Tomacro limHD200i HD media player with H.264

[dp70]

Just found another streaming HD media player that supports H.264- the Tomacro limHD200i (also see the limHD200i product page on Tomacro's main site). The feature set they've posted looks pretty good and the design is certainly attractive. Could be good competition for the Tvix 4100SH/5100SH for those not interested in DVR capability. Does anyone know more about this product?



Storage: IDE 3.5" HDD (PATA?)

File System: NTFS / FAT32

I/O ports:

• USB 2.0 Host x 2 (Can be used for connecting external USB HDDs, thumbdisks, etc.)
• USB 2.0 Device (Can be used for connecting PC)
• 10/100Mbit LAN

A/V ports:

• HDMI （with embedded audio）
• VGA / YPbPr / RGB
• S-video port
• Composite Video
• Stereo Output (Audio R/L)
• Coaxial SPDIF
• Optical SPDIF

Media formats:

• Video: MPEG1/2/4 .mpg, .tp, .ts, .wmv, VC-1, DivX, XviD, DVD ISO/VOB, H.264
• Audio: MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA, OGG
• Image: JPG, BMP

Supported output resolutions:

• NTSC (480i / 480p)
• PAL (576i / 576p)
• HDTV (720p / 1080i / 1080p)
• Plasma resolutions (1366x768, 1280x768)
• PC standards VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA

[moonring]

God.
I have bought exactly the same product just from the Tomacro company, as I am also in Shenzhen, China (probablely the place of origin for this products) I get it conveniently. I have the manual, but I cannot help you because it is Chinese. LOL.
I am trying to get famliar with such a cute.

[dp70]

Hi moonring, any comments on the user interface of this box (the usual weak spot for this type of product)?

I've found a wholesaler in China for these and should be getting a PDF of the English manual later this week (will post here when I have it). From the prices I was quoted, these could be sold in the U.S. for about the same as the Tvix 4100SH.

[dp70]

Found the product brochure online...

[dp70]

Two more photos...

[cHarOn99]

this is the best device right now because it must have the newer sigma chip 8634 in not the old 8623 which comes into the tvix 4100/5100 or the other devices wghich will be released soon.
It is the only player which supports VC1 and MKV!!!!! a

greatz cHarOn

[oldpainless68]

Hello

I have just ordered one off Ebay (UK)...so once I get it I will report back with a little review.

K

[jrbd90]

Originally Posted by cHarOn99

this is the best device right now because it must have the newer sigma chip 8634 in not the old 8623 which comes into the tvix 4100/5100 or the other devices wghich will be released soon.
It is the only player which supports VC1 and MKV!!!!! a

greatz cHarOn

How do we know it can do .mkv's. I didn't see that anywhere.

[jrbd90]

Originally Posted by oldpainless68

Hello

I have just ordered one off Ebay (UK)...so once I get it I will report back with a little review.

K

Please post screens of the user interface

[cHarOn99]

i think it is the normal curracao like all sigma devices have, but pictures would be nice ;-)
look on the page there is an description what this player can play and as i know it has the 8634 sigma in then it is nativ supported by sigma VC1 and MKv

[oldpainless68]

Ok, will do. But to be honest, I'm not expecting the on-screen GUI to be great...I'm more interested in what the machine can play and how good the video and audio is. This will replace my xbox360 for video streaming. Can't wait to see my 1080p MKV movies on my projector!!!

K

[madshi]

Guys, MKV is a container, not a video or audio codec. Probably you mean "h264", also called "Mpeg4 AVC" or "Mpeg4 Part 10" or simply "AVC". MKV as a container can hold any video or audio codec you like.

[cHarOn99]

yes mkv is an container and the sigma 8623 based devices (Tvix 5100,4100 Iamm NTD37HD, .......) cant handle mkv containers because they dont have enough power!!! also the 8623 can only play h264 with 1080i and not 1080p also with 8623 you have problems with h264 in higher bitrates!!!!
So this device is the only device which have enough power to handle mkv and vc1!!! in 1080p!!!

he limHD200i features a HDMI(High-Definition Multimedia Interface) connection, HDMI offers a pure digital connection for both audio and video. The limHD200i supports your favorite video formats, MPEG2 HD - .tp, .ts, WMV9/WMV-HD/VC-1, H.264 - .mkv/.mov, MPEG1/2/4, DVD - .ISO /.VOB, etc., you can enjoy videos with resolutions of up to 1080p from your high-definition television for the best picture quality.

greats cHarOn

[oldpainless68]

Madshi.....yes MKV is a container...bu, to my knowledge, most (all?) HD MKV's are h264 (x264)

K

[madshi]

Originally Posted by cHarOn99

yes mkv is an container and the sigma 8623 based devices (Tvix 5100,4100 Iamm NTD37HD, .......) cant handle mkv containers because they dont have enough power!!!

I know that Tvix reportedly said that the 8623 doesn't have enough power to do MKV, but honestly I don't believe that. Anyway, even if you have a chip with more power, that still doesn't mean (at all!) that the media player will actually support MKV. It must be specifically implemented by the media player manufacturer.

