Digital Audio
Does HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player support Dolby Digital (AC3)?
Yes, HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player supports Dolby Digital (sometimes known as AC3 or DD5.1) Downmix to Stereo (output via HDMI, Composite, SP/DIF Coax, SP/DIF Optical TOSLink) and Dolby Digital Passthrough (SP/DIF Coax, SP/DIF Optical TOSLink, HDMI)
Does HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player support DTS Passthrough and DTS Downmix to Stereo?
The HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player supports DTS Digital Passthrough via SP/DIF (SP/DIF Coax, SP/DIF Optical TOSLink, HDMI*) and DTS Downmix to stereo.
* please note your equipment (eg. TV, AV processor) connected via HDMI need to have DTS decoding ability function in order for you to enjoy to DTS audio via DTS passthrough
HDMI
Does the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player support 1080p / 60Hz?
Yes, the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player is a Full HD player, and fully supports 1080p / 60Hz
Does the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player support 1080p / 24HZ?
Yes, the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player is able to output video at 1080p / 24Hz for TVs which are able to display 1080p / 24Hz mode. Kindly select HDMI Auto and set your TV Display at 1080p / 24Hz mode. 24Hz is technically a lower refresh rate than the higher 50Hz and 60Hz but has been specially adopted by some televisions to match the 24fps (frames per second) that most Blu-ray movies are produced in.
Are HDMI and AV cables included?
HiMedia HD300C/HD300D Player are delivered with FREE HiMedia’s HDMI (ver. 1.3) 1.5m cable and AV cable. While HiMedia HD300A player does not have.
Can HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player display simulteneously more screens each on its various video output connectors?
Yes, you can connect 3 TV screens each on the HDMI, Composite and Component video output.
The Composite ouput will display in PAL/NTSC (auto) irregardless of resolution settings in the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player. This means you can set HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player at 1080p/60Hz for your LCDTV connected on HDMI, and on your Composite output you can connect a 2nd TV screen irregardless what resolution it supports. For Component output, the output will be in the resolution set in the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player.
Does HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D play …
MKV file with embedded subtitles?
Yes
AVCHD (.mts/.m2ts) files used in high definition camcorders?
Yes AVCHD .mts/.m2ts are supported
DVD file with menu?
Yes DVD files can be played with menu navigation (as per normal like a DVD) - both IFO (as it is in DVD) and ISO (ripped DVD).
Blu-ray file with menu?
Simple Navigation menu with Blu-ray file and Blu-ray ISO is supported. This feature is exclusive to all HiMedia HD300 Series Players.
Blu-ray video?
Yes, Blu-ray video .m2ts can be played.
FLAC 24/96 (24bit / 96KHz)?
Yes. HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player plays FLAC 24bit / 96KHz audio files, considered by some as high definition ”Studio Master Pro” audio quality.
About FLAC - FLAC is the most popular ”lossless” audio - it compresses without removing any data, while most mainstream popular formats (MP3, WMA etc) achieves smaller more portable files by dropping data that according to the audio professionals ”cannot be heard by human ears”. But for archiving / backup purposes you may not wish to lose data, that’s when a lossless format is very useful and the most popular is FLAC.
List of supported formats
- video : AVI / MKV / TS / TP / TRP / M2TS / MPG / MP4 / MOV / M4V / VOB / ISO / IFO / BD-ISO (Exclusive to HiMedia HD300 Series Players) / DAT / WMV / ASF / RM / RMVB / FLV resolution up to 720p / 1080i / 1080p
- video codecs : MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 / MPEG-4 SP/ASP/AVC (H.264) / XviD / DivX / WMV9 (VC-1) / RealVideo 8/9/10 (up to 720P)
- audio : MP3 / MP2 / WMA / AAC / FLAC / WAV / OGG Vorbis / PCM / LPCM / MS-ADPCM / LC-AAC / HE-AAC / COOK / RA-Lossless
- image : HD JPEG / BMP / GIF / TIF / PNG
- subtitles : SRT, SMI, SSA, IDX/SUB, SUB, PGS (Blu-ray Subtitle, Exclusive to HiMedia HD300 Series Players)
- Character sets supported (needed for text subtitles): Unicode (UTF8), BIG5 (Traditional Chinese), Western, Turkish, Central European, Greek, Cyrillic, SE European, Hebrew
About the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player player (physically)
Does the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player have a hard power switch?
