Just wanted to share with you my non-professional review of the Egreat R200.
Box ContentsNMT player, Manual, Esata cable connection, Wireless network antenna, Power adapter and Remote control!
FrontFronting this sleek silver aluminum casing is an LCD panel which shows you the following information during playback:
Resolution setting: 1080p/720p light's up in RED in the upper left hand corner of the panel
Play symbol: lights up in RED during playback
Image of a Disc: cut like a pizza pie, which rotates clockwise - alternately changing from YELLOW and RED lights
Time: shown in YELLOW, has hours:minutes:seconds (00:00:00) in exactly the same order
Connection: shows how the NMT is connected - HDMIlit in RED
On Indicator: lights up in BLUE when the NMT player is "on" and turns to RED when the player is "off"
TopThe new and improved Egreat Logo, which has a lighter shade of silver for it to be visible from it's aluminum casing
BackAt the back, there is component video out, composite video, analog left & right audio, HDMI, optical and coaxial audio out, a LAN port and option on attaching a wifi antenna for wireless networking.
Internal StorageYou can manually "insert/load" an internal 3.5" HDD thru the side, upto 2TB capacity, by simply opening the access flap just like loading a cassette tape in our old tape decks sometime ago.
External StorageSame as any other NMT player there is a slave USB port (for attaching the R200 to your PC for management and transfer of files in your internal HDD). Two USB ports and a unique Sata port for your external HDDs.
RemoteThe remote is pretty straight forward. Most commonly used buttons are very easy to access. It would have been cool if it lit up just like the one provided on the S7A model
GUI
The Gui has changed drastically from the M31B, better now, black background with full color images when selected.
Loading time is impressive. I still don't have an available internal HD, but connected 2 1TB external HD's on both USB ports behind the player. From the time I press the power button, upto the main MENU is shown on the LCD - 20 secs and another 30 secs to fully read the 2 1TB external HD's.
There is also a "preview" feature window on the movie file. As you press ENTER on the movie folder you wish to watch, there is a small screen to the right, which will show the preview of the film. Kinda like a picture in a picture effect on an LCD.
Set-up Menu
Audio: offers Night Mode option, sets HDMI and SPDIF Output
Video: Offers Aspect Ratio, Scan Mode settings, Brightness, Contrast, DNR, Video System & SD Video System setting
Network: offers Wired Lan or Wireless set-ups
System: offers Language, Text Encoding, Subtitle Automation Recognition, Font, Login Control, BT and SAMBA, System Update, HDD Format, Restore Default and System Info.
BD/DVD: offers Audio, Subtitle, R/RW Auto-Play, Angle Mark and Bluray Folder AutoPlay
MISC: offers Resume Play settings, Slide Show Timing, Transition Effect, Ken Burns, Seamless Playback, Background Music, Screen Saver, Movie Preview and Navigation Key Function
Image QualityIQ is superb. Is better, if not, equal to the M31B as far as I'm concerned.
Feature
Offers File Copy. Giving you the ability to transfer files from internal HD to external HD, whether it be thru SATA or USB connection.
PlayabilitySo far it played every single file I threw at it. It also plays ISO files whether they be Bluray or DVD rip.
During playback, there are several options for scanning a scene. You can scan a scene by jumping from chapter to chapter, scanning to a particular time frame and scanning using the scan bar. When scanning for a particular scene, as soon as you scan and find the scene you are looking for, movie resumes without pause unlike the M31B, where there is a lag/delay for a fraction of a second.
Also, during playback, you can access the set-up menu, at any given time, thru the "Set-up" button on the remote. The set-up menu will appear and the movie is paused and will be seen in as a background on the set-up menu with a watermark effect.
Sub-title is easier to manage than that of the M31B. You have the option to switch the subtitle "on" or "off," Time Sync, change the Color, Outline Color and Font Size.
Zoom option is also available. You can zoom a particular scene during playback, upto 8x it's original size.
Resume playback is also available. When returning to a file which you have accessed at some point in time, the screen will prompt for you to confirm resume playback or cancel. Choosing the latter will restart the film from the beginning.
AudioOut of the box, the R200 offers the following:
Dolby Digital (AC3) Downmix: Yes
Dolby Digital (AC3) Passthrough: Yes
DTS Downmix: Yes
DTS Passthrough: Yes
Just like the M31B, it automatically detects the type of audio output of a given file. I have a file with DTS MA and another with DD TrueHD. During playback, the audio output reflected on the receiver is DTS core and Dolby Digital core respectively. My receiver is not capable of decoding Master Audio or TrueHD, so I wouldn't know if the player is actually capable of such, but the SQ is very, very good.
ConclusionThis is just my initial review of this product. PQ and SQ of this player is superb and navigation to go from menu to menu, folder to folder is pretty easy. Even if you don't read the manual, you will know your way around the player. I still have yet to play around with the network capabilities of this player when time permits.
Overall, I am very happy with this upgrade from the M31B. It's everything that I wanted on an NMT player and more...handed to me in a silver platter. Pure convience in every essence of the word.
Some screenshots taken during playback
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Avatar
Cool Runnngs
Incredible Hulk
Never Back Down
Warner Brothers: Coyote Fall
How To Train Your Dragon
Ratatouille
Legends of Jazz Showcase
Beyonce...I Am Yours
Dave Matthew's & Tim Reynolds Live
