Dune HD Max
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Is this Yourmediastreamer?
Sure hope it is.
The latest model from Dune is here and it just blows competition out of the water.
After the award winning Dune BD Prime 3 we take a look at the HD Max.
In its heart rests the newest 8642/8643 media processor from sigma designs enabling this media streamer to offer you excellent playback and performance while utilizing all of its features.
Dune HD Max comes with a built-in optical drive that can playback anything from a normal cd up to a Blu-ray disk saving you money as there is no need to buy a Blu-ray drive.
A special compartment is located behind a panel at the real of this media streamer that gives you access to quickly install up to two extension boards. A 3.5” Sata HDD rack with hot swap capabilities is also there to make your life easier if you wish to install an internal hard drive. On the exterior an SD card slot is present and also 3 high speed USB 2.0 ports for connecting any external storage device which you can then playback their files through the HD Max.
With its Ethernet port the dune HD max can connect to your local network and stream digital content from any upnp or NAS device in it. With internet access you can playback and record various internet radio stations ,view your favorite digital TV channels using an optional Digital USB dongle and browse the internet using Dune’s HD Max built in Web browser.
This media streamer excites us with all its goodies but that doesn’t keep it from doing its main job perfectly and that’s HD movies playback. With its internal Bit torrent client download your favorite movies in an internal HDD of your choice and enjoy its crystal clear image and audio using the Dune HD Max.
Dune HD Max delivers up to 1080p resolution through its HDMI 1.3 interface and top quality audio (Dolby True HD, DTS HD Master Audio, LPCM and FLAC).The latest HD codecs and container formats are of course supported including MKV and H.264 . RealD format is also supported enabling you to experience the latest in 3D video technology.
The Dune HD Max is the best media streamer this team has reviewed till this moment. Highly recommented.
Technical Specifications:
• Processor:
Sigma Designs 8642/8643
• RAM:
512 MB
• Flash memory:
256 MB, expandable with a HDD partition, USB flash drive, or SD card (2GB recommended)
• Media sources:
internal HDD (SATA 3.5”), built-in Blu-ray drive, external HDD (USB), external optical drive (USB), USB devices (USB flash drive, USB card reader, etc), built-in SD card reader (SD/SDHC), PC and NAS in local network (SMB, NFS, UPnP, HTTP), other Internet and local network media sources (HTTP, multicast UDP/RTP)
• Video codecs:
MPEG2, MPEG4, XVID, WMV9, VC1, H.264; support for very high bitrate video (up to 50 MBit/s and higher)
• Video file formats:
MKV, MPEG-TS, MPEG-PS, M2TS, VOB, AVI, MOV, MP4, QT, ASF, WMV, Blu-ray-ISO, BDMV, DVD-ISO, VIDEO_TS
• Optical disc formats:
data discs (CD/DVD/BD) (MP3, JPEG, etc), Audio CD (PCM/DTS), DVD-Video (retail and user-authored discs), Blu-ray (retail and user-authored discs)
• Blu-ray playback:
Blu-ray menu, BD-J, BonusView, BD-Live – for both Blu-ray discs (retail and user-authored) and full Blu-ray structures (Blu-ray-ISO, BDMV) played from HDD and network
• Video output modes:
wide range of supported output resolutions (up to 1080p) and framerates (including 23.976p, 24p, PAL, NTSC)
• Video output framerate:
automatic (according to the played content) and manual
• Audio codecs:
AC3 (Dolby Digital), DTS, MPEG, AAC, LPCM, WMA, WMAPro, EAC3 (Dolby Digital Plus), Dolby True HD, DTS HD High Resolution Audio, DTS HD Master Audio, FLAC, multichannel FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis; support for very high quality audio (up to 192 kHz / 24-bit)
• Audio file formats:
MP3, MPA, M4A, WMA, FLAC, APE (Monkey’s Audio), Ogg/Vorbis, WAV, DTS-WAV, DTS, AC3, AAC
• HD audio support:
pass-through (up to 7.1 channels) and decoding (up to 7.1 channels) of Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD MA audiotracks (Blu-ray, TS, MKV), pass-through (up to 7.1 channels) of multichannel LPCM audiotracks (Blu-ray, TS, MKV), decoding (up to 7.1 channels) of FLAC audiotracks (MKV, external)
• Subtitle formats:
SRT (external), SUB (MicroDVD) (external), text (MKV), SSA/ASS (MKV, external), VobSub (MP4, MKV, external SUB/IDX), PGS (Blu-ray, TS, MKV)
• Picture file formats:
JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF
• Playlist file formats:
M3U, PLS
• Photo viewer functions:
slideshow, transition effects, picture rotation, zoom, browse playlist, repeat, shuffle
• Audio playback functions:
browse playlist, repeat, shuffle, ID3 tags, plasma TV burn-in prevention
• Filesystems:
FAT16/FAT32 (read-write), EXT2/EXT3 (read-write), NTFS (read-write)
• Ethernet:
10/100 Mbit (with 1000 Mbit/s experimental support) *
• WiFi:
optional 802.11n WiFi (via an external USB WiFi stick, not included, D-Link DWA-140 recommended)
• Dune Network Playback Accelerator:
special optimizations ensuring best-in-class network playback performance for the Sigma Designs 864x platform and enabling smooth playback of any supported kind of media content via any network protocol (including NFS and SMB) even in 100 Mbit/s Ethernet networks.
Package Contents:
• Dune HD Max media player
• Remote control (batteries may not be included)
• Power supply cord
• AV cable
• HDMI cable
• Quick start guide
• Additional items (optional) may be included into the package, depending on player configuration, region, and distributor
Dimensions:
• Player itself without legs: 429 mm (width) x 299 mm (depth) x 56 mm (height)
• Player itself with legs: 429 mm (width) x 299 mm (depth) x 65 mm (height)
• Gift box: 140 mm x 360 mm x 500 mm
Weight:
• Net weight: 4.8 kg
• Gross weight: 5.8 kg
Country of origin:
Taiwan
Warranty:
Two-year warranty.
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special optimizations ensuring best-in-class network playback performance for the Sigma Designs 864x platform and enabling smooth playback of any supported kind of media content via any network protocol (including NFS and SMB) even in 100 Mbit/s Ethernet networks.
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