Snazio Net DVD Cinema HD SZ1350

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Snazio Net DVD Cinema HD SZ1350 Chipset: Sigma EM8620L	CDR CDRW	DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-R DL	DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL	BD-R BD-RE BD-R DL	DivX JPG	MP3 WMA	$350	0.0 (8.0) 3 votes	View 4 reports (18320 views) Add report
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	Video formats: VCD SVCD DivX XviD JPG, DVD-JPG Audio formats: MP3 DVD-MP3 MP3 long filename MP3 ID3 TAG WMA				Other features: WMV9,WMVHD,MPEG4HD,MPEG2HD Ethernet connection Progressive Scanning More information Region code free hack here Google this player.
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	olegy from United States reported September 10, 2006: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA? CVD? $350 240 days 8 of 10 JPG/JPEG DVD-JPG DVD-MP3 MP3 long filename DivX XviD Chipset: Sigma EM8620L Comments: Best choice to play HD content so far. Pros: Plays Divx HD, Xvid HD, WMV9HD, MPEG2 TS Up converts DVDs wich a hack. Has a supplemental 5.1 audio output, which is usefull, when there is a need to decode 6 channel WMA. Wireless connectivity is good for the movies encoded up to 2 mpbs, problematic, if higher. Cons: WMVHD playback is not consistent - some of the titles have problems with audio-video synch. Out of synh audio for any titles with 2 or more audip tracks. FF, REW, search does not work on the second layer of the DVD+R DL disk. Cannot pan and scan 4:3 letterboxed dvd content ( common for that 8620 chip) Overall: the best choice for playing HDTV content to date.
	sanssome from Singapore reported January 07, 2006: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW? DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA CVD? $350 30 days 7 of 10 JPG/JPEG DVD-JPG DVD-MP3 MP3 long filename MP3 ID3 TAG DivX XviD Chipset: Sigma EM8620L Comments: Not a bad effort by V-One, but still a bit rought around the edges. This player has played everything I've thrown at it, including standard CD, CD-R-RW,DVD, DVD-R+R, and video over the network. I've tested Xvid, DivX, DivX HD, WMV9 HD, MPEG4, TS files, and more. HD material looks great on my Sony Projection TV at 720P and 1080i. I believe I can discern a slight quality improvement using upscaling of DVD over DVI, but my wife and daughter claim they can't see the difference. I have seen some odd color saturation effects upscaling some DVD, like the Increedivles for example has a strange orange hue in scenes containing a lot of red. Others have complained about the black on black and whiter than white characteristics of video output on this player, but I'm too much the neophyte to notice and my Sony projection is not the fastest or most accurate hi-def panel anyway. The media server and Syabas interface are adequate, but I wish they had support for SMB/CIFS straight from my NAS. Instead I'm forced to keep a PC up to serve video. Much of the UI is clunky, for example, you have few options for displaying photo slide shows and you cannot play slide shows simultaneously with your music playing in the background. Just navigating can be frustrating in this UI however and the SZ1350's remote reception or at least processing of inbound signal is appalling. Often the player will not even respond to a power on signal and at other times it will hang after being in this standby state overnight where a full power off is required! If you want to use this with WiFi good luck. Stability is questionable and they only support WEP security at this point. Ethernet/IP support is solid, however, I had to open up the unit and cut a wire on the main board at the suggestion of V-One to resolve a L2 handshake issue it had with every ethernet switch I tried. They never told me what this did (like fix the nic at 100/full or what?), but it did solve the problem. Support is okay, but you'll be dealing directly with V-One in Singapore via email. My biggest complaint about support is their maintenance facilities. The Firmware updater does not seem to work. For example, they just released a new firmware that has solved quite a few issues (maybe even a few I mentioned above,) but they did not publish information on the update, both the PC Media Server and the device could not detect the availability of updated firmware, and while you can dig to get to the files on their support site, there is absolutely no instructions on how to install. I had to rely on information found on the AVS forum and MPCclub to install, resorting to creating a web page with links to the firmware on my own APache server, browing to that using the SZ1350's built in browser (very cruddy browser by the way) and clicking on my firmware link. It did immeiately recognize the BIN file and downloaded and installed it thankfully. Can I recommend this? Well what is out there? The Avel Linkplayer was a first consideration, but complaints about DVD-R handling and the lack of a DVI interface (including the inability to upscale) turned me off. Buffalo's player is limited in capabilities. Kiss's player (600) is non-existent and the new Zensonic Z500 is only shipping in its native Australia and so far is being bashed for numerous quality issues on Zensonic's forums. The SZ1350 certainly has its worts, but as I said, it's playing anything I throw at it, you can make it region free, it upscales over DVI and sells for a reasonable price. Until something better comes along, I'm happy. I think the main requirement for my next media player will be BlueRay anyway.
