I've been looking for something to play music stored in FLAC format on a NAT device. I don't want to build another HTPC and this is the first < $100 device that I've seen with both network access and a FLAC codec. Has anyone tried this box? Does it have an easy way to queue up a selected songs and albums? Any feedback on sound and video quality?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/03/asus-o-play-hdp-r1-media-player-wont-likely-see-your-o-face/
From the Asus site:
Video: MPEG1/2/4,RM/RMVB,VC-1,H.264
Video File Extension: .mp4,.mov,.xvid,.avi,.divx,.asf,.wmv,.mkv,.rm,.rmvb,.flv,.ts,.m2ts,.dat,.mpg,.vob
Audio: MP3,WAV,AAC,OGG,FLAC,AIFF
Image: JPEG,BMP,PNG,GIF,TIFF
Subtitle: SRT,SUB,SMI,SSA
Input:
DC Power In
1xUSB 2.0 Port
1xUSB 2.0 / eSATA Combo Port
RJ-45 LAN Port
Output:
Composite Video
Composite Audio L/R
S/PDIF Out
HDMI 1.3
LAN:
TCP/IP (DHCP or Static IP Address)
10/100Mbps Wired LAN
Edit: I relinked using the Engadget blurb since the Asus page didn't work. I've seen this as low as $85 online.
