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on March 16, 2017
I had some problems with my unit but for what it cost I'm not giving it a bad review.
If it cannot play a particular file the unit reboots.
All the files that caused it to reboot play fine on the PC.
Also it seems to have problems with JPG files that have long names.
Such as files saved from Facebook, all have long names and would not load.
Loads fine on PC.
Just don't throw your (large) media library at it and expect it to play all.
All in all it is a pretty good player, you just have to be selective about what you give it.
If it cannot play a particular file the unit reboots.
All the files that caused it to reboot play fine on the PC.
Also it seems to have problems with JPG files that have long names.
Such as files saved from Facebook, all have long names and would not load.
Loads fine on PC.
Just don't throw your (large) media library at it and expect it to play all.
All in all it is a pretty good player, you just have to be selective about what you give it.
on May 3, 2017
I haven't had the time to use this a lot, but so far, so good. It's pretty easy to work and seems to do what is says it will do!..... ok, a few days into it, the cover for the LED fell off, or rather 'into' the unit. No problem, I shook it out, turned it inside out and glued it back into place from the outside, Not a game stopper. Sometime along the line I somehow got a video to play in slow-motion.... wow, that was cool, except there doesn't seem to be anything in the instructions telling you exactly how to do it. So, bottom line, I like this gizmo, it plays stills and videos at the original aspect ratio, the quality is good and it saves time plugging my camera into my big-screen to view pix. Giving it a '4' because of the LED cover coming off and not giving instructions on how to play videos in slow-motion.
on March 18, 2017
This solves a problem I had with making presentations that include video. It allows you to start, stop and pause without standing next to your computer. You can play as many videos by remote as you have on the USB or SD cards. The quality is great, even in 1080P. You can search and do all the things you can do with a dvd. The price is great. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is I wish there were a way to display a logo and then launch the movie directly, without going through the menu. This is a nit-pic, I know, but I have OCD about letting the audience be distracted by selecting the file on the USB, even though you can do it by remote. It would be so easy for the unit to have enough memory for a few jpeg logos. Then you could cue up the video, switch to the logo and at the proper time, start the video instantly.
on June 2, 2015
I have the brite-View Playtime (BV-3100) 1080p HD Multimedia Player - white and the USB Full Hd 1080p HDD Media Player Hdmi VGA MKV H.264 that do similar functions....play downloaded movies from a USB flash drive. I use the download helper add-on with Mozilla Firefox.
- the Micca handles my .flv and mk4 files that are stored in folders. Asian movies come down in incremental files that are managed better using files sorted in folders. The BV-3100 has a folder, BUT the files are not sorted, making it impossible to automatic stream from one cut to the next ordered cut. Files need to play in incremental order. Both the Micca and H.264 do it great.
- the Micca does not have an option to view files in a Preview mode like only the BV-3100 which allows seeing the movie in a small view window when browsing the individual file. Helps to see portions of the clip, even the sound. You can see each clip while browsing the list.
- the Micca does not allow any jump of 10sec by pressing the < or > or GOTO. The BV-3100 will skip forward/back 10sec, which makes it easy to hop down the clip. The Micca does allow a GOTO where you can enter and change a time (min/sec) and skip down, but no automatic jump.
- all products allow a fast fwd of 1.5x, 2x, 4x...etc....but the BV-3100 plays the audio the best, even at the lower speeds. The others have no audio, just subtitles viewing.
- the Micca has a feel good remote, larger than the other two devices. Buttons are larger and protrude out the best. Remote does not look like the pic on Amazon. The H.264 has the worst feeling remote, too many close buttons. This uses 2 AAA batteries, where the other 2 uses a circular one. This one feels good in your hand and heavier.
- the Micca provides the best INFO about the file, while it is playing a clip. Toggle the OK button and video info about time/total time, size, name and audio info. The other 2 give varying amounts of information. It also has the ability to rename/delete a file. BV-3100 can do that.
- the Micca player is the smallest in size. 2.5inx3inx0.5, with the USB and SD reader in front. Comes with AV 3 color cable, power supply, instructions (need magnifying glass to read), but NO HDMI. I wish the USB was on the side, it interferes with the IR. The BV-3100 has an excellant IR. You do not need to point the remote at the box. The Micca is not too bad, still requires a close pointing.
- I use a short multi 4 connector USB splitter. This allows inserting multiple Flash drives that are selectable on the menus. The cables also protect the USB connector on the player. Constant removal of a USB product will wear and possibly damage the connection. A short single M/F cable extender will also work great. Menu will toggle between file/pic/movie/music. Remote will too.
- the Micca ON/Off remote button will place the unit in standby, but there does not seem to send any power to the flash drive, at least it doesn't blink (which is good). However the H.264 seems to still blink the flash drive. The BV-3100 shuts off, with no standby. Unplugging the power cable is the only way to kill the power to the other 2.
- Overall, I like Micca over the other two, with the BV-3100 second. The file/folder sorting is my biggest functional feature that I hated with that one. Works of viewing movies on a flash drive. Not sure about a hard drive attachment, but if you have 100's of movies, browsing through a list could be painful. Better to transfer to a flash those files/folders that you want to watch now and in the near future. These products will also repeat playing of a single file. Also, the price it right for the Micca.
