AC Ryan PlayOn!HD2 Review
Introduction
Product on Review : Play On!HD2
Manufacturer and Sponsor : AC Ryan
Street Price: £158 inc. VAT (GBP)
AC Ryan are a company with a strong vision to be the number 1 manufacturer of Digital lifestyle enhancement products globally. Being a lifestyle brand isnt always an easy task, it requires innovation and a strong constant customer satisfaction. Their current focus is on Full HD network ready media players and recorders hoping to captivate and transform the users viewing experience. Today is our first meeting with AC Ryan and we are to look at a product that is currently their flag-ship HD Network Media Player the PlayOn!HD2.
Boasting support for an broad range of video and audio formats and internet functionality the PlayOn!HD2 features the PlayOn!GUI2.0 capable of allowing users to interact and share with social media and much, much more.
Specifications
A/V Out
HDMI 1.3 interface up to 1080p
Composite Audio / Video
Y/ Pb / Pr Video
SPDIF coaxial (digital audio)
SPDIF Optical TOSLink (digital audio)
Storage Supported
EZ-Drive slot - 3.5 SATA/SATA2 HDD up to 2TB
2.5 HDD support via adaptor frame
HFS+ with Journaled
Media Cards Supported
SD, SDHC (SD High Capacity),
MMC, MS, MSPro
USB Supported
USB 3.0 and 2.0 Interfaces
Add ports with USB hubs, USB card readers
2x USB 2.0 (USB-A)
1x USB 3.0 Slave Port (USB-B)
External File System Supported
FAT, FAT32, NTFS, EXT3, HFS+ w/out Journaling
Network - Wired
Wired Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000Mbps (for high performance Full HD streaming)
Wired Gigabit LAN 10/100Mbps(for data transfer)
Network - Wireless(Optional)
Wireless WLAN 802.11b/g/n 300Mbps via USB WLAN adaptor (optional, not incl.)
Supports WLAN security WEP, WPA
Supports WLAN Peer-to-Peer (connects wireless without router)
Network - Wireless Built-In (selected models only)
Wireless-N via a PCI-e port with dual antenna
Video Formats Supported
AVI / MKV / TS / TP / TRP / M2TS / MPG /
MP4 / MOV / M4V / VOB / ISO / DVD-ISO
/ IFO / DAT / WMV / ASF / RM / RMVB / / BD-ISO
FLV resolution up to 720p / 1080i / 1080p
Video Codecs Supported
MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 / MPEG-4 SP/ASP/AVC
(H.264 | x264) / XviD / DivX / WMV9 (VC-1)
/ RealVideo 8/9/10 (up to 720P)
Video Output Supported
PAL / NTSC / 480p / 576p / 720p / 1080i
50Hz / 1080i 60Hz / 1080p 50Hz / 1080p
60Hz / 1080p 24FPS
Audio Formats Supported
MP3 / MP2 / WMA / AAC / FLAC / WAV /
OGG Vorbis / PCM / LPCM / MS-ADPCM /
LC-AAC / HE-AAC / COOK / RA-Lossless
Audio Output Supported
Stereo
Dolby Digital AC3 5.1
(passthrough & downmix to stereo)
Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
(passthrough)
Dolby TrueHD 7.1
(passthrough & downmix to stereo)
DTS Digital Surround 5.1
(passthrough & downmix to stereo)
AAC 7.1
(passthrough & downmix to stereo)
FLAC
Image Formats Supported
JPEG, HD JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIF, PNG
Subtitles Format Supported
SRT, SMI, SSA, IDX/SUB, SUB
Character Sets Supported (Needed for Subtitles)
Unicode (UTF8), BIG5 (Traditional Chinese),
Western, Turkish, Central European,
Greek, Cyrillic, SE European, Russian,
Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Thai
Cooling
40mm Low-Noise Fan (for HDD Cooling)
Power
Active: 12v/1.42A = 17W aprox.
Standby: 0.65W
Product on Review : Play On!HD2
Manufacturer and Sponsor : AC Ryan
Street Price: £158 inc. VAT (GBP)
AC Ryan are a company with a strong vision to be the number 1 manufacturer of Digital lifestyle enhancement products globally. Being a lifestyle brand isnt always an easy task, it requires innovation and a strong constant customer satisfaction. Their current focus is on Full HD network ready media players and recorders hoping to captivate and transform the users viewing experience. Today is our first meeting with AC Ryan and we are to look at a product that is currently their flag-ship HD Network Media Player the PlayOn!HD2.
