Testseek.co.uk have collected 21 expert reviews of the AC Ryan Playon! HD Mini 2 Media Player ACR-PV73800 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AC Ryan Playon! HD Mini 2 Media Player ACR-PV73800.
July 2011
(80%)
21 Reviews
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The editors liked
Multimedia decoding
Nice interface
High performance
Welldesigned multimedia jukebox
Network playback
Excellent playback quality
Audio and USB ports
Sleek Design
Silent Passive Cooling
Gigabit Ethernet Connection
Attractive
Intuitive User Interface
Good Value
The editors didn't like
USB ports very slow and badly positioned (or well out the way!)
Browser sometimes slows down
Web services poorly thought out and too heavy
Audio part needs improvement
Remote a bit cheap looking
Clunky menu
Slow boot
More than two USB ports would have been nice
Rating
9.0
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Sleek Design, Silent Passive Cooling, Gigabit Ethernet Connection, Attractive, Intuitive User Interface, Good Value,
More than two USB ports would have been nice, Rating: 9.0, Pages: 1 2 3 4 5, Share, Facebook, Twitter, Google +, Stumbleupon, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tags A.C. RYAN a.c. ryan playon! hd mini 2 ac ryan ac ryan playon hd 2 ac ryan playon hd mini 2 news playon
We were impressed with AC Ryan's original PlayOn! HD Mini network media player which offered good performance and numerous features even if the user interface was a little rough round the edges. But with this second version, the user interface is vastly...
USB ports very slow and badly positioned (or well out the way!), Browser sometimes slows down, Web services poorly thought out and too heavy, Audio part needs improvement, Remote a bit cheap looking
An undeniably good media streamer but with several drawbacks meaning we can't give it a 5-star rating. Decoding is however excellent and network playback very smooth....
As this is the second generation of products from AC Ryan it should be expected that the products would have any issues from the previous version fixed and the overall quality increased. That isn't quite the case though as the originals were so good t...
The Playon!HD Mini 2 comes with an attractive and simple design chassis and has a small size so it’s perfect to install it near our TV; it is ideal to point the remote to the device when sending commands, otherwise it possible the current command won’...
Full retail package HDMI v1.3 cable included, Supports playback of almost anything from mpeg1,2,4 ASP & AVC formats, Supports playback of almost all audio formats (mp3, AAC, Flac, Ogg, WMA, RA), Supports playback of 1080p and DTS soundtracks, Includes 2x USB2.0 ports, Supports both Wifi and wired lan connection (with extra Wifi module), Stable playback for all video/audio formats, Supports playba
Local LAN copying is slow, USB copying speed is low, Internet services aren't really so useable, Wifi module costs extra bucks
To date, I haven't found what I'd consider to be a "perfect" set-top media player, and nor does the Playon!HD Mini 2 fill that void. That doesn't mean that it's not fantastic, though, and in fact, it is. So much so, that it's without question the best...
Abstract: Video Review: The A.C. Ryan PlayOn!HD Mini 2 Media Player is the best mini yet! This product plays just about any video, audio and picture format, it's tiny, looks great, full 1080p capable, 7.1 channel audio, internet media, is affordable and there'...
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Published: 2011-05-12, Author: Richard , review by: techworld.com
The PlayOn! HD Mini2 makes a great addition to any AV setup that relies on digital file streaming over the local network. You can of course just plug a USB hard disk straight into the back, but to my mind it complements a nice home NAS device like the...
