Is this the lowest priced Media Player/Streamer that can pass-through DTS-HD/MA and Dolby TrueHD?
Just note that these features are not even included in the software dev kits for our beloved Realtek players so to be realistic about the situation right now - asa mode pa rin tayong lahat.
Endless releases of "beta" FWs do not guarante that this feature is actually coming. It simply proves that the previous FW versions were immature. People easily and noisily criticize Microsoft for this specific type of practice yet are seem to be happy if Media Player/Streamers are doing the same on their "hilaw" products.
The list price is about $180. Take out dealer discount then add the costs of CIF Manila + import duties +
warranty so balik ulit near $180 siguro. So IMO, 9.9.K is a reasonable price. Mga kaibigan, kailangan naman kumita ng business kahit papaano, otherwise - meaningless. It's OK to ask the seller to reduce the price - but buyers must be reasonable especially since our market is very small.
Now if you dont need DTS-HD/MA, TrueHD and the cool lookin GUI, of course any of the 6K or so Realteks would be more than sufficient. But what if you do? Again ASA pa tayo sa Realtek right now - but I hope I could be proven wrong soon because take note - it's becoming a trend for some encoders to incorporate HD audio in their 1080p encodes. But again if these things dont interest you at all, then stick with Realteks.
Ok, kapayapaan sa araw ng Lunes.