Originally Posted by oldpainless68

yes MKV is a container...bu, to my knowledge, most (all?) HD MKV's are h264 (x264)

I'm converting all my videos into MKV containers. I have MPEG2, XVID, DIVX, h264 and even VC-1 in my MKVs.

[Meenenator]

Originally Posted by oldpainless68

Hello

I have just ordered one off Ebay (UK)...so once I get it I will report back with a little review.

K

Do you have a link?
Did a little search on ebay, nothing... (might be my search skills... )

M.

[cHarOn99]

as i wrote in post 13 the sigma 8634 supports mkv!!!! also on the http://www.tomacro.com/english/Produ...D200i_Vieo.htm site you can read it my quote tells this!!
the 8623 has really not enough power to handle VC1 (higher bitrates) and mkv!! believe me ;-)

[cHarOn99]

you can also look here http://www.sigmadesigns.com/public/P...ion_guide.html

there are the diffrents between 8620er Series and the new 8630 Series!!

[oldpainless68]

Meenenator - It will not let me post the link on the board...just try limhd200i and tick search description......should come up with 2 for sale from Jackie...who I've just bought mine from.

Madshi.....Ok and thanks for the info....I did not know that MKV could also hold mpeg-2.......

[Meenenator]

It sure looks like a nice model, both to look at and reading the specs.

Very interesting.... as I have been awaiting the tvix 5500 as well.

Anywhere you could get this?
Any ideas about the support and FW updates. The tiny monsters usually needs some FW upgrades before everything works as they should.

How about NFS? Can't find anything about it.
Or is the Samba/SMB implementation good(fast) enough?

Very interesting indeed...

M.

[Meenenator]

Originally Posted by oldpainless68

Meenenator - It will not let me post the link on the board...just try limhd200i and tick search description......should come up with 2 for sale from Jackie...who I've just bought mine from.

Madshi.....Ok and thanks for the info....I did not know that MKV could also hold mpeg-2.......

ok, will try again...
Post a few more bogus posts(no phun intended), and hence you should be able to do URLs

Thanks!

M.

Update:
Found it...
$599(bid), $699(buy now). Incl. a 320GB HD.

[cHarOn99]

specs will come soon ;-) Firmware is upgradable but it is an new device so there isnt any new firmware right now, but if it is sigma then there are good ways to edit things about nfs, ftp, ............... oh and samba will also be an solution because with this device there is enough power right now ;-)

[jrbd90]

Originally Posted by cHarOn99

yes mkv is an container and the sigma 8623 based devices (Tvix 5100,4100 Iamm NTD37HD, .......) cant handle mkv containers because they dont have enough power!!! also the 8623 can only play h264 with 1080i and not 1080p also with 8623 you have problems with h264 in higher bitrates!!!!
So this device is the only device which have enough power to handle mkv and vc1!!! in 1080p!!!



greats cHarOn

Thanks. I missed it on their webite (.mkv's).

Thats great news as I have a lot of .mkv's that i didn't know what i could easily do with the Tvix 4100.

Now, where can i buy one and how much!

[dobeman]

Sounds promising, but the site doesn't look overly reputable-no place for downloads, manuals, ect.

[cHarOn99]

as it looks like there is in england an ebay seller (i couldnt find it already) in china and in usa, i hope some other company will bring it to europe ;-)

greats cHarOn

[cHarOn99]

Originally Posted by dobeman

Sounds promising, but the site doesn't look overly reputable-no place for downloads, manuals, ect.

the device is really new i think it gets released at may so there isnt any firmware update or..........?
When the company replys to my email then i can tell you what ways the device has!
It can also be an device with no good support i dont know it but the hardware rocks inside.

greats cHarOn

[dp70]

Those prices on eBay are very high. I'm holding off on this unit until I see the manual and screenshots, but if things look no worse than comparable Tvix/Mvix/MediaGate boxes, I'd be willing to coordinate a group purchase in the neighborhood of $300 + shipping (without hard drive) if we can't get AVS or one of their partners to do it.

[Tiger333]

This player is sounding very promising

[bravedog31]

I'm in for the group buy if someone can find them for less than $400.

[Meenenator]

Originally Posted by Mark Fontana

Those prices on eBay are very high. I'm holding off on this unit until I see the manual and screenshots, but if things look no worse than comparable Tvix/Mvix/MediaGate boxes, I'd be willing to coordinate a group purchase in the neighborhood of $300 + shipping (without hard drive) if we can't get AVS or one of their partners to do it.

Sounds good. The prices I found was with 320GB so it could be cheaper than the stated price without a HDD.
Remember to make enough headroom for us non-US guys

Anyway, let us wait a few days for the manual, pictures and other neat stuff so we might know what this bugger might do.

The little I found (which was in English) showed a tiny remote (lets hope it for the 2,5" model), it has IDE HDD, and no 480/576i on the HDMI port.

M.