Overview
MediaMVP-HD is installed at your TV set and plays digital media (digital
music, digital videos and digital pictures) from your PC or a USB thumb
drive onto the TV set.
When the digital content is on the PC, MediaMVP-HD connects to your PC
over your home Ethernet (wired) network. You can also put digital media
on a USB thumb drive, plug the USB thumb drive into the MediaMVP-HD and
then play the content onto your HD TV set.
MediaMVP-HD plays digital audio (MP3 music), high definition digital
video (MPEG-2 as recorded by the WinTV-PVR or WinTV-HVR series of
Hauppauge TV tuners, plus H.264 as recorded by the Hauppauge HD PVR and
DivX) and digital pictures (JPEG, PNG, BMP and GIF).
Full function remote control, with audio adjustment
MediaMVP-HD comes with a full function remote control, with FastSkip
buttons, a complete set of video control buttons (Skip forward, back,
fast forward, pause, stop, etc.). And with the audio volume adjustments,
you won't need your TV remote control just to adjust the audio.
Play WinTV and HD PVR recordings on your HD TV set
MediaMVP-HD can play all recordings which can be made with a Hauppauge
WinTV-PVR, WinTV-HVR or HD PVR. The video formats which can be played
by the MediaMVP-HD include MPEG-2 and H.264, both standard definition
and high definition (up to 1080p). You can also play standard and high
definition Divx and standard definition Windows Media files.
USB thumb drives can be a source for media, too
In addition to connecting to a PC to play digital media, MediaMVP-HD
also has a USB port where you can plug in a USB thumb drive and play
digital media. If you have a external USB hard drive, you might need to
use a powered USB hub since the USB port on the MediaMVP-HD is designed
for thumb drives.
Access PC media with shared folders or through uPnP
There are two ways the MediaMVP-HD can access media on a PC: you can
set up Shared Folders on your PC, or you can use Universal Plug and Play
(called ‘uPnP’) to access media folders on your PC.
MediaMVP-HD connects to local area networks via its built-in Ethernet
10/100Mbps connection. The PC where your media files are located needs
to be on the same network node as the MediaMVP. In general, if you have
the PC and the MediaMVPs connected to the same network hub, Access Point
or router, this requirement is satisfied.
Up to 12 MediaMVP-HDs can be connected on a network. This means you
can have a MediaMVP connected to the TV in your bedroom, one to the TV
in the living room, one in the den, etc. The only limitation is that all
the MediaMVPs need to be on the same network segment as the PC is
located.
Technically speaking
MediaMVP-HD’s CPU engine (a Sigma 8655 processor) runs the Linux
operating system, and has built-in multimedia hardware for decoding high
definition MPEG-2 and H.264 videos, digital audio and digital pictures.
The MediaMVP-HD application can be reloaded through it’s Setup menu.
MediaMVP-HD contains a built-in uPnP client, where the server can be a
uPnP server such as Windows Media Playe from a Windows 7 PC. Some
Windows XPs have third party uPnP servers installed and can be used to
connect to the MediaMVP-HD. The PC can be used for normal tasks while
acting as the uPnP media server.
MediaMVP-HD decodes full HD resolution NTSC and PAL encoded MPEG-2 or
H.264 bit streams in real time, up to and including 1080p. Video formats
supported include MPG, MPEG, MP4, M2TS, AVI, VOB and TS.