Xtreamer SIDEWINDER Media Player- Passively Cooled & 7.1 HD Audio (New Model)

Manufacturer : Xtreamer Model : sidewinder1080ms ASIN : B003DQ8C1W Price : 159.99$ Last Price : 134.99$(Discount 15.625976623539% See Special Offers Product Description CHECK OUT OUR NEW IXTREAMER Model (Amazon Item # B004FMXDH6 or B004H323P6 (with Wifi)! The Xtreamer features state-of-the-art digital playback that brings all the media content from your PC to your living room. With a dizzying array of file-format support, it is engineered from the ground up for high performance networking and high-definition playback. Media files supported Video containers: o MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V) o MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG) o MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS) o VOB o AVI, ASF, WMV o Matroska (MKV) o AVC HD o MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4 o FLV - Flash Video Video codecs: o XVID SD/HD o MPEG-1 o MPEG-2 o MP@HL o MPEG-4.2 o ASP@L5, 720p, 1-point GMC o WMV9 o MP@HL o H.264 o BP@L3 o MP@L4.0 o HP@L4.0 o HP@L4.1 o VC-1 o MP@HL o AP@L3 Audio containers: o AAC, M4A o MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA) o WAV o WMA o FLAC o OGG Audio codecs: o Dolby Digital o DTS (DTS DownMix Supported) o WMA, WMA Pro o AAC o MP1, MP2, MP3 o LPCM o FLAC o Vorbis Chipset o Realtek 1283X (Special Edition) Memory o 256MB DDR SDRAM, 32MB Flash Audio/Video outputs o HDMI v1.3a (up to 1080p) o Composite Video o Stereo Analog Audio o S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio Interface o 1x USB 2.0 slave o 2x USB 2.0 host o Internal SATA Network o Ethernet 10/100 o OPTIONAL USB WIFI 802.11n Antenna Not Included! ( SOLD SEPARATELY * NOTE: HD Audio Pass-thru requires you to update to firmware 2.4 or later. For the best user experience, please update the unit to the latest 2.6.0 firmware! Most Helpful Customer Reviews 14 of 15 people found the following review helpful: Empty Promises    This review is from: Xtreamer SIDEWINDER Media Player- Passively Cooled & 7.1 HD Audio (New Model) (Electronics) I have owned this unit for well over 6 months. I wanted to wait and be patient before I reviewed it, hoping that promises and the long awaited 3.0 firmware upgrade would finally happen, well my patience is now exhausted. I didn't just invest in one Xtreamer, myself and friends bought three units as it supported the TV Live feature, streaming all the British TV and news networks, which was a major selling point to us. Within a few weeks of ownership these features disappeared, along with most of the channels featured in the 'live TV' feed. I also was keen on their video jukebox which I waited months for, again to be disappointed. It took hours for me to add fan art to each title (I have a vast library). Only for it all to disappear a few weeks later and regardless of whether I set this up on the Computer interface or the machine itself, it would not successfully scrape my media files. As there is no actual 'support' site, just the forum and chat room, it is virtually impossible to get answers. I have raised the above topics and more, along with many others in their forum, but no credible answers to date. I should point out that just about everything on the Xtreamer interface has been created by third parties, ie dedicated owners who spend hours of their time, trying to do, what Xtreamer themselves should have done when they launched this thing. What makes it worse is that the actual Xtreamer website uses the various applications that it's users have created to sell their machine!! This creates an unfair 'sellable' image of a machine that is actually continually in beta testing. To close, my biggest annoyance is the remote, unless you are standing three feet or less from the Xtreamer, it won't work. I was told this was a known problem and to use a Logitech or some other type of knowing remote. I have a Logitech and yes, it solved it. But if they know there's an issue, they should fix it. I noticed they are even selling Logitech remotes from their website now....so they themselves are basically admitting their remote doesn't work. One reason I am finally writing this is that I am reading many unjustified negative reviews on Amazon, for example, the Logitech Google TV, while this unresponsive bit of plastic, receives generally good notices. To me this proves that many reviewers here on Amazon are actually affiliated with the actual items they are reviewing. Regardless of which I still value Amazon reviews in general and hope my honest few words will help someone wasting their dollars on empty promises. 