Yes, the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player can be powered off fully. The HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player is powered down to standby using the remote control power button or the front power button (HD300C/HD300D) or the back power button (HD300A).
In standby mode, is the harddisk powered down?
In standby mode, only a dim red LED is lighted, the fan and harddisk are off in standby mode.
UPNP
Can HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player work with MediaMall’s Playon* mediaserver software? (http://www.themediamall.com/playon)
We have tested our HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player with Mediamall’s Playon - works well. Once you install the software on your PCs (you can install them in all your PCs and you will see them all on HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player), you will find it in Browser -> UPnP. You can stream your own media library as well as internet video. Currently Mediamall’s Playon provides these content - Youtube, CNN, CNN, Money ESPN, Hulu (USA only), Netflix (USA Only), Amazon VOD (USA only), CBS (USA only)
Can HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player work with Tversity mediaserver software? (http://www.tversity.com)
We have tested our HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player with Tversity. Once you install the software on your PCs (you can install them in all your PCs and you will see them all on HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player), you will find it in Browser -> UPnP. Tversity streams your media library, has a built-in transcoder (so even media unsupported by HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player can be streamed from Tversity), supports RSS media feeds, Youtube, Picasa, Flikr etc. The Pro (paid version) also delivers premium content such as Hulu (USA only), BBC iPlayer (UK only), complete list of premium content here.
Wireless Network
Is the Wireless-N USB Adaptor included?
No, the Wireless-N USB Adaptor is not included. It is sold separately
Can I use any Wireless-N USB Adaptor? Or must I use the special Wireless-N USB Adaptor?
No, you cannot use any Wireless-N USB Adaptor. It needs to be Realtek chipset. HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player supports any Wireless-N/Wireless-G USB Adaptor with Realtek chipset.
What wireless security encryption is supported?
WEP, WPA / WPA2, WPA-TKIP, WPA-AES
Does HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player support peer-to-peer wireless connection with my computer without using a router?
Yes. In this case you should set up the IP address manually as there you have no router in this newtork connection to automatically assign network settings.
Is Network settings automatically configured?
Network settings is automatically configured by your network router (DHCP for automatic IP, Gateway, DNS settings). You can also manually set network settings in the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player setup menu (eg. to override auto settings assigned by your router, or when you connect peer-to-peer with your notebook without a router). [note: answer is same for wired and wireless Network]
Network
Does the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player support Bittorrent downloads?
For HD300C: No.
For HD300D: No and Yes, but you may have to open the casing to connect an eSATA HDD.(It may void warranty)
For HD300A: Yes, torrents can be added and managed from a standard webbrowser interface
Is Network settings automatically configured?
Network settings is automatically configured by your network router (DHCP for automatic IP, Gateway, DNS settings). You can also manually set network settings in the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player setup menu (eg. to override auto settings assigned by your router, or when you connect peer-to-peer with your notebook without a router). [note: answer is same for wired and wireless Network]
Can I connect multiple HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player to each other, example one in each room?
Yes, when they are all hooked up to network (wired or wireless), you will be able to stream from any HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player to any other HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player in the network. You can also copy/move files between the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Players from any of the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player in the network.
You can also connect via USB Host so one HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player is the ”master”, while the others act as an external HDD. But this is mainly for the purpose of copying / moving a lot of files fast (faster than network) from one HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player to another. For the multi-room scenario, network is still the recommended solution.
Language
Does it support Greek characters in Greek subtitles?
Yes, HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player supports Greek characterset
Internal Harddisk
Does the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player support internal harddisk?
Yes, the HiMedia HD300A Player supports all brands of 2.5″ SATA/SATA2 internal harddisk
For HiMedia HD300C/HD300D, No.
What is the maximum capacity of the internal harddisk supported?
The HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player supports all harddisks up to 2TB (3.5 inch) and 1TB (2.5 inch).
Does HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player support read+write NTFS?
Yes, HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player support read+write NTFS. Internal and external harddisks with NTFS is supported. Besides playing media, you can copy/move to and from these NTFS harddisks.
Does HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player support FAT32 file system?
Yes, HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player supports FAT32 file system, read+write. Mac users may wish to have FAT32 file system. You can create a FAT32 partition using a partition manager/editor software on your computer.
Does HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player support multiple partitions?
Yes, HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player supports supports multiple partitions. Although the internal formatting utility only formats one main data partition as NTFS. You can create more partitions using a partition manager/editor software on your computer.
Can I install a harddisk with existing data into the HiMedia HD300A Player as its internal harddisk?
You can, but your data will be erased. Once you install a harddisk (new or old, with or without existing data) and power up your HiMedia HD300A Player for the first time, you will be asked for confirm to have your harddisk formatted. At this point you can proceed or stop. The harddisk needs to be formatted because HiMedia HD300A Player will create hidden partitions (total of about 300mb only) for the system use (eg. buffering). You will not see this system-use hidden partition on the HiMedia HD300A Player or on your computer. The main data area is formatted as NTFS.
When I connect HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player to my computer with USB and check Disk Manager, why do I see 3 hidden partitions in addition to the main NTFS partition?
The hidden partitions are created (total about 300mb) and used by the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player system eg. buffering for smoother network streaming when there is inconsistent speed in the network. Do not edit or delete these 3 hidden partitions.
USB2.0
Can the HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player be connected to my computer via USB?
Yes, but only HiMedia HD300A has USB-PC port.you can connect your HiMedia HD300A Player as a USB slave via the USB2.0 port at the back. USB2.0 cable is not included in the package. Your HiMedia HD300A Player will appear as an external USB harddisk on your computer. This is useful for large transfers (esp. 1st transfer to load the HiMedia HD300A Player with content) as USB2.0 is faster than network connections. Any computers which can support external USB harddisk will be able to connect the HiMedia HD300A Player as a USB external harddisk.
Can I connect my external harddisk to HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player?
The HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player has 2 USB2.0 Host ports on the side. You can connect external USB harddisk, USBsticks. HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player supports NTFS and FAT/FAT32 ,Ext2, Ext3 formatted external drives
Can I connect a USB Hub?
Yes, you can connect a USB Hub which lets you connect MORE external drives!
Can I play media from a USBdisk?
Yes, you can play audio, video, photos directly from USBdisk. The HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player has 2 USB Host ports, and you can connect more by using a USB Hub.
Can I connect a USB or SATA DVD Drive for HiMedia HD300A?
Yes, you can connect an external USB or SATA DVD Drive. The HiMedia HD300A Player will be able to play encrypted (Orginal with Region Code:1, 2, 3, 6 have been tested) and un-encrypted DVD discs. However, this is not the recommended way to enjoy your DVD content on HiMedia HD300A Player. The best way is to backup your DVD disc onto harddisk with a DVDdisc backup software on your computer (search the internet for many such DVD backup freeware or shareware available). Once your DVD disc is backup on your harddisk, you can easily transfer them to HiMedia HD300A Player and enjoy discless movie marathons without changing discs or worry about losing your DVDs.
Can I connect a USB or SATA Blu-ray Drive?
Yes, external USB or SATA Blu-ray drive is supported, but currently only un-encrypted Blu-ray Discs can be played.
Other operating system / compatibility
Does HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player work with Mac?
Yes, For HD300A, it will work as external USB HDD
Yes, as via network as NAS drive (Windows file sharing must be enabled)
Yes, stream/play/copy (to and from) using HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player (Windows file sharing must be enabled)
Yes, UPnP streaming (UPnP server software must be installed on Mac, freeware/shareware are easily found by searching internet)
Does HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player support UPnP?
Yes, UPnP Client is implemented in HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player
Does HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player support DLNA?
Currently No, DLNA is not yet implemented
Misc
Does HiMedia HD300A/HD300C/HD300D Player support Firmware Upgrade?
Yes
