiFi System and it's working well. The screens look good and menus are easy. Highly recommend for the price, but I'd say we are still pre-first gen of these types of boxes.

Cons: The web browser sucks, and sometimes when using it, it breaks and you can't access it again. However since this was an extra feature I wasn't looking for I can live with it. No Flash in the Web Browser. Also the Media Manager you use on the PC for the

unstable, lacking features required to make it usefulby - September 2, 2004

Pros: option to spend more money on a keyboard for a device im returning

Cons: requires a pc running windows to operate despite that it has a keyboard optional and the ability to enter in alpha characters with the remote. this device was poorly thought out. oh yeah, make sure you have an ethernet cable long enough to reach from yo

Great Device; Setup Not for Faint of Heartby - September 1, 2004

Pros: Very compact ... Have mine sitting cleanly on top of center surround speaker. Wireless network card interface great. Excellent sound quality through home theater system. Great value ... most all multimedia files play smoothly over network. Easy, customiza

Cons: Some boxes are shipping with bad installs of the Linux 2.4 OS requiring use of optional keyboard to fix, or RMA for new unit. Quite difficult to set up. Recommend setup only for computer enthusiasts or professional installers who know basics on networking

Nice but got a bad one out of the boxby - September 1, 2004

Pros: Plays your mp3's great. Shows images great. Digital coax out.

Cons: Wireless works but interference from remote phones caused unit to lock up. Won't play AVi videos. Web browse is slow.

Sort of works some of the timeby - July 19, 2004

Pros: Audio works most of the time; digital audio sounds very good; neat interface; prompt tech support

Cons: The Prismiq is just too touchy for real-world use. The video in particular is totally unreliable. This unit must work for someone given the many positive reviews, but after many calls to tech support I was not able to get the video streaming to work. A

DO NOT buy this product!by - July 19, 2004

Pros: Great Idea but...

Cons: My first PRISMIQ failed out of the Box, and I'm in the process of sending the replacement back. Both times the product wouldn't boot up, and both times PRISMIQ support (SLOW!) told me I could fix the problem with the "optional" wireless keyboard (50 buck

educationalby - July 14, 2004

Pros: Digital output very good for digital Home theater receiver volume control, shutter play and repeat media server. This what I like about the prismiq.

Cons: Can not make it screensaver with longer time. Tech support not that good.

Did my homework, nothing yet beats this, its not perfect though, and forget wirelessby - June 25, 2004

Pros: Uses all you media on your computer. With must-have key board its easy to get around. More usefull than all competitors as of 06/04. Beats DLink,SMC,CreativeLabs,Showce nter If you need video as well as an audio server the only other to consider is a prod

Cons: FORGET WIRELESS. Im a 35 grown man who has not cried in years. Streak fell to the hours of trying to get wireless going. People more computer savy than me never got wireless to work. Finally went up under house and ran CAT5 from computer room to entertain

Works great, but hard to set upby - June 16, 2004

Pros: Once I got it configured, it works as advertised to stream the audio files from my PC to my home audio system. Sound quality is fine, and there was very little degradation on my 802.11b network. Prismiq's technical support was helpful as well; they answ

Cons: Initial setup is pretty painful. Even though I was using a supported wireless card, I needed to purchase a crossover cable to install a firmware update. After many hours of fiddling and troubleshooting, it finally worked. Also, the user interface is a

Dreadfully slow responseby - May 6, 2004

Pros: Great idea

Cons: Dreadfully slow response from remote control. Zero response from Tech Support. Horrible interface.

Can't recommend this device yet...by - April 26, 2004

Pros: Works as advertised. Easy to setup and configure. Very easy to update as new software/firmware is available. Sound quality is great for parties and everyday listening, but you will want to get out the source CD for critical listening.

Cons: The problem with the Prismiq Media Player is that the hardware people are on the ball, but the software people are falling way short. I have ripped my entire CD collection to MP3, and wanted an easy way to access,navigate, and play my library of 6000+ MP3

Crushed my wireless networkby - April 17, 2004

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Cons: After i installed the software, my computer droped off from my wireless system every 5 - 10 minutes. Uninstall the software doesn't help to solve the issue.

build your own and be happierby - March 24, 2004

Pros: I guess its OK for a quick solution.

Cons: Find an old computer somewhere, buy a good hq usb digital card (m-audio is a good start), a wireless card, win-vnc (free), winamp (free), and a cheap remote. The result: better quality sound, better software (FULL windows capability) and better features.

