I got a unit from Mike12 from TipidPC, and it's the same one as that of ADM202E.
My initial findings are the following;
1) The HDD had to formatted as FAT32, since it wouldn't read any data from my 2.5 NTSF HDD.
2) There is a way to offset the 3.2G limitation of the FAT32, if you want to input your DVD movie, and that is via using the DVDdecrypter to decrypt as files to your HDD.
3) The chipset used is the popular ESS, however, this chipset is also very notorius for overheating.
4) The Ghost In The Shell-SAC, Divx files was not anamorphically enhanced by the HDD player, in contrast to my stand alone Xtreme/Pioneer and Philips DVD player, however, the Simpsons season 7 Divx stays as full screen even on a widescreen setting in a WS CRT TV.
5) In setting up the HDD, it seems more advisable to get the 2.5 HDD rather than the 1.8, for the simple reason that it fits snugly.
6) The unit turns very hot after about 5 minutes of use, you'll have to assist the heat dissipation via an electric fan, I feel that an air conditioned room, specifically with a 1.5 HP is inadequate to help dissipate the heat, or else suffer the consequence of a HD breakdown.
7) My unit hunged after 2 episodes, possibly due to the overheating, I turned it off, and it functioned pretty well soon after, of course now with assisted heat dissipation.
A 2.5 HDD can easily be acquired at TipidPC, as long as you keep monitoring the for sale item, I was able to get a 2.5 60G HDD for only 3K, there are possibly cheaper resources had I not only been in a hurry to get one, of course, there are also some sellers who sell a lot more than the prices at Gilmore, and I saw one price higher then Villman
9) The beneficial thing about this is it's accesibility, you don't only have a storage unit, you'll also have a media player.
10) I am still not sure about it's durability, since the ESS chipset is notorius for sudden breakdown, besides, most of the 2nd generation DVD players incorporated with an ESS chipset, have been reportedly dysfunctional after a year of use.
11) If you are one of the types who would go for near perfect units, then this is not the unit for you, since, I believe, this 1st generation variety; It still will undergo a lot of improvement and possibly get cheaper, however, if your'e one of the adventurous types who easily gets fascinated by old concept innovations, well this product comes very cheap, and just in case it breakdown, the good side, is that you'll still have a HDD to use as your storage data.