Boasting support for an broad range of video and audio formats and internet functionality the PlayOn!HD2 features the PlayOn!GUI2.0 capable of allowing users to interact and share with social media and much, much more.
The Playon!HD 2 is the next generation of network media player, taking home entertainment to the next level. Building on the success of the original world first, Playon!HD, the Playon!HD 2 is the first Full HD Network Media Player to feature Realtek's latest processor. With the most media format support and the convenience of pre-assembled eco-friendly, low power consumption HDD, the Playon!HD 2 is the only device you need for home entertainment.
The unique and intuitive Playon! GUI2.0 allows users to navigate through all the exceptional features with ease. Enjoy more interaction with friends through Facebook, Twitter, MSN.
Experience the pure performance of Gigabit Wired Networking for the very best in media streaming. The Playon!HD2 includes a USB 3.0 port, supporting the fastest transfer speeds to load all your PC media into the Playon!HD 2.
The unique and intuitive Playon! GUI2.0 allows users to navigate through all the exceptional features with ease. Enjoy more interaction with friends through Facebook, Twitter, MSN.
Experience the pure performance of Gigabit Wired Networking for the very best in media streaming. The Playon!HD2 includes a USB 3.0 port, supporting the fastest transfer speeds to load all your PC media into the Playon!HD 2.
Specifications
A/V Out
HDMI 1.3 interface up to 1080p
Composite Audio / Video
Y/ Pb / Pr Video
SPDIF coaxial (digital audio)
SPDIF Optical TOSLink (digital audio)
Storage Supported
EZ-Drive slot - 3.5 SATA/SATA2 HDD up to 2TB
2.5 HDD support via adaptor frame
HFS+ with Journaled
Media Cards Supported
SD, SDHC (SD High Capacity),
MMC, MS, MSPro
USB Supported
USB 3.0 and 2.0 Interfaces
Add ports with USB hubs, USB card readers
2x USB 2.0 (USB-A)
1x USB 3.0 Slave Port (USB-B)
External File System Supported
FAT, FAT32, NTFS, EXT3, HFS+ w/out Journaling
Network - Wired
Wired Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000Mbps (for high performance Full HD streaming)
Wired Gigabit LAN 10/100Mbps(for data transfer)
Network - Wireless(Optional)
Wireless WLAN 802.11b/g/n 300Mbps via USB WLAN adaptor (optional, not incl.)
Supports WLAN security WEP, WPA
Supports WLAN Peer-to-Peer (connects wireless without router)
Network - Wireless Built-In (selected models only)
Wireless-N via a PCI-e port with dual antenna
Video Formats Supported
AVI / MKV / TS / TP / TRP / M2TS / MPG /
MP4 / MOV / M4V / VOB / ISO / DVD-ISO
/ IFO / DAT / WMV / ASF / RM / RMVB / / BD-ISO
FLV resolution up to 720p / 1080i / 1080p
Video Codecs Supported
MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 / MPEG-4 SP/ASP/AVC
(H.264 | x264) / XviD / DivX / WMV9 (VC-1)
/ RealVideo 8/9/10 (up to 720P)
Video Output Supported
PAL / NTSC / 480p / 576p / 720p / 1080i
50Hz / 1080i 60Hz / 1080p 50Hz / 1080p
60Hz / 1080p 24FPS
Audio Formats Supported
MP3 / MP2 / WMA / AAC / FLAC / WAV /
OGG Vorbis / PCM / LPCM / MS-ADPCM /
LC-AAC / HE-AAC / COOK / RA-Lossless
Audio Output Supported
Stereo
Dolby Digital AC3 5.1
(passthrough & downmix to stereo)
Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
(passthrough)
Dolby TrueHD 7.1
(passthrough & downmix to stereo)
DTS Digital Surround 5.1
(passthrough & downmix to stereo)
AAC 7.1
(passthrough & downmix to stereo)
FLAC
Image Formats Supported
JPEG, HD JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIF, PNG
Subtitles Format Supported
SRT, SMI, SSA, IDX/SUB, SUB
Character Sets Supported (Needed for Subtitles)
Unicode (UTF8), BIG5 (Traditional Chinese),
Western, Turkish, Central European,
Greek, Cyrillic, SE European, Russian,
Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Thai
Cooling
40mm Low-Noise Fan (for HDD Cooling)
Power
Active: 12v/1.42A = 17W aprox.
Standby: 0.65W