Non-********* right out of the boxby - March 16, 2004

Pros: Tech support was prompt (replyed within hours), but generally vague.

Cons: The unit was non-functional right out of the box. Prismiq Tech support said the solution was I buy a keyboard to input a reboot command into the Linux OS. I suggested they send me a keyboard and after the fix I can return it. I asked them to pay shipping,

Best mutlimedia networking device available.by - March 15, 2004

Pros: (1) Can play most video formats, including the ubiquitous DivX. Quality of playback is very good for DivX, excellent for MPEG2. However the software locked up when I tried to play Xvid encoded files. (2) Well designed remote/mouse combo. Can access nearl

Cons: (1) Not for computer or networking novices, or those unfamiliar with the process of converting DVDs to DivX or other formats. (2) Lack of Fast Forward for DivX playback. In this modern age of remote control everthing, how can you not have FF? Hopefully n

Works great if you're not a Moronby - February 21, 2004

Pros: Does everything it advertises and more. However, if you can't deal with a home network or have problmes with technology in general. Buy a AM radio, sit on a park bench, feed the ducks, and be happy

Cons: requires some minimal level of technology aptitude.

CNet It's credibility on the line with recomeding this product - does Cnet take pay-offs to recomendby - February 7, 2004

Pros: There is really nothing to remoned about this product. This product simply does not perform as advertised. Note: If you gardwire this thing in to your router it will perform condiderably better, however, not the level you expect (eg. the cursor hops all

Cons: There hasn't been a class-action suit against the manufacture of this product for knowingly defrauding the public with a product that they MUST know does not work as advertised. Cnet you have lost major credibility with me!!!!

CNet way off on this oneby - January 29, 2004

Pros: This is conceptually a very ideal device for anyone with large amounts of media that they wish to listen to or view on their television. But a product cannot stand on its concept alone, it needs execution.

Cons: My number one problem with this device was the extremely slow menu selections. Coupled with its single directory search structure made for a very tedious time searching for a particular song. Support was also negative as I had returned the device and af

Feature rich, design & implementation poorby - January 11, 2004

Pros: It handles many content formats (codecs) and allows web browsing on a tv.

Cons: S-L-O-W. MP3 radio player not resilient (choppy if stream is "jittery"). Requires proprietary server software on PCs (unlike TB's Audiotron, which can access any SMB mountable drive). No web interface (though it does have telnet!), so only command inte

My 5-year search is over!by - January 10, 2004

Pros: 9Mbps throughput decoding mpeg-2!!! This blows away ALL competition (3Mbps - not even enough to stream a DVD-quality video). Development support! www.prismiq.org has a developers forum in which the employees participate. Many of the features in the re

Cons: Software. Now, keep in mind that software is upgradable, while hardware is not (not without buying a new unit). If you buy this now, the software will improve. If you buy some other product, then you will be left wishing you got this one when your 7Mbp

It Does Everythingby - December 22, 2003

Pros: Vast media suppoprt Great UI Good install experience Good tech support

Cons: High quality video won't work over 11b, need 11g (not PRISMIQ's fault though)

Won't stay connectedby - December 15, 2003

Pros: Great concept.

Cons: Has a fairly short list of compatible wireless cards. Loses connection to local network every few minutes so I can't play any media but seems to access the internet pretty reliably. Also, doesn't work with certain wireless access points (Netgear). Let you

good idea done wrongby - December 12, 2003

Pros: none

Cons: trying to be everything and ended up being nothing. propriatory IR remote control doesn't work with anything else can not use universal remote

Get the updates, people!by - November 8, 2003

Pros: Works great, once you get the firmware and software updates. Flawless playback of MP3 MPG (yes, 1,2 AND 4) files. Good quality on the image scaling. Some other devices have a tought time with larger images. Streaming works great too. Supports my DLin

Cons: VIDEO IS VERY SLOW over an 802.11b/a system! DO NOT even try. Get 802.11g or wired and you will see smooth video playback even with streaming. MUST DOWNLOAD UPDATES TO GET ALL FUNCTIONS! I know the site doesn't get updated very much, but if you update

Good stuff, why the bad reviews?by - November 7, 2003

Pros: I've had nothing but fun with this product. I really don't understand the negative reviews. I had a minor support issue (which was my fault) and support was polite, quick - exactly what I'd want. The features work. I certainly recommend this. And the

Cons: It has some very minor usability irritants. Oh well. But the 3.2 release really improved on that. How many other products can upgrade their software like the prismiq? Good stuff.

