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The Mini 2 is an update to the PlayOn!HD Mini and has a new remote control and interface. As well as HDMI, component and composite video interfaces, it has stereo phono and optical S/PDIF audio outputs, two USB ports, and a fast Gigabit Ethernet port...
Excellent file support and a low price, but the interface is clumsy and slow and the streamer doesn't support many internet services...
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Gone are the days of burning DVDs. That external hard drive you have sitting around can now be simply plugged into a media centre and you can enjoy the largest range of media formats from the comfort of your living room.The PlayOn!HD Mini 2 from AC Rya...
The AC Ryan PlayOn!HD Mini 2 plays back pretty much everything, and the new social media functions are a welcome addition that makes this a device to build your digital life around.Related Tags: ac ryan, guide, hd, hdmi, home theatre, keyboard, media s...
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A trimmed-down version of the AC Ryan PlayOn! HD2 networked media player, the HD2 Mini is almost identical in terms of specs with one obvious exception: there's no internal hard drive.The HD2 Mini is a pure streaming device, which finds videos and musi...
Excellent playback quality, Audio and USB ports...
Clunky menu, Slow boot...
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In the past year we have looked at a number of products from AC Ryan’s PlayOn! range which have all impressed us, earning some of our most prestigious awards over the last year. So when AC Ryan offered us their latest product for testing, we couldn...
Sleek Design, Silent Passive Cooling, Gigabit Ethernet Connection, Attractive, Intuitive User Interface, Good Value...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2013-05-06 01:07:48
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Web services are among the many advantages highlighted by AC Ryan for its next generation media centres. We don't entirely share this enthusiasm. First of all, all these applications are particularly heavy and slow to load. Using them often also requir...
Multimedia decoding, Nice interface, High performance, welldesigned multimedia jukebox, Network playback...
USB ports very slow and badly positioned (or well out the way!), Browser sometimes slows down, Web services poorly thought out and too heavy, Audio part needs improvement, Remote a bit cheap looking...
An undeniably good media streamer but with several drawbacks meaning we can't give it a 5-star rating. Decoding is however excellent and network playback very smooth...
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Recently AC Ryan announced their next generation players and today we take a look at the Playon!HD Mini 2 which as well as featuring improved specifications also gets the new GUI and some extra features such as social media integration.
As this is the second generation of products from AC Ryan it should be expected that the products would have any issues from the previous version fixed and the overall quality increased. That isn't quite the case though as the originals were so good t...
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Product Features...
The Playon!HD Mini 2 comes with an attractive and simple design chassis and has a small size so it’s perfect to install it near our TV; it is ideal to point the remote to the device when sending commands, otherwise it possible the current command won’...
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As it had happened with the original PlayOnHD! series, ACRyan has released the mini version of the popular PlayOnHD2! network media player, based on the same engine and a better firmware that keeps our interest got the device high. The PlayOnHD! Mini 2...
Full retail package HDMI v1.3 cable included, Supports playback of almost anything from mpeg1,2,4 ASP & AVC formats, Supports playback of almost all audio formats (mp3, AAC, Flac, Ogg, WMA, RA), Supports playback of 1080p and DTS soundtracks, Includes 2x USB2.0 ports, Supports both Wifi and wired lan connection (with extra Wifi module), Stable playback for all video/audio formats, Supports playba...
Local LAN copying is slow, USB copying speed is low, Internet services aren't really so useable, Wifi module costs extra bucks...
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A couple of years ago, the best "media player" solution was a DIY one; such as an HTPC. But then, one company released a simple $100 device that streamed content, and so did another. And then another, and another, and another. Yes, at this point, the...
To date, I haven't found what I'd consider to be a "perfect" set-top media player, and nor does the Playon!HD Mini 2 fill that void. That doesn't mean that it's not fantastic, though, and in fact, it is. So much so, that it's without question the best...
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3dGameMan.com Updated:
2013-05-06 01:07:41
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Video Review: The A.C. Ryan PlayOn!HD Mini 2 Media Player is the best mini yet! This product plays just about any video, audio and picture format, it's tiny, looks great, full 1080p capable, 7.1 channel audio, internet media, is affordable and there'...
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AC Ryan are certainly making a name for themselves in the connected media player space. Last generations offerings, the Playon!HD and HD Mini offered easy access to video and audio files both on local storage and over LAN. The new generation, denoted...
The PlayOn! HD Mini2 makes a great addition to any AV setup that relies on digital file streaming over the local network. You can of course just plug a USB hard disk straight into the back, but to my mind it complements a nice home NAS device like the...
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rwlabs.com Updated:
2013-05-06 01:07:47
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With far too many media players released during the first 3 months of 2011 it is somewhat obvious that standalone media players have begun to take the place of both DVD and Blu-Ray players and not a moment too soon if i may add. Although i was...
Build Quality, Size, Audio/Video Quality, Silent, USB WiFi Support, MiniPCIex Slot, Remote Control Unit, GUI 2.0, Social Feature...
No eSATA Port, No Coaxial Output, No Button Illumination, No Interior HDD Space...
The new PlayON!HD Mini 2 is really a remarkable unit not only because of its small size but also because of its price tag, features and performance. True A.C.Ryan did not change many thing compared to the original Mini unit and so we see the ex...
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The A.C. Ryan Playon! HD2 impressed us with its comprehensive format support and improved GUI, and so we decided to give its little sibling, the Playon! HD Mini 2, a spin. A media player capable of playing back almost every format and output video to 1...
The Mini 2 takes quite awhile to boot up at just over half a minute. And if you connecting a external hard drive, the wait is even longer as the player indexes the files. Once it's done, playback is a breeze. Music files are not a problem, in fact no...
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