The MPLAYER has been recruited for duty as the grandkids movie player. I no longer own a DVD player and use media players exclusively. For less than the price of a DVD player, you have a unit that can play your backed up DVDs, music and photos. Aside from the power button on the box, there are no function buttons. By the way, this device, as others, is dependent upon the remote. Again, I can deal with it now that I know. Unless I’m pointing it within 20 deg of center, it doesn’t work. Secondly, the remote on this and other units appears to be extremely directional. I guess this delay it because of the disk access time through the usb ports. I found myself stabbing a button several times thinking I didn’t poke it, only to find out my inputs were buffered and when they were actuated I wound up several steps beyond where I wanted to be. Selecting an application with the remote takes patience. However, comparing this unit to the other 3 I have reviewed does confirm 2 issues apparently inherent in these devices.
#ROKU MPLAY 720P#
With the exception of copy protected media, I was able to play a selection of file types using different outputs to both a 720p and 1080p TV. I can’t see much use for it, but it does display.
The text file display utility is somewhat unique. I particularly liked this last feature because I can fit the image to the different types of TVs I have around the house. Depending upon the media type, background music can be added, sub-titles can be displayed and the image can be adjusted to fit the screen. It has all the playback functions one would find on a DVD player. Once the media is playing, it can be controlled by the remote, or an on-screen bar can be activated using the display button on the remote. Using the remote to select the folder or file will either begin playing the media or if a folder will drill down to the next level.
#ROKU MPLAY PORTABLE#
Here’s an example displaying the contents of a portable hard drive connected to the MPLAYER using the Movies filter.
When one of them is highlighted, only those types of files supported by the MPLAYER will be recognized and displayed. From left to right they are Movies, Photos, Music, Text, Flash Videos, and not visible in the photo, Files and Settings. These filters can be changed by scrolling using the remote. In the center of the Home screen are icons which filter the media types on the storage devices. These will be highlighted if a device is available on the ports. The middle icon depicts the 2 usb ports and the last one is for the memory card slot.
#ROKU MPLAY MANUAL#
I don’t know if this is an unsupported feature, because it’s not referenced in the manual or the manufacturer’s web site. It appears there is about 100MB available which allows one to copy from the other inputs. After about a week of playing around with the unit, I discovered that this indicates internal memory in the unit. It’s not listed in the user manual and when I selected it, I received a no file found message. The device depicted by a folder icon had me confused for a while. They indicate which devices are plugged into the MPLAYER. All functions are activated using the included remote.Īt the top right of the screen you will notice 3 small icons. Assuming you have the TV set to the correct input :-), you’ll get the Home screen above. Connect your media storage to either the usb connectors and/or the card reader. Connect the power and turn the on/off switch on the back of the unit. Plug the MPLAYER into the TV using the supplied cables or your HDMI cable. If you don’t want to spend the money, the component cables are more than adequate. This isn’t a show stopper because I get mine for 99¢ online. You will have to provide your own HDMI cable though. On the back you’ll find most of the connectors.
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