TVisto Series 3.5'' Multimedia External Hard Drive Enclosure
by Metal Gear
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Manufacturer: Metal GearModel: 3500TVIS
Product features:
- 3.5" IDE hard drive up to 500GB supported
- USB 2.0 High Speed interface, Firewire 400 (IEEE 1394a) interface
- Audio: WAV, MP3, MPEG-4 (AAC), WMA, AC3, OGG
- Playback Media Formats Video: MPEG-1 (AVI, MPG), MPEG-2 (AVI, VOB), ISO, MPEG-4 (AVI, DivX, DivX VOD, XviD)
- Video Outputs: NTSC/PAL Composite Video, S-Video, Analog YPbPr Component Video*, SCART RGB*, VGA (1024x768)*, HDTV (480p, 720p, 1080i)* -- * Uses proprietary TYPE cables (not included) for component YPbPr, SCART, and VGA video out functionality
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of TVisto Series 3.5'' Multimedia External Hard Drive Enclosure
Customer Review: Great for the road. Good in the home, although a little outdated.
Summary: 3 Stars
I used this as a primary media player on my home TV for about a year before I began building HTPCs. It worked well and I had very few complaints about it.
I was able to put up to a 500GB drive in mine and it played back most all of my DivX and XviD encoded movies. I'm not into music, but I know it will play most of the more common formats.
Setup is not overly difficult, but is a little tricky to make the settings stick (especially for audio). Menus are simple, yet effective, and there are some decent playback controls available while viewing videos.
There are plenty of output options available, with even more if purchased separately (component for HD, for example). S-Video, Composite, analog stereo, and optical S/PDIF are all standard. There is also USB and Firewire ports for transferring your media.
Updates for the device are probably long gone as newer models have far surpassed what this is capable of. However, if you want simple and inexpensive (as this one should be now), it's a good device to take on vacations or weekend trips since the common hookups will attach to most hotel TVs without a hitch. This makes it great if you have kids and want to bring all their favorite shows (if you encode them, like I do).
On the downside, the device is a little slow to respond to the remote at times. Not a big deal, but it is there. Also, it will only take specifically encoded files, meaning certain features of supported formats will make it incompatible with the TVISTO (GMC/QPEL in XviD, for example). I would have also liked AVC playback, but I realize this is an older device and AVC was not as popular when I bought this.
Description of TVisto Series 3.5'' Multimedia External Hard Drive Enclosure
The TVisto Multimedia Center is not just any old external hard drive enclosure - it's so much more! Imagine putting all your videos and music on one convenient device, and then plugging that device into your television for playback - that's the TVisto Multimedia Center! It even offers a remote control for ease of use - you just add a hard drive and go!!! The TVisto Multimedia Center offers extra capacity for large files, allowing you to store plenty of data, music, photos and even complete movie collections. The TVisto 3500TVIS is compatible with any standard IDE Hard Drive up to 500 GB, thats a lot of movies! The TVisto 3500TVIS Multimedia Center produces high quality video and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio for your pleasure. With lightning-fast USB 2.0 or Firewire 400, the TVisto offers hot plug and play, super-speedy data transfer and remarkable versatility. Instant backup! Instant storage! Instant Fun!Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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