HDD Based Player

With cheaper and mass produced Blue Ray Disc players not showing any signs of moving towards, well, mass production, it was time that I started looking for something to use HD content freely available at various forums. In this search, I finally landed on something that caught my eye as innovative and future ready. Forget PS3, XBox or even PSP. Tvix from DVICO is a device that is made for junkies like me. A gadget wit drool factor quite high and with most digital ports implemented, TVix brings idea of a video or audio server quickly into a living room.

Amongst a host of features, it is capable of playing Matroska container files, alongwith your usual run of the mill AVI, WMV 9 files, h.264 or even AVHCD files from your camcorder. Equipped with a HDMI 1.3 port, these players (available in various configurations) can seemlessly bring HD content live on your spanking new HD LCD panel. With HDTV tuner and wireless LAN, the metamorphosis to a video server is near complete. If you want digital audio options, well, you got them in TVix. Overall, a great product, although priced a little high, it still suits a many purpose and is a value addition to any living room.