- the Micca handles my .flv and mk4 files that are stored in folders. Asian movies come down in incremental files that are managed better using files sorted in folders. The BV-3100 has a folder, BUT the files are not sorted, making it impossible to automatic stream from one cut to the next ordered cut. Files need to play in incremental order. Both the Micca and H.264 do it great.
- the Micca does not have an option to view files in a Preview mode like only the BV-3100 which allows seeing the movie in a small view window when browsing the individual file. Helps to see portions of the clip, even the sound. You can see each clip while browsing the list.
- the Micca does not allow any jump of 10sec by pressing the < or > or GOTO. The BV-3100 will skip forward/back 10sec, which makes it easy to hop down the clip. The Micca does allow a GOTO where you can enter and change a time (min/sec) and skip down, but no automatic jump.
- all products allow a fast fwd of 1.5x, 2x, 4x...etc....but the BV-3100 plays the audio the best, even at the lower speeds. The others have no audio, just subtitles viewing.
- the Micca has a feel good remote, larger than the other two devices. Buttons are larger and protrude out the best. Remote does not look like the pic on Amazon. The H.264 has the worst feeling remote, too many close buttons. This uses 2 AAA batteries, where the other 2 uses a circular one. This one feels good in your hand and heavier.
- the Micca provides the best INFO about the file, while it is playing a clip. Toggle the OK button and video info about time/total time, size, name and audio info. The other 2 give varying amounts of information. It also has the ability to rename/delete a file. BV-3100 can do that.
- the Micca player is the smallest in size. 2.5inx3inx0.5, with the USB and SD reader in front. Comes with AV 3 color cable, power supply, instructions (need magnifying glass to read), but NO HDMI. I wish the USB was on the side, it interferes with the IR. The BV-3100 has an excellant IR. You do not need to point the remote at the box. The Micca is not too bad, still requires a close pointing.
- I use a short multi 4 connector USB splitter. This allows inserting multiple Flash drives that are selectable on the menus. The cables also protect the USB connector on the player. Constant removal of a USB product will wear and possibly damage the connection. A short single M/F cable extender will also work great. Menu will toggle between file/pic/movie/music. Remote will too.
- the Micca ON/Off remote button will place the unit in standby, but there does not seem to send any power to the flash drive, at least it doesn't blink (which is good). However the H.264 seems to still blink the flash drive. The BV-3100 shuts off, with no standby. Unplugging the power cable is the only way to kill the power to the other 2.
- Overall, I like Micca over the other two, with the BV-3100 second. The file/folder sorting is my biggest functional feature that I hated with that one. Works of viewing movies on a flash drive. Not sure about a hard drive attachment, but if you have 100's of movies, browsing through a list could be painful. Better to transfer to a flash those files/folders that you want to watch now and in the near future. These products will also repeat playing of a single file. Also, the price it right for the Micca.
on February 8, 2016
I have been playing video files on a USB drive plugged into my Panasonic Blu-Ray player which works OK, but it will not play all the video file types and will not remember where I stopped in the middle of a video if I want to resume watching later. (I would have to make a note of the time where I stopped and then fast forward to that point the next time.) I have only tried the Micca Speck for a few days, but already I love it! So far it has played everything I have thrown at it and it remembers where I stopped even after I have turned it off. I had originally ordered this for my mother-in-law since her TV USB port would only play MKV video files. After trying it with my TV I decided to keep it and I ordered another one for her, and also one for my brother-in-law. I especially like that it plays from an SD card as well as a USB drive. The remote is very intuitive although the manual is helpful for a few features. If it lasts, it is a well thought-out piece of electronics for only $40!
ADDENDUM- I had some trouble with this unit not recognizing a USB drive, and after a LOT of experimenting I discovered that if a video file and a subtitle file with the same name are in the root directory, the drive is not recognized. In order for a subtitle file (i.e. .srt file) to work it must have the same name as the video file--they both just can not be in the root directory. It works fine if the two files are in a folder. I think this is a bug in the firmware since every other device I plugged the USB drive into would recognize it with the 2 files in the root directory. I wrote the company about this, but have not heard back yet. I did not take a star away since there is an easy way around the problem. I did not read all of the reviews, so someone else may have already mentioned this, but I could not find anything about this in the user manual, so I hope this helps if someone else has a problem with the Micca Speck not recognizing as drive.
ADDENDUM 2- Since my first addendum, I have tried 3 other USB drives in the Micca Speck and none of them had trouble recognizing the drive with the video and subtitle files in the root directory, so it must be something funny with this particular drive. If anyone else has trouble with this, the workaround was to put the 2 files in a folder. I have to say the Micca was very helpful in resolving this issue, so I am really impressed with their technical support!
ADDENDUM 3- I just bought a 4th one of these units, this one for my daughter. She loves it!
