Zinwell ZIN-5005HD 'ZinTV' 3-in-1 Networking-Ready 1080p Full HD Multimedia Player/Streamer/Torrent Downloader

Manufacturer : Zinwell Model : ZIN-5005HD ASIN : B003L0QD6G Price : 79.99$ Last Price : 59.99$(Discount 25.0031253906738% See Special Offers Product Description The Zinwell ZIN-5005HD multimedia player is completely networkable, making it easy to access, browse, and play all of the HD multimedia content available from the Internet. Most Helpful Customer Reviews 75 of 83 people found the following review helpful: There Are Better Choices    This review is from: Zinwell ZIN-5005HD 'ZinTV' 3-in-1 Networking-Ready 1080p Full HD Multimedia Player/Streamer/Torrent Downloader (Electronics) I have the Zinwell and a pair of Western Digital TV Live so I'll compare and contrast. Setup is super easy with both. Connect to your TV or receiver via HDMI cable, attach an external hard drive (not included) and go into the menus to configure your audio and video option. You can also connect these to a wired network and Western Digial has certified a number of USB wireless adapters that require a bit more knowledge to setup. The documentation from both companies could be a lot better so I'll call this one a tie. The WDTV Live is a bit slower to start up but directory changes are much-much faster than the Zinwell. I suspect because the WD indexes and caches directories of any external drives while the Zinwell has to reread it each time. The difference in speed is absolutely huge. Basically performance wise the Zinwell feels really-really doggy to me. Advantage WDTV Live. The WD has a much cleaner and better looking interface compared to the Zinwell's ugly menus over a /Linux/like/file/system/. I can live with ugly as long as it works but in 2011 I shouldn't have to. Advantage WDTV Live. The WDTV Live outputs 5.1 audio in DTS format over HDMI, toslink or coax; the Zinwell outputs raw bits or stereo over HDMI. If your Receiver supports DTS then advantage WDTV. The Zinwell's remote is a tad better but much larger. Both media players work seamlessly with Harmony remotes. Advantage Zinwell. Both play nearly every popular audio and video format either from your own external hard drive or across a wired network. However both struggle trying to play hi-def video across a network connection. I find that hi-def vidio from an external hard drive works pretty well with the WDTV Live but never could get the Zinwell to output anything but stereo without the sound breaking up. Advantage WDTV Live. The Zinwell promises access to the full DVD/BD menus but I never could get menus to work and found the separate audio selection button to be stubborn. With the Western Digital you do have to get used to using the "options" button to access audio and subtitle choices but they work. Slight advantage WDTV Live. Bottom line the network media player market is still immature with many newer products coming down the pike but for now I consider the Zinwell a no-go for my needs. 25 of 29 people found the following review helpful: Great Little Device This review is from: Zinwell ZIN-5005HD 'ZinTV' 3-in-1 Networking-Ready 1080p Full HD Multimedia Player/Streamer/Torrent Downloader (Electronics) I own the Zinwell unit (not the brite-view or the viewsonic that look exactly the same). Good for: -Home HD Videos (Havent run into a file that it wont play yet) -Playback DVD image files w/o burning on to DVD -Karaoke Files (it has a left/right channel shift key) -Picture viewing with background music (you choose what song to play) Pros: -2 USB ports that work with Hard Drives (Only tried NTFS) and USB flash drives (Only tried FAT16, FAT32, NTFS) -lots of codec (rmvb, avi, mkv, iso, vob extensions all work fine) -1080p output -both bitstream of decode DTS and Dolby Digital sound (DTS ES 6.1 and DD EX both work fine, dont have anything to test high bitrate audio format though) -Network capability (never used it) Cons: -video/audio glitches when switching subtitles or audio tracks in a video file, easy fix by rewinding a second then play, then will play flawlessly till the end of the file. -Stewart 41 of 51 people found the following review helpful: works but there are plenty of better choices This review is from: Zinwell ZIN-5005HD 'ZinTV' 3-in-1 Networking-Ready 1080p Full HD Multimedia Player/Streamer/Torrent Downloader (Electronics) Won't see my wireless. I hooked it up wired, and it will see my network, but fails to log on. I hook up my external hard drives to it, and it will play dvd image files fine, unless they are blu-ray. They play, but it seems there is too much information for it, because after a few minutes, the sound will crackle, then stop. The movie plays on, but no sound. If I pause it, I can get sound again for a couple seconds, but then it does it again. If it was just regular DVD image files, it works fine, but it is suppose to be an HD player, and Blu-Ray is HD. It will not work with Blu-ray image files. And the internet radio/tv stuff is a joke, it took me like a century to update the firmware and still shows logon fail message. one star for some media player basic features, but there are plenty better choices (some of them are even cheaper). Most Recent Customer Reviews Had high hopes I got this because it's dlna and has 802.11n capabilities. The problem I have with it is that it has trouble connecting to a dlna server which my other devices in the house all... by Mindful One Good item for the price I purchased this m/p a little over a year ago for playing back HD movies and some of my older classics and for the price that I spent on this I think it is well worth the money. by H.A. Zinwell ZIN-5005HD This player is a joke! The Zinwell wifi dongle that cost $20 bucks can onlu work at 54Mbps, not much use to streamline ANYTHING from the internet. by Terence K. Lee I like this little box This player has been in use heavily since its arrival about a month ago. I converted all my DVDs to .iso or mkv/mp4 files and play in this machine. by L. Yang Terrible product I currently own the older model ZIN-5003, which is sold only in Asia. I used the onine software update several times with success, but recently it failed on the firmware update... by Tran Actually 4 1/2, but no more cable bill!!! After you set up your Zinwell you'll want to start adding scripts or plugins. Movshare is my favorite. by Jeffry Fernandez Media player I bought this player because of the features it has ib the ability to play most media files. I have benn using this player for three days and I have been somewhat... by Joseph J. Grille Capable Ugly Duckling This box is identical to BriteView's CinemaTube 5005HD. The interface is gritty and sparse. The remote is OK. by KS Beware of claims such as DLNA and "Free TV/Radio" In the description, you see MANY misleading references to online media sources like Hulu and Netflix. by B. Slagle Does exactly what I bought it for and a little bit more I ordered this because my HDTV came out just before HDMI took hold, so I needed a Media Player that did 1080p with a YPbPr connector. by Oscar Cichlid

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