Author Topic: AC RYAN PLAYON HD 2 (Read 6296 times)

yakisoba · « **on:** Jun 01, 2011 at 08:03 PM »

Just got back from a trip to singapore and got to buy the AC Ryan Playon HD 2 anyone have it or tried it?

Sanjay · « **Reply #1 on:** Jun 01, 2011 at 09:30 PM »

Quote from: yakisoba on Jun 01, 2011 at 08:03 PM

Just got back from a trip to singapore and got to buy the AC Ryan Playon HD 2 anyone have it or tried it?

The new AC Ryan Play On HD2 will be available in Manila next week.

lncc63 · « **Reply #2 on:** Jun 01, 2011 at 09:35 PM »

How do they differ?

Sanjay · « **Reply #3 on:** Jun 01, 2011 at 10:13 PM »

The AC Ryan Play On HD1 is USB 2.0; 10/100 LAN and you need to screew and unscreew the bottom to install an internal hard drive. The AC Ryan Play On HD2 is USB 3.0; gigabyte LAN, has to tray that slides out to install internal hard drive and uses a newer faster realtek chipset.

lncc63 · « **Reply #4 on:** Jun 01, 2011 at 10:26 PM »

Is the price set yet?

USB 3.0 and the Gigabit port are great, though not essential, features.

Does it do passthru?

Courage · « **Reply #5 on:** Jun 01, 2011 at 10:34 PM »

Quote from: lncc63 on Jun 01, 2011 at 10:26 PM

Is the price set yet?

USB 3.0 and the Gigabit port are great, though not essential, features.

Does it do passthru?

USB 3.0 will be usefull if copying and transfering files via NMT, Gigabit port if you have Gig Switch...

Im interested if
1. Play Full BD Menus
2. Passthru all formats including DD HD / DTS MA
3. Pass DD Core and DTS Core for those receivers without DTS MA and DD HD
4. Maximum Storage you can connect, 3TB na sana

Verbl Kint · « **Reply #6 on:** Jun 02, 2011 at 01:34 AM »

Can it read BD iso's with menu navigation?

toys4geeks · « **Reply #7 on:** Jun 02, 2011 at 04:15 AM »

May I be clarified if its a USB 3.0 host or slave port as there seems some confusion on USB 3.0 for NMTs in general.

AFAIK, USB 3.0 in NMTs are most, if not all, USB 3.0 0slave ports -- meaning you will need a host (PC or laptop) with USB 3.0 to see an NMT's primary internal drive (kindly not ALL drives that are attached, but that would have been cool!)

suavegabe · « **Reply #8 on:** Jun 02, 2011 at 01:22 PM »

it's a USB 3.0 slave port.

got one these for my in laws a couple of months ago. so far, no complaints from them, though to be fair, they're not really "techie" and as long as the movie plays, they're happy with it.

regarding pass-thru of HD audio, cannot confirm this one since receiver is not capable of HD Audio and is only connected via optical out. A problem i did encounter when testing it for a couple of days is that DTSHD-MA audio is downmixed to 2-channel stereo when connected via optical out. this is a bit weird since my original POHD can pass the DTS 5.1 core of DTSHD-MA via optical out. I even posted this on the AC Ryan forums but unfortunately, the moderator there was too dumb and hard headed to understand what the problem was. he didn't even know and refuses to accept the fact that DTSHD-MA carries the core DTS 5.1. $:-\$

about DD TrueHD, correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think that it carries DD 5.1 core, unlike DTSHD-MA. so if you're receiver doesn't support DDTrueHD and you're movie file only contains TrueHD for audio, then you're out of luck.

scifi-fan · « **Reply #9 on:** Jun 02, 2011 at 02:48 PM »

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about DD TrueHD, correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think that it carries DD 5.1 core, unlike DTSHD-MA. so if you're receiver doesn't support DDTrueHD and you're movie file only contains TrueHD for audio, then you're out of luck.

TrueHD tracks contain an interleaved AC3 (Core).

The problem is that when you take these tracks and rip them into a MKV container, you will lose the AC3 core.

So if you want to preserve the AC3 core audio from TrueHD audio tracks in movies, keep them in M2TS, BDMV/BD ISO.

Sanjay · « **Reply #10 on:** Jun 02, 2011 at 04:27 PM »

All AC Ryan Media players play BD ISO.

Courage · « **Reply #11 on:** Jun 02, 2011 at 08:07 PM »

Quote from: suavegabe on Jun 02, 2011 at 01:22 PM

it's a USB 3.0 slave port.

got one these for my in laws a couple of months ago. so far, no complaints from them, though to be fair, they're not really "techie" and as long as the movie plays, they're happy with it.

regarding pass-thru of HD audio, cannot confirm this one since receiver is not capable of HD Audio and is only connected via optical out. A problem i did encounter when testing it for a couple of days is that DTSHD-MA audio is downmixed to 2-channel stereo when connected via optical out. this is a bit weird since my original POHD can pass the DTS 5.1 core of DTSHD-MA via optical out. I even posted this on the AC Ryan forums but unfortunately, the moderator there was too dumb and hard headed to understand what the problem was. he didn't even know and refuses to accept the fact that DTSHD-MA carries the core DTS 5.1. $:-\$

about DD TrueHD, correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think that it carries DD 5.1 core, unlike DTSHD-MA. so if you're receiver doesn't support DDTrueHD and you're movie file only contains TrueHD for audio, then you're out of luck.

