I hooked up the Playon!HD2 to my 1080p Plasma telly and found that the user interface has been completely redesigned since the older Mini series. Digital audio is provided via both optical and coax outputs. There’s a wired Ethernet port for a standard LAN connection, plus HDMI, component and composite video outputs for connecting to your TV. Products priced similarly to the Playon!HD2, like the Western Digital WD TV Live, come with built-in Wi-Fi adapters, so A.C. Speaking of which, the wireless dongle is an optional extra which sells for $49. If you don’t fancy cracking your PC open to swap drives in and out, then you could simply put a new hard drive into the unit and transfer files from a PC via the supplied USB 3.0 cable.Īlong with the USB 3.0 port you also get two USB 2.0 ports that connect devices such as portable hard drives, keyboards and wireless dongles. If your media is stored on a PC, you could transfer it to a 3.5-inch SATA hard drive, put that drive into the Playon!HD2, and have instant access to that data on your TV. That allows you to slot in your own hard drive – no drive is included in the purchase price. The shiny, black Playon!HD2 is quite big for a media player, thanks to the inclusion of an internal 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bay. It’s available in NZ stores for around $199 (RRP $229). Here we have a new, bigger model from A.C. We liked it so much that we rated it 9 out of 10.
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