Sep 12

Help me find a media player

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Features required:

  • Container format support: AVI, MPG, MP4.
  • Video codec support: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD.
  • Audio codec support: MPEG-1 layer III, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AAC.
  • Component video output.

Features desired:

  • Hard disk or SD cards for storage.
  • Network connection.
  • H.264 codec support.

Some options I know about:

  • Apple TV. Pluses: Cheapish, nice UI. Minuses: Requires unsupported hacks.
  • Mvix MV-4000U. Pluses: Dirt cheap. Minuses: No H.264.
  • DViCO TVIX M-4000PA. Pluses: Works as regular FTP server.