Amoi Net DVD Player
January 2004The device is easy to use. Changing audio tracks and navigating through 100 albums via the on-screen guide is less painless than staring at a rack of CDs. And my MP3 music, routed through a B&K receiver, sounds first rate. The few random MPEG-4 movies I had available, looked about as good as an average cable channel when played through the Amoi.
Having easy access to all my digital pictures is also great since it allows my whole family to see the pictures without the hassle of crowding around my messy computer desk. But it would be a real benefit if I could upload my digital pictures or music files from the DVD player (perhaps though a memory card reader) to the PC, but that functionality just isn't avaiable yet.
In addition to all of the above, the Net DVD is also a progressive scan player, so it will work with HDTVs, though the video quality isn't as solid as my standard Toshiba player. Overall, the picture is average for a mid-priced player.
The Amoi is also DVD-Audio compatible, with the required 5.1 analog outputs supplied to connect to a surround sound receiver. This means that you can play the newer high-resolution music on the same machine you use to access the highly compressed tunes stored on your PC. There's some irony there, but not to dwell on. The DVD audio discs I played all sounded sharp as usual.
The Net DVD is among the first of its kind (Gateway also offers a very similar product), but you can expect to see a lot more competition in the future. It's a great idea, and one sure to captivate content crazed buyers as wireless technology becomes more widespread.
Amoi 9200 Net DVD Player
$299
WiFi data streaming
DVD-Audio
Progressive-scan video
www.amoi.com
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