Customer Reviews

Argosy HV358T HDD Media Player Enclosuer

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I used to watch tv shows amd movies on my PC, now I watch them on my 46" with the family. Plays all audio and video formats except mp4, only encountered that problem once out of 564 other movies.

Video quality: 8

Audio: 10

Special note: Use the HDMI

Very portable too!

Highly recommended!!

I bought this box mainly for movie/music/Bluray backup. However, it seems HDMI not working correctly.

Pros:

1. Cheap and tiny

Cons:

1. No bottom on the body except power - All operations need to be done via remote control. If you lost/break the remote control, then this will end up as a normal USB external hard drive.

2. Video setup is not straightforward. I have a AV receiver with HDMI. I need to keep blindly press ">>" + "menu" til I can see from the screen (changing video setting will make screen full with noise).

3. Plasitic parts are in low quality and fragile.

4. The component/composite cables in the box are quite uniqe (3-to-1 connection) and not in good quality, so you can not even upgrade to monster cables. (I have solid HDMI cable but HDMI port on this box doesn't seem working!)

5. This only supports 720p/1080i but not true HD 1080p. (Not sure if any hard drive box support 1080p)

6. It does not support Apple m4a format. So music converted by iTune needs to be converted to mp3/mp4 format.

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I have an argosy player that works with USB flash drives. I programmed a universal remote to work with the player. Works like a charm. Use the DVD button to do the programming.

EASY.

In contrast to the reviewer that gives this two stars (works for the competition possibly?), I love this thing. I have an old (RCA with a little converter box that goes from the RCA plug to the red/yellow/white plugs) tv and don't want to buy an LCD/Plasma yet, and this thing lets me watch all my digital media on my tv.

The body is light-weight, compact and space-efficient. It is large enough to hold the necessary components and hookups. No wasted space at all = bonus. 5/5

It's plastic and light weight. Like every other consumer product in the universe. No biggie. And I wouldn't want this unit to be made of anything heavy which would only make it cumbersome. 5/5

There are no face buttons or controls on the unit itself, but see the point above. I looked at most other players under $100, and none of them had face buttons. All controls are on the remote, so yes, if you lose it you do have to call the company and get another. So...don't lose it! ;) That said, the remote is very easy to use, buttons have icons on them. The downside of the remote is that all the buttons are uniform so it is a little difficult to use in the dark. No different than every other remote I own. 4/5

I had absolutely no problem with video set up. I plugged everything in, glanced at the directions in the manual, pushed the stand-by button, and lo and behold there was the menu with all my folders! I pushed the menu button and there was the menu for video, audio and picture size. Simply push the > button to move through options and the enter button to set preferences. I did not have to struggle blindly with anything, and I figured all this out without reading the manual. Very intuitive. I was watching Venture Brothers within 4 minutes of taking the unit out of the box. 5/5

I can't comment on the usefulness any of the plugs except the red/yellow/white ones, the RCA plugs. Everything is color-coded, and the USB and HDMI are clearly labeled. The cables are of the same quality of all cables I've every received with any electronic devise I've ever bought: thick coating, good useful length. No problem there. 5/5

It does not support mp4, as described in the product's own description. So if you only want to watch mp4, don't get this. If you have media in most every other format that you want to watch with one machine, buy this and take a few minutes to convert your mp4s. I've watched AVI, IFO, WMP, MPG, FLV and listened to my mp3s. 5/5

I watched Dead Like Me Season 1 streamed from Netflix through my laptop into this unit and on my tv. Awesome. 5/5

My Cavalry external HD is formatted in NTSF. This unit plays both NTSF and PAL. 5/5