Reliable and funtionalby - October 24, 2003

Pros: I have been using this device for 3 months now without any issues. My only complaint was with the user interface not being user friendly. I have just recently updated the software to 3.2 and found they have addressed many of my concerns and improved the

Cons: The user interface is still not 100% up to par but, they are working on it.

Great feature set but unusableby - October 10, 2003

Pros: Easy set up, perfect set of features. If you want it for photo slideshows it works well.

Cons: I can't believe that anybody seriously uses this for surfing the web. The navigation is horrible, most pages don't load properly (pop ups are not handled well). MP3 playing doesn't really work...the software is too buggy. Bear in mind that you will need t

cutting edge waste of money....by - September 26, 2003

Pros: it arrived ok, it worked out of the box, 'syncs ok, sound was fine on the odd mp3, i managed to reach customer service at 17:45 friday...

Cons: folks, i have been looking for this type of item for at least 1-1/2 years and tried the non-networked trans/rcvr junk already... this IMO is technology that really hasnt reached maturity lets say...causes my XP desktop to freeze randomly (sure its not act

Leave It On The Shelfby - September 22, 2003

Pros: Lots of features, Small footprint

Cons: None of the features work, advertised features don't exist, hard to plug into existing network. Basically doesn't do what it says, no support.

Nice concept, but why?by - September 19, 2003

Pros: This product packages an impressive list of features. These features are backed by a very competitive price tag.

Cons: Why? The interface software is VERY limited, buggy and unrefined. The idea behind a DAR is to "get the computer out of the living room". This brings it right back in, using the TV as a monitor. If that's what you want - buy a used 233Mhz box, equip it

Excellent product that keeps getting better!by - September 8, 2003

Pros: Extremely proactive user community and staff at PRISMIQ that are continuously adding features and refining the product. See www.prismiq.org for the product's online forums. I use the media player mostly for playing video on TV (which now plays MPEG1, MP

Cons: Bugs in the software include deleting things from the playlist cause it to re-appear after scan (workaround exists) and fast forward and reverse don't work very well. The user interface for the current software version 3.1 doesn't work very well for larg

Great idea, poor execution and support.by - September 1, 2003

Pros: When it works, its great! Streams MPG, VOB, MP3 and various graphic images.

Cons: Most video is jittery. Some MPGs don't play at all. Loses connection quite frequently. Conflicts with other devices using port 8080 (TiVO). Support is virtually non-existant. I think they brought this product to the market before they were ready.

Surpisingby - August 19, 2003

Pros: Small, innensive. Exactly what I needed to play my media files on my TV and stereo. Connects right to my home network and doesn't need another expensive hard drive. Keep all my media files on one computer. Plays almost all my media formats including DIVX.

Cons: The first versions of the sofware seemed to have a few glitches, but the compnay has managed to clean them up with each new release. Current version doesn't support Xvid.

Internet Radio and Video!!by - August 19, 2003

Pros: I am a big MP3 person and this MediaPlayer offers EVERYTHING else, too! Commercial free 128k Internet Radio streams through my stereo is awesome. The TV user interface is great for displaying all of my music files and now, FINALLY, I can take all of m

Cons: The file system for my audio content is limited (I have over 20,000 MP3s). But overall, there is nothing on the market better. I had an Audiotron and I *hate* that little window display. Prismiq is much much better. Audiotron has been on the mar

It Does More than It Saysby - August 18, 2003

Pros: Prismiq has been an excellent purchase. I set it up in a matter of minutes and was amazed how easy it was to use. I even able to teach my kids how to upload and view pictures and home movies.

Cons: Can't think of any at this time.

What will they think of next?by - August 17, 2003

Pros: Great value--I couldn't believe how much they packed into one device. I bought it to watch videos on my TV, but use it more to show and play with digital photos.

Cons: Prismiq? What is a "Prismiq"? I hope it's not anybody's name...

Finally I don't have to build it!by - August 15, 2003

Pros: I have been trying to build a solution like this for years! I was daisy-chaining everything I could find. It plays my mpeg2 content flawlessly! Internet Radio through my home surround sound system is HUGE. And, yes, the inlaws got a kick out of the

Cons: The web on Tv experience is limited. But it does work perfectly when my wife needs to check her Yahoo account while I am on the PC doing a report. It would be nice if it were compliant with MSN and Yahoo messenger(s).

Love it, Love it, Love itby - August 15, 2003

Pros: Can do slide shows for anything and run them with my MP3's... it does IM... what doesn't it do! Great user interface!

