NBox - What is the nbox?
A little while ago I posted a review of the WD TV Live media box for viewing downloaded and streaming content on the TV.
The WD box is fantastic, but weighing in at around £100 it may seem a little pricy for what it is.
So what if you want to view downloaded content on your telly at a fraction of the cost?
I give you the NBOX - a fantastic multimedia player for music, video and pictures on any TV.
Typically the nbox is alot cheaper than the WD TV Live box usually weighing in at around £15 - £25 on ebay including your shipping. It is small also - about the size of 2 audio cassette tapes (remember those)
So What is it?
the NBox is a small box that needs connecting to mains power and the TV via scart or HDMI and although there is no internal memory it will take SD memory cards or USB memory sticks, as these are very cheap now and capacity wise they can easily pack in 4-5 hours of DVD quality video. HD video is also supported - as long as you have the source files and a big enough memory.
Supported video files include MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX, Xvid, AVI, MPG, MPEG, DAT RMVB and VOB
Suported Audio Files include MP3, WMA, WAV and RM
Supported Image / Photo Files include JPEG, BMP and GIF so is actually a great device for performing slide shows of those holiday snaps.
The package includes a remote control, AV cable and power cable best check the full description on ebay (see latest available below) for component details as they may vary.
Video can come from the PC
NBOX 720P RMVB MPEG HDTV USB SD Card Media player N32 - Thu, 01 Apr 2010
 | £34.99 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 6:29:07 BST Buy It Now for only: £34.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
NBox RM RMVB DivX XviD MPEG AVI MP3 MP4 HDD TV Player - Mon, 02 Nov 2009
 | £18.99 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 8:44:50 BST Buy It Now for only: £18.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
NBOX TV USB to HDD MP4 RM RMVB MPEG AVI CASE PLAYER - Wed, 02 Jun 2010
 | £16.69 End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 13:28:09 BST Buy It Now for only: £16.69 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
NBOX TV USB to HDD RM RMVB MP4 MPEG AVI CASE PLAYER - Wed, 02 Jun 2010
 | £16.75 End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 13:31:54 BST Buy It Now for only: £16.75 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
HD Media TV Player RM RMVB Mp3 MPG4 SD AVI 4 nbox HDMI - Wed, 28 Jul 2010
 | £9.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 20:28:37 BST Bid now | Add to watch list |
corgi bedford tk chipperfields giraffe transporter nbox - Thu, 22 Jul 2010
 | £9.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 17:45:26 BST Bid now | Add to watch list |
NBOX Portable USB HDD TV MEDIA PLAYER RM RMVB AVI MPEG - Thu, 22 Jul 2010
 | £11.99 End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 18:43:07 BST Buy It Now for only: £11.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
NBOX HDTV HD Media TV Player RM RMVB DivX HDD SD USB HD - Mon, 03 May 2010
 | £20.99 End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 19:52:47 BST Buy It Now for only: £20.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
NBOX HDTV HD Media TV Player RM RMVB DivX HDD SD USB HD - Mon, 03 May 2010
 | £20.99 End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 19:52:50 BST Buy It Now for only: £20.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
NBOX USB 2.0 HDTV HDD Media TV Player RMVB Divx HD MP3 - Fri, 04 Jun 2010
 | £14.36 End Date: Tuesday Aug-03-2010 10:32:33 BST Buy It Now for only: £14.36 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
Western Digital WD TV Live
Tiny Media Centre for Use With TV - Internet capable
The WD TV Live is a discrete box that you plug in to your tv that allows you to view video and photo media on your TV away from the computer. Just plug in a USB media source (USB hard drive or USB Memory Stick) and watch on your TV using the compact remote control included in the box.
The LIVE part of this media player separates it from the old version of the WD TV as it can now accept streaming video content through a network or over an Internet connection. Capability to work with Youtube and other online video services is included, also BBC iPlayer compatibility should be available in the future - requiring a firmware update from the manufacturers website.
With the YouTube and should iPlayer compatibility come sooner rather than later this is a must to compliment a freeview enabled TV in order to give a rich compact media experience, with a little popping to the PC to rip DVDs and full quality blu ray movies into a convenient and accessible media library
Key Feature List
• Play Full HD 1080p video, music and photos on your HD TV
• DTS Downmix - Convert your DTS Audio to play as normal stereo
• Supports widest variety of file formats and devices
• Network capable for easy access to the newest content from PCs, network drives, internet favorites
Compatible With:
HDMI, Full HD (1080p), AVI (Xvid, AVC, MPEG1/2/4), MPG/MPEG, MKV (h.264, x.264, AVC, MPEG1/2/4, VC-1),TS/TP/M2T (MPEG1/2/4, AVC, VC-1) MP4/MOV (MPEG4, h.264), M2TS, WMV9. Photo formats - JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PNG. Music formats - MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS & DTS Downmix, USB 2.0, H.264, SimplayHD™, Energy Star®, Dolby Digital, DTS, DLNA, Bonjour, AVCHD, Windows Vista
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