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The editors liked
Support for some HD codecs
Digital recording with timeshifting
Builtin digital tuner
LCD Screen
Network connectivity
Large hard disk
With versatile audio and video features
Analogue/DTT recording
Media streaming
HD-ready
The editors didn't like
Could support more formats
Recording is only in SD
Poor documentation makes initial setup rather complicated
We loved the notion of the S800 as a DVR with so much extra functionality thrown in, but the clunky EPG, the unfriendly recording systems and the poor timeshifting performance means that its very hard to recommend the unit as a digital video recorder...
The Emtec Movie Cube S800 packs in plenty of features and is presented in a well-made and reasonably elegant case. However, whether considered primarily as a PVR, a NAS box, a media file player, or an Internet radio tuner, it simply doesn't compare on any...
Abstract: Unfortunately, the MovieCube proved to be a little temperamental about playing certain types of files. It's OK with MP3 and WMA audio files, but turned its nose up at our iTunes library of (non-protected) AAC files. Its playback of MP4 video files was also a bit erratic, and it wouldn't pl..
Support for some HD codecs, Digital recording with timeshifting, Builtin digital tuner, LCD Screen, Network connectivity
Could support more formats, Recording is only in SD
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Published: 2009-04-07, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Abstract: With more people amassing vast collections of digital media, the demand for a straightforward way to pipe that out through an HDTV is only increasing. Emtec’s Movie Cube S800 not only offers video streaming, but expandable local storage, internet radi...
Large hard disk, with versatile audio and video features
Poor documentation makes initial set-up rather complicated
Technically impressive, but it should have been a bit easier to set up and use Good points Large hard disk, with versatile audio and video features Bad points Poor documentation makes initial set-up rather complicated ...
Le design, Mode NAS, Tuner TNT et analogique, Aperçu des images et des vidéos, La définition de chapitre sur les enregistrements, Consommation maîtrisée, Entrées analogiques, Sorties vidéo
Gestion volume, Mode de mise à jour du firmware, Les boutons de la télécommande assez semblables, Édition limitée sur notre modèle de test, Simples tuners TV
Décodage HD partiel, Enregistreur numérique et timeshifting, Tuner TNT intégré, Ecran LCD, Connectique réseau
Support multimédia imparfait, Enregistrement limité à la SD
Un bel objet mais dont les fonctionnalités sont parfois frustrantes : il gère la HD mais pas le H.264, il lit les MKV mais pose quelques problèmes avec certains, il sait enregistrer mais uniquement en SD....