Cons: Completely satisfied, have even talked my brother into getting one.

Great Hardware, Awful Softwareby - August 12, 2003

Pros: Great hardware design, has all the features I was looking for at a great price. Wireless network access was a snap, supports “g” networks, image quality is great and the digital coax connection for digital audio receives is an excellent feature for a prod

Cons: The designers of the Media Manager software clearly have no idea how people in the real world organize their picture and music data files. The playlist and slideshow generators assume only one basic structure (all images and music in a single directory).

Software NOT ready for prime timeby - July 7, 2003

Pros: lots of features company seems committed to product

Cons: horrible usability. This product is virtually unusable: No scrolling of playlists or song lists, right clicking everywhere in UI, no easy way to create multiple playlists, horrible for massive amounts of media sub-standard customer service released too ea

Great idea, awful executionby - June 30, 2003

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Cons: If you have a sizable library of files (greater than 100 or so) then this machine is simply UNUSABLE. You can't cue up songs. You can't skip to a song in your library. You can't even skip to the letter 'R' for instance. Your library is, simply put, ina

One-stop solution for pix, DV, tunes, IM & Web!by - June 24, 2003

Pros: All my digital entertainment on one box (MPEG 1/2/4, DivX, MP3, WMA, Real, WAV, Shoutcast and WMA Internet Radio), excellent audio/video quality, my kids figured it out w/o manuals or coaching, keeps getting better w/frequent (free) updates (new features

Cons: Only does AOL IM (my kids all use MSN), audio and video out of synch in AVIs captured from my Sony Digital camcorder (been referred to Level II tech support...)

A fantastic way to view and share your digital photos!by - June 23, 2003

Pros: We had a great family photo slide show the other night with all the kids ... and they loved it. Also, we run a slide show for friends during our parties ... they too love it. A great, fun product. Plus, I can play Internet radio ... true blue grass from E

Cons: Obviously, the media play must be active on a PC in the house.

Really cool productby - June 18, 2003

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The Most Important Device In Two Yearsby - June 18, 2003

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Very Cool, Many Featuresby - April 16, 2003

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photo feature rocks!by - March 31, 2003

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Review: Very cool to see all my pictures from my digital camera on my big-screen tv. I can also play music while I watch an automatic slide-show. Worth 250 bucks for that feature alone. No more hudling around the computer to see the kids birthday pics

Not worth the $$ -- very buggy & poor UIby - March 27, 2003

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It's new and needs some experience, but what fun...by - March 19, 2003

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Love the support for prismiq..by - March 13, 2003

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Man, I love this thing!!!by - March 12, 2003

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This is the concept that we early adapters must support!!by - March 11, 2003

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nost features per $$by - March 11, 2003

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I should have listened...by - March 6, 2003

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Here we go again. WebTV Mark 2. gack. ptoooey!by - March 5, 2003

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Buy it now, and watch it get better with age!by - February 26, 2003

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Read Reviews but Wait on Buying!!by - February 25, 2003

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The software kills it!by - February 16, 2003

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If you download mp3’s and videos, this is for you!!by - February 9, 2003

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Best personal set-top on marketby - February 5, 2003

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This is a great productby - February 3, 2003

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"Needs more Work!!"by - February 1, 2003

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Wait a while... until they get their act togetherby - February 1, 2003

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Review: Great concept, poor execution. The software is incredibly limited - functions like fast forward barely work (it's faster to let the video run than hit the fast forward button and you can't track how far forward you're moving without stopping and letting it catch up). Playlist importing works fine, but you can't do anything with it once it's imported (shuffle, repeat, etc). Doesn't handle video formats other than MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 yet. Windows Media, avi, divx and Quicktime need to be added quickly, but they don't provide a timeline. Service was awful - I never got a single e-mail saying my order was accepted, payment processed, shipped or any other contact. Repeated calls to their office were finally returned saying it was about to be shipped. But still no e-mail or tracking number - it just showed up a few days later. Web browsing doesn't seem to support java applets and other things - only basic html browsing. If it does more than that, there's no info available for troubleshooting. Website is incredibly lacking in any support functions - no real troubleshooting available. Fortunately set up was easy, but 'Help' means more than just giving you access to another copy of the User Manual... Even if you're an 'early adopter' - hold back for a while. This isn't going to satisfy you. I can do more with a scan converter and a wireless keyboard.

Software Needs ALOT of Workby - January 31, 2003

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Great product, great supportby - January 31, 2003

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Cool Toy, Needs Refinement...by - January 30, 2003

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