Some NMT will just pass 2 channel to a non DTS MA /DD HD receiver when playing BD rip disc encoded with the said tracks and some NMT's will pass both DD core and DTS Core no matter what type of digital connection it has(HDMI/SPDIF). This is base on my experience with my NMT's

Verbl Kint · « **Reply #12 on:** Jun 03, 2011 at 11:36 PM »

Quote from: Sanjay on Jun 02, 2011 at 04:27 PM

All AC Ryan Media players play BD ISO.

Can these play the in-disc menus too?

Sanjay · « **Reply #13 on:** Jun 05, 2011 at 09:44 PM »

Quote from: Verbl Kint on Jun 03, 2011 at 11:36 PM

Can these play the in-disc menus too?

The first batch of AC Ryan Play On HD2 will be arriving in 2 to 3 days, I will check if it can play in disc menus and get back to you.

Conan · « **Reply #14 on:** Jun 06, 2011 at 04:32 AM »

Quote from: Verbl Kint on Jun 03, 2011 at 11:36 PM

Can these play the in-disc menus too?

No it won't it's a Realtek chip. Only Sigma based players will currently do that.

toys4geeks · « **Reply #15 on:** Jun 06, 2011 at 06:10 AM »

Sigma can play full menu.If you are in the market for a BD full menu, stick to Sigma 8643 chip-- PCH C200, Egreat S800/S100

To spare yourself from the fuzz, when you see BD.ISO simple menu, inspect the NMT carefullly for support and have it shown to you.

Some NMT promise simple menu(i.e. scene selection), recently I got a 1185 based chip unit(600B) with BDJ profile 1.0, hoping to see how the BD simple menu support is. Even Egreat R200/R200 pro promises that but i have yet to see content that actually triggers BD simple menu. RTK1185 is no different.

I found out the hard way when I prepped a Himedia 600B for my mom, the lit says it supports BDJ profile 1.0, so iwas really excited. unless i missout a setting, it did not show any menu in all 39 of my BD25/BD50 rips (40GB/title) that normally show in both my PCH C200 and my Egreat S800/S100

Worse, it autoplays a track it finds. In the case of the black hawk down rip(BD25 rip w/ menu),it plays the commentary track, not the movie track. I had to stop it , go to file manager, guess among the *.ts files is the movie track. Try giving that instruction to my mom I'd likely end up going there to show her

Anyway just something to watch out for when auditioning units if BD full navigation menu is important to you.

gunslinger · « **Reply #16 on:** Jun 07, 2011 at 07:17 AM »

Quote from: toys4geeks on Jun 06, 2011 at 06:10 AM

Sigma can play full menu.If you are in the market for a BD full menu, stick to Sigma 8643 chip-- PCH C200, Egreat S800/S100

To spare yourself from the fuzz, when you see BD.ISO simple menu, inspect the NMT carefullly for support and have it shown to you.

Some NMT promise simple menu(i.e. scene selection), recently I got a 1185 based chip unit(600B) with BDJ profile 1.0, hoping to see how the BD simple menu support is. Even Egreat R200/R200 pro promises that but i have yet to see content that actually triggers BD simple menu. RTK1185 is no different.

I found out the hard way when I prepped a Himedia 600B for my mom, the lit says it supports BDJ profile 1.0, so iwas really excited. unless i missout a setting, it did not show any menu in all 39 of my BD25/BD50 rips (40GB/title) that normally show in both my PCH C200 and my Egreat S800/S100

Worse, it autoplays a track it finds. In the case of the black hawk down rip(BD25 rip w/ menu),it plays the commentary track, not the movie track. I had to stop it , go to file manager, guess among the *.ts files is the movie track. Try giving that instruction to my mom I'd likely end up going there to show her

Anyway just something to watch out for when auditioning units if BD full navigation menu is important to you.

Thanks bro. Very informative.

Sanjay · « **Reply #17 on:** Jun 11, 2011 at 05:02 PM »

The retail price of the AC Ryan Play On HD2 is P9,900. it will be available in most reputable AV stores by the end of next week.

Sanjay · « **Reply #18 on:** Jun 14, 2011 at 12:04 PM »

Check out pictures of the new AC Ryan Play On HD 2:

You can hook up to the internet using the opitional USB wireless dongle or a LAN cable.

vinlovski · « **Reply #19 on:** Jun 24, 2011 at 02:56 PM »

Hi Guys,

I'm just wondering when will this gadget be available in the Philippines?I went to Singapore last week but i wasn't able to buy one..nanghihinayang tuloy ako..now i really want this so bad..hahaha!! Need your help guys..Thanks!

Sanjay · « **Reply #20 on:** Jun 24, 2011 at 03:01 PM »

AC Ryan media players are available in the following stores:

- Sight & Sounds - 6341789
- Ehome - 7445923
- Architectural Audio - 6215165
- AV Shop - 2161948
- Listening room - 6329577
- Listen up - 8185904
- Cebu Circuits - 0322313598
- Acustic Dimension - 7561579
- Audible Illusion - 3743620