- Play the latest video and audio formats on the PC (including Real Media)
- Experience HD 1080p output
- Multiple input sources through eSATA, USB, LAN. Stream your content from an external HDD, PC, or NAS device.
- Highly compatible device that supports HDMI and composite inputs.
- Media Browsing – Simple yet powerful interface to allow you to sort and search for your media files. Also allow music shuffling as well as quick movie preview to enhance user experience.
Product DescriptionASUS O!Play is the most convenient way access your media files on your TV. This device is easy to use and highly compatible with many video and audio formats. Equipped with an eSATA, USB, and LAN port, you can access your files from an external hard drive, PC, or NAS. The O!Play even supports HDMI so you can display your content in 1080p. . . . More >>
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5 comments
February 6, 2010
For a guy who used to have a WD HDTV media player, I’m definitely disappointed with this device. My WD HDTV media player did nearly everything I asked it to do, except play 1080P 60 FPS video from my Sanyo VPC-FH1 camcorder. It was able to handle 1080i 60 FPS video just fine, super smooth playback, which was almost perfect, except when playing in this mode on my PC, my PC cuts it to 30 FPS (oddly enough, my PC plays 1080P 60 FPS video just fine but not 1080i files). So I wanted to see if there was a player that could handle 1080P 60 FPS video. I asked a guy from this Amazon forum to test out a 1080P 60 FPS video file on his Asus Oplay and he said it played perfectly which initially had me sold. However after hooking it up, it plays no better than my WD HDTV player which means choppy playback. So I don’t know, maybe he doesn’t know what 1080P 60 FPS video is supposed to look and play like. And he played over the network as opposed to a hard drive(I play my videos from a hard drive). However, I don’t think this should make a difference. But I know 1080P 60 FPS video when I see it. Also for some reason the Asus Oplay plays 1080i 60 FPS video in fast forward. Everything else is no improvement over the WD HDTV, for what I use it for anyways. I guess this device is good for most all other purposes, it should play most video people throw at it. However for me, I was hoping it would be an upgrade over my WD HDTV but it is not, in fact a downgrade. Some of the features it has that my WD HDTV doesn’t have like Ethernet port, esata, I don’t use anyways so those are non factors to me. Overall I guess it will suit most peoples needs but if you have a camcorder that does 1080P 60FPS, this won’t work for you, and I’m sure there probably aren’t many out there yet but thought you should know if you have one. Rating: 3 / 5
February 6, 2010
I was recently introduced to Media Players in general by a friend. Since then I bought a 1080p 24″ monitor and have been in search of a media player capable of playing 1080p movies.
I first started with the WD TV Media player. It was completely incapable of handling the task of 1080p movies. It could not properly decode the MKV file, which led to a very pix-elated picture. It did however perform flawlessly with a 720p MKV file, all the way through. And they looked great.
I then heard about this product, the Asus O!Play, with multiple positive reviews and decided to give it a shot. It does indeed play 1080p files, but not all the way through. I made it about 15-20 minutes in before the movie became out of sync. In fact, the audio began going faster than the video, but the video did not seem to be slowed down. It was quite peculiar.
I would have to hit the back button, because pausing it did not alleviate the problem, and then return to the video. Nearing the end of the film, the video itself began lagging very badly and the audio came out of sync after not even a minute. I left it alone for 5 minutes so the poor box could get a break.
Then I tried watching another 1080p MKV, and it froze up after the first 3 seconds and refused to play.
A third 1080p file yielded the same results as the WD Media player, with lots of pix-elation and the like.
This player does play 720p files flawlessly as well, however the quality of the image seems to be worse with the Asus when compared to the WD when playing the same file.
I do not like the remote that comes with the Asus, the button placement is very usual to me. Moving between the pause and arrow buttons is very awkward, and it was impossible for me to use under low lighting, because I had no idea what I was pressing.
I do like the menu interface, it is very well organized. Even the setup is easy to use. Some people hate it, but I find it very easy to use.
I will be trying out a variety of different media players and I shall post a review on each one, and hopefully I will find one capable of playing 1080p files all the way through with no breaks.
Rating: 3 / 5
February 6, 2010
Specifications
Supported Formats Video: MPEG1/2/4,RM/RMVB,VC-1,H. 264
Video File Extension: . mp4,. mov,. xvid,. avi,. divx,. asf,. wmv,. mkv,. rm,. rmvb,. flv,. ts,. m2ts,. dat,. mpg,. vob
Audio: MP3,WAV,AAC,OGG,FLAC,AIFF
Image: JPEG,BMP,PNG,GIF,TIFF
Subtitle: SRT,SUB,SMI,SSA
I/O Port Input:
DC Power In
1xUSB 2. 0 Port
1xUSB 2. 0 / eSATA Combo Port
RJ-45 LAN Port
Output:
Composite Video
Composite Audio L/R
S/PDIF Out
HDMI 1. 3
Network LAN:
TCP/IP (DHCP or Static IP Address)
10/100Mbps Wired LAN
Accessories AC Adapter
Power Cord
Remote Control
Composite A/V Cable
Quick Start Guide
CD (User Manual)
Dimensions 181. 0×125. 3×47. 7mm(W x D x H)
Weight 491g
Power Power Source: 12V DC, 2A, 24W Power Adapter
Power Consumption: < 10W
Rating: 4 / 5
February 6, 2010
My O!play not only doesn’t play the files its supposed to (even with the newest firmware) but it also destroyed my home theater speakers. While playing a file O!play froze and sent a maxed out volume screech of constant static through my home theater system destroying my speakers! The only way to get the O!play to stop was to unplug it. ASUS Technical support and customer support have been horible. First they refuse to even replace the O!play unit even though they think it is defective. Second they refuse to replace the speakers it destroyed. ASUS has the worst customer service I’ve ever seen. . . their manager even laughed at my misfortune. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. . . YOU MAY END UP LIKE I DID WITH A MALFUNCTIONING UNIIT THAT DESTOYS A $1000 WORTH OF SPEAKERS. So now I have to go to court, file with the better business bureau and my state attorney’s office. I’ll never buy another ASUS product again. Rating: 1 / 5
February 6, 2010
First thing you do when you get your hands on this baby is to Upgrade the Firmware. Win 7 doc support is not that gr8 & if you took sometime like me to configure @ home network then you need to quickly create user a/c for in Win 7 & use the a/c to gain access to network folder on your Win 7 pc/shared drive.
& ya. . don’t bother about Wifi/n channel thing if you can hook this up with cat5 cable to your network. I don’t think you will be a looser without wifi. . might as well same some $$$
It does what is says El Perfecto! Browser with flash support & USB keyboard/DVD drive support are the lacking aspect that i can think off. . Is it too much to ask for from Linux firmware Image?
Rating: 4 / 5