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We loved the notion of the S800 as a DVR with so much extra functionality thrown in, but the clunky EPG, the unfriendly recording systems and the poor timeshifting performance means that its very hard to recommend the unit as a digital video recorder...
The Emtec Movie Cube S800 packs in plenty of features and is presented in a well-made and reasonably elegant case. However, whether considered primarily as a PVR, a NAS box, a media file player, or an Internet radio tuner, it simply doesn't compare on any...
Abstract: Unfortunately, the MovieCube proved to be a little temperamental about playing certain types of files. It's OK with MP3 and WMA audio files, but turned its nose up at our iTunes library of (non-protected) AAC files. Its playback of MP4 video files was also a bit erratic, and it wouldn't pl..
Support for some HD codecs, Digital recording with timeshifting, Builtin digital tuner, LCD Screen, Network connectivity
Could support more formats, Recording is only in SD
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Published: 2009-04-07, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Abstract: With more people amassing vast collections of digital media, the demand for a straightforward way to pipe that out through an HDTV is only increasing. Emtec’s Movie Cube S800 not only offers video streaming, but expandable local storage, internet radi...
Large hard disk, with versatile audio and video features
Poor documentation makes initial set-up rather complicated
Technically impressive, but it should have been a bit easier to set up and use Good points Large hard disk, with versatile audio and video features Bad points Poor documentation makes initial set-up rather complicated ...
In immer mehr Haushalten bekommen Multimedia-Festplatten einen festen Platz im HiFi-Rack - und das aus gutem Grund. Kaum ein anderes Gerät ist so unauffällig und gleichzeitig so funktional. Egal ob es um das Streamen von Inhalten aus dem Heimnet...
Abstract: Manch einer wird sich verwundert die Augen reiben: Das alles soll der „Movie Cube S800“ können? Er ist Speicherplatz und Abspielstation für Filme, Fotos und Musik. Gleichzeitig dient die Festplatte als TV-Empfänger und Videorecorder und findet per Inte...