	CJ Hinke from Thailand reported October 03, 2005: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-R DL DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA CVD? $? 14 days 9 of 10 JPG/JPEG DVD-JPG DVD-WMA DVD-MP3 MP3 long filename MP3 ID3 TAG DivX XviD MPEGISO DVD-MPEGISO DVD-RAM Chipset: Sigma EM8620L Comments: Honestly, this is NOT an advertorial! I just really love this player! The SnaZio Net DVD Cinema will play almost anything you can burn onto a disc. Moreover, the SnaZio unit will connect to almost any other device to make your video and audio libraries instantly available on your TV via a 10/100 Mbit Ethernet LAN. So if most of your video files are raw MPEG or AVI files on hard disk, you can play them from the comfort of your home theatre. SnaZio says Wi-Fi is supported but, in fact, they haven't worked the kinks out--stick with Ether. This is the only major downside to this player. PC Link software for both Mac and PC, plus online firmware upgrades. That said, I was very impressed with SnaZio's performance using Ethernet to connect to my Mac. (Don't let this scare you: really this puppy is more PC-friendly.) However, the remote left a lot to be desired. The SnaZio's remote is infernally slow and the buttons are way too close together to play with in the dark. SnaZio uses true DVI-I, either Digital or Analog depending on the cable used. The unit will also play streaming content from your computer or hard disk, Internet TV and Internet Radio. The SnaZio is easy to set up using a custom login page which allows you to choose from Video, Music, Photo or Internet options. The SnazziZone is an online website for online help and teaching as well as updating the SnaZio's firmware to include new features. This is a major benefit to a networked player. The SnaZio Net Cinema DVD will play MP3, AAC (Apple Lossless Encoding), WMA and OGG Vorbis, plus AC3 and PCM audio files from any source. If the disk fits, the SnaZio will play it flawlessly. Same goes for image files: JPG, GIF, and PNG, including slideshow display. The SnaZio Net DVD Cinema will play almost anything you can burn onto a disc. Moreover, the SnaZio unit will connect to almost any other device to make your video and audio libraries instantly available on your TV via a 10/100 Mbit Ethernet LAN. So if most of your video files are raw MPEG or AVI files on hard disk, you can play them from the comfort of your home theatre. PC Link software is included with the SnaZio for both Mac and PC. SnaZio also has a so-far-theoretical wireless interface; this is one of the few areas that could use the bugs worked out. That said, I was very impressed with SnaZio's performance using Ethernet to connect to my Mac. (Don't let this scare you: really this puppy is more PC-friendly.) However, the remote left a lot to be desired. The SnaZio's remote is infernally slow and the buttons are way too close together to play with in the dark. SnaZio supports almost every media file you're going to encounter and uses true DVI-I, either Digital or Analog depending on the cable used. The unit will also play streaming content from your computer or hard disk, Internet TV and Internet Radio. The SnaZio is easy to set up using a custom login page which allows you to choose from Video, Music, Photo or Internet options. The SnazziZone is an online website for online help and teaching as well as updating the SnaZio's firmware to include new features. This is a major benefit for a networked player. The SnaZio Net Cinema DVD will play MP3, AAC (Apple Lossless Encoding), WMA and OGG Vorbis, plus AC3 and PCM audio files from any source. If the disk fits, the SnaZio will play it flawlessly. Same goes for image files: JPG, GIF and PNG, including slideshow display. Hi-Jack at Mpeg-Playcenter <http://www.mpeg-playcenter.com/modules/Reviews/reviews/Review_Snazio_Net_DVD_Cinema_HD.pdf > reports TIf and BMP files are not really supported but I didn't have any to test. SnaZio includes USB 2.0 connectivity. This means one can connect a USB Flash drive, MP3 player or media reader. The video section is where the SnaZio really shines. DVD, VCD, SVCD, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD 90 and 99 minutes, UDF format discs are the formats supported. The player supports multiple formats burned to a single disc, supporting display of long filenames including special characters. WMV9 (HD), MPEG-1/2/4, DivX 3/4/5 (HD), Xvid, MOV and Bivx as well as Transport Stream files are the video codecs supported as well as the THX, DTS and Dolby Digital reproduction we've come to expect. Also important to my entertainment pleasure is SnaZio's great support for subtitles in all formats: SRT, SUB, SSA, and SMI on all DVD formats. SnaZio is both PAL- and NTSC-compatible. Multi-voltage AC 100V-240V, 50/60 Hz for international use is a nice touch but it would be more convenient if the power cord were made removable. The SnaZio Net DVD Cinema comes in regular flavour for analog TVs, Model SZ1300, which uses upscaling to display 720x1080 dpi. An HD model, SZ1350, uses true high-definition decoding to provide the same dpi display. Even though we don't have true High-Definition TV broadcasts in Thailand yet, the Snazio HD models really shine in the rock-steady display of menus, text, Web pages, and email on your TV screen. The SnaZio also supports progressive scan. I have a little list of things I'd like SnaZio to add. The most important first step is to get true wireless connectivity actually working, along with a friendly, responsive remote. SnaZio could also improve Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Skip functions and add Time Search functionality. As the SnaZio already comes with an infrared port, it would also be a simple matter to add connectivity for an infrared keyboard which would increase the player's usefulness for Internet browsing and email. Why not a built-in hard disk and/or DVD recorder? Future SnaZios better accomodate Blu-Ray and HD DVD discs, too! All in all, not another DVD player on the market can touch the SnaZio. Check out the SnaZio website <www.snazio.com>. Later--I'm back to Max Headroom! Cj Hinke, Bangkok, Thailand
	Djo from Other reported July 15, 2005: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR? CDRW? DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $? 1 days No rating Chipset: Sigma EM8620L Comments: No comments
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