ADDENDUM- I had some trouble with this unit not recognizing a USB drive, and after a LOT of experimenting I discovered that if a video file and a subtitle file with the same name are in the root directory, the drive is not recognized. In order for a subtitle file (i.e. .srt file) to work it must have the same name as the video file--they both just can not be in the root directory. It works fine if the two files are in a folder. I think this is a bug in the firmware since every other device I plugged the USB drive into would recognize it with the 2 files in the root directory. I wrote the company about this, but have not heard back yet. I did not take a star away since there is an easy way around the problem. I did not read all of the reviews, so someone else may have already mentioned this, but I could not find anything about this in the user manual, so I hope this helps if someone else has a problem with the Micca Speck not recognizing as drive.
ADDENDUM 2- Since my first addendum, I have tried 3 other USB drives in the Micca Speck and none of them had trouble recognizing the drive with the video and subtitle files in the root directory, so it must be something funny with this particular drive. If anyone else has trouble with this, the workaround was to put the 2 files in a folder. I have to say the Micca was very helpful in resolving this issue, so I am really impressed with their technical support!
ADDENDUM 3- I just bought a 4th one of these units, this one for my daughter. She loves it!
on February 18, 2016
I have purchased multiple items of a similar nature all of which were a complete disappointment. They either did not work or only worked for a minute. Even the replacements that were sent to me did not work (either at all or for only a minute or two). I finally resorted to pulling out an old laptop to use as my HD media player which was only as a last resort and cumbersome at best. I had given up hope on finding a working quality product from the Amazon Marketplace. Then quite by accident, I stumbled across the Micca Speck G2. Frankly, I was braced for another shoddy experience. Much to my surprise, the Micca came a day before it was supposed to and it was packaged perfectly. One of the aforementioned products had actually been sent unboxed in a USPS plastic pouch and it cost me $12 to send it back to California. The next pleasant surprise was that it actually worked right out of the box. I know that doesn't sound like much to expect but in my case it was. It was properly and safely packaged. The instructions were clear and easily understood and really almost not needed as it is largely plug and play. I connected the Micca as instructed and it the software opened immediately. There was virtually no boot time. The onscreen interface was clean and easily navigated. The remote was laid out nicely although maybe just a touch too small. The unit itself has a very small footprint which was the most alluring feature to me. it takes up less space on my media center than my wallet. It is about 3/4 the size of an I-Phone. There are many other good reviews for this so I don't want to take up space to regurgitate all of that. I just want to thank the vendors for developing a well built high-quality product as I was beginning to lose faith in finding anything worthwhile in the Marketplace. I would buy this again and recommend it to anyone looking for the right solution the first time.
on February 12, 2016
I live in a rural area so high speed streaming isn't an option for me, even with sat link. I got this little reader because I was tired of lugging my laptop for using to watch mp4 and mkv movies and programs. It has worked wonderfully for watching movies from USB jump drives. I was very pleased when I attached a WD My Passport Ultra hard drive that it was powered by the USB connection on the device. This opened up a TB of memory space for storing lots of programs downloaded from online. It reads mkv and mp4 fine, no need to convert files. So far good results!
on April 17, 2017
The Micca Speck G2 is the ONLY player I've found that can play practically anything... even *.iso files (which is not mentioned in the specifications)! I still can hardly believe it.
This remarkably tiny device is the only player that can be favorably compared to the still-outstanding WDTV Live (gen3). In fact, the only WDTV feature lacking in the Speck G2 is ethernet or WiFi networking capability, which might keep the WDTV on top for some. However, its USB input can handle 1 TB of local storage, so this might not be an issue unless live streaming is desired.
The Speck G2 user interface is crisp, logical & fast. The HDMI video resolution selections cover all you need (unless you must have 4K).
This remarkably tiny device is the only player that can be favorably compared to the still-outstanding WDTV Live (gen3). In fact, the only WDTV feature lacking in the Speck G2 is ethernet or WiFi networking capability, which might keep the WDTV on top for some. However, its USB input can handle 1 TB of local storage, so this might not be an issue unless live streaming is desired.
The Speck G2 user interface is crisp, logical & fast. The HDMI video resolution selections cover all you need (unless you must have 4K).
on October 27, 2015
I received my package containing the Micda Speck G2 within hours of ordering it in the morning. When opening the box, the multi format player is well packaged and has excellent instructions. I was able to connect the box within seconds straight from the packaging, it comes with a handy A/V cable if you don't have an HDMI cord or don't have a more modern television. I have videos that I normally have to watch on my laptop using the program VLC to view but this is so much better! The playback is beautiful and precise, it had no problem playing the following formats for me:
AVI,MP4,MKV,M4V,MP3
Any formats I left out I simply did not have.
It is definitely a product that I wish I would have found a very long time ago because it takes the guess work and the headache out of finding a player to handle all of these formats and play them on my television.
I also love the fact that the box has a remote control that includes fast forward up to 32x.
This is definitely an item that I would recommend to anyone!
AVI,MP4,MKV,M4V,MP3
Any formats I left out I simply did not have.
It is definitely a product that I wish I would have found a very long time ago because it takes the guess work and the headache out of finding a player to handle all of these formats and play them on my television.
I also love the fact that the box has a remote control that includes fast forward up to 32x.
This is definitely an item that I would recommend to anyone!