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful: Great media player, plays everything I need it to This review is from: Xtreamer SIDEWINDER Media Player- Passively Cooled & 7.1 HD Audio (New Model) (Electronics) I purchased the original Xtreamer without the SideWinder passive cooling but purchased it separately. This is a great media player and plays everything that I need it to play right up to 1080p .m2ts and .mkv (I had a WDTV Live and returned it since it would not play a small number of files). There have been frequent firmware updates to fix bugs and add new features, and now I am enjoying podcasts, streaming live TV like BBC News and Sky News, and numerous radio stations. There is an active community of users as well who are making their own custom RSS feeds for "Xtreamer Live!" to add additional content for users to enjoy. This new model addresses some of the issues that the original Xtreamer had -- a noisy fan (this new unit is now silent) and lack of DTS HD MA and TrueHD bitstreaming (this model includes the same new updated Realtek chipset as the Xtreamer Pro). There is also a new firmware in the works to include a much-requested media jukebox feature (though not necessary IMO it is nice to have). The biggest weakness however is the remote, which feels cheap and you need to aim it almost directly at the Xtreamer. I would recommend buying a programmable universal remote such as the URC R6 (an excellent remote which you can pick up new on eBay for as little as $10), it will make the Xtreamer feel like a whole new machine. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: Xtreamer Sidewinder This review is from: Xtreamer SIDEWINDER Media Player- Passively Cooled & 7.1 HD Audio (New Model) (Electronics) This device is the wave of the future for media players. Why should one play from removable media ever again when everything is on the internet? When LED TVs become throwaway, which is pretty soon, I'll have one of these with each TV unless they're built into the TV, which is happening already. This media player has a vast compendium of codecs at its disposal to play any media thrown at it. I'm not sure if any TV would ever be able to do the same in the future. This device plays any movie that I have on my PC over the home network. In fact, it'll play any movie on anyone's PC in my house. It's fantastic. It plays through an HDMI connection (includes digital audio) to the TV. Do not get the optional internal drive until the stuttering bug for playing HD mkv movies has been resolved. The round about fix for this is to play the HD mkv movie from a PC over the network. Then it plays fine. Just throw an old laptop drive in it until the bug is fixed. The optional internal hard drive is needed for additional features but it will work just fine without it over the network. The forum has been helpful but the searching feature needs improvement. I replaced the remote control with an Avex URC-R6 remote so that I only need one remote instead of two. The original remote is ok but could be designed to be more user friendly - especially in the dark. The menu is ok but there's a learning factor involved. Overall I really enjoy this device because I no longer need a complicated PC configuration to play HD movies from my PC. This is the cheapest and most effective method and it's expandable to play from all PCs using the existing CAT5 network cable! Most Recent Customer Reviews How can anyone *not* buy one? This little device is absolutely amazing. I bought two (for the two TVs I have), and I don't understand how anyone can live (or at least, enjoy movies and music) without one... by Nadav Har'El The Best Media Player so far!!!!!! I have two of this Media Player. And I am happy with it. The Xtreamer site is constantly doing update and the equipment is super cool and fast play all the format without any... by Armando S Vengoechea The Best Out there, Cream of the Crop. The Xtreamer Pro is what I would recommend, but I have the Xtreamer Sidewinder. Adding the Sidewinders to your Pro would be recommended to lower the fan usage. by liquidjester This thing is (EDIT: was) awesome... ...so far it plays everything I've thrown at it and was reasonably easy to get up and running. My setup is as follows - I have a wireless router which the sidewinder is connected... by ljo Product is really rough around edges but works The product itself is really really rough. There are no wizards that checks any settings on your network or your TV. by ryan8382 best media player in world Running all video formats that you know and you do not know FULL HD 1080P True DTS 7.1 Network sharing between PC & Xtreamer Running all audio formats... by Mohammad Ahmad Al Zahrani A bargin for a streamer I have had other brands of streamers and while all of them are pretty much for geeks and lacking in one area or another the Xtreamer does what it should with some added perks... by Randy Chambers 9 out of 10 Love this streamer, Love the way it is upgraded, love the helpful forum good upgrades and free like the road map! by gilk Careful reading the specs! The product is quite decent, but the manufacturer lies without any shame about the specs since it was released 1 year ago. by A. Pat

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