Mvix Ultio UPnP Media Player

by Mvix

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• ASIN: B002HM4QVI
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,120 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 15, 2009

Product Description

Mvix Ultio (MX-800HD) HD UPnP Media Player (w/ HDMI). The latest Mvix Ultio (MX-800HD) 1080p Media Center is a Hard-Disk Based media player capable of HD digital media playback with video output as high as 1080p. Its high-end video processing (playback of H.264 / MKV formats) allows you to enjoy Blu-Ray quality video. Store your entire Hi-Definition media on its internal hard drive plug it into your TV via a HDMI or Component Cable and enjoy all your movies digital music and family photos on large LCD or Plasma. The flexibility and scalability of Ultio makes it the easy to play HD movies or home videos listen to digital music or enjoy a themed slideshow of your family photos on your TV. It also works with popular digital cameras camcorders and external storage devices.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best value for money - fantastic purchase of the year, September 15, 2009

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Nolen Saint (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mvix Ultio UPnP Media Player (Personal Computers)

I just received the Ultio today and I am utterly blown away.

Firstly, I must note that the packaging is extraordinary; I'm going to hang onto it just going on looks alone, not including the fact it houses the HDMI cable.

I foolishly bought the product without a hard drive (and ended paying $$$ more at other store) but was able to install it without trouble in roughly 30 seconds.

The whole interface is easy to use and videos play without a hitch. I've recommended this product to everyone who is interested and will hopefully expand the march to end physical media.

For the $$ - this is the best media player out there. Plays MKV, RMVB, RM, ISO, M2TS and is networkable. What else can you ask for?

Since the new update on PlayON was released - this player has been working flawlessly. Hulu streams work reliably and so does streaming from my NAS media share.

I also bought the wireless-G adapter. It works well.

... and above all the embedded torrent client is the best kept secret of this little device.

Again, job well done.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good performance at a decent price, January 1, 2010

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C. Philippides "philico" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mvix Ultio UPnP Media Player (Personal Computers)

This is a great player! I own it since end of summer 2009 and I am mostly pleased with it.

What I like:

*Price (at the time of writing this review).

*Exceptional HD video, great audio.

*Plays everything I throw at it.

*Unlike its predecessor, it does not freeze while moving fast forward or reverse.

*Plays files consecutively in a directory even if they are completely dissimilar.

*Supports internal SATA hard drives. Most cheaper alternatives don't. This translates to less cable clutter in my living room and my wife loves it.

*Great ergonomics and functionality - The remote control is well thought out.

*Connects to a USB DVD player. This way I can still play DVD files and share one video port on my Hitachi TV.

*Sturdy metal casing.

*Unlike other reviewers, I like the simplicity and the looks of the UI.

What I hate:

*MVIX has not improved the output quality when displaying photos. It seems that photos are displayed in standard definition as opposed to high definition (1080p) mode. So, despite the photos displaying fairly well, the unit does not take full advantage of its HD capabilities when doing so.

*The internal hard-drive as well as any other attached USB devices are available only after about half a minute from the time the unit was powered on.

*On my Hitachi flat screen TV, the on/off button on the remote needs to sometimes click twice when playing to shut down the unit. There seems to be no pattern regarding the On/Off switch behavior. If you have the same problem and figure it out, I would like to share the solution with you. Moreover, when the unit is connected to a PC using the USB cable, the On/Off switch does not function at all. On such occasions, I shut down the unit by plugging off the power cable.

*Though the internal hard drive fits nicely in the enclosure provided, there seems to be no apparent way to secure it inside the unit, making it a problem when traveling.

*There seems no apparent way to prevent accidental erasures of files when operating the remote. As a precaution, the unit should prevent a file delete if the file's attribute is set to read-only or through a password set to unlock the remote for file operations during the duration of the session.

*There seems to be no set delay when pausing to play the next file. Seems that the delay is currently set to about a second and this pauses a problem when you want to play songs continuously without any delay in between. Yes I know, stitch them all together in a big file blah-blah-blah but this is NOT an elegant solution.

*There is no search or quick find functionality and that makes locating files cumbersome. I have many media files all properly labeled with something meaningful. I also try to maintain meaningful directory structures for quick retrieval. But that's me. How about if I give the remote to someone else and let them locate the file. Forget it! Every time I do that I have to improvise.

*Unlike its predecessor the MX-780HD, wireless TCP connection on the MX-800HD is optional. After all, seems like the price got cheaper for a reason!

Despite the above nuisances this unit plays everything and does it really good! I would recommend this unit as an overall home media player.

5.0 out of 5 stars dvd's are obsolete!, March 25, 2011

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pjw ((909)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mvix Ultio UPnP Media Player (Personal Computers)

had no idea what this thing was till my cousin told me about it and pretty much i got it as a Xmas gift in '09 i think (seems like i had it forever) and along with the western digital 1.5tb hd i bought for it this has been the best Christmas present ever if you don't own one yet you need